Saturday, November 3 will be the second Ironman during my Quest for Kona.
Date: November 3, 2012
Start time: 7:00 a.m. CST
Location: Panama City Beach, FL
Race Number: 508
Live tracking will be available on race day starting at 6:30 a.m. CST.
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What it takes to qualify for Kona (Ironman World Championship):
- There will be 50 qualifying Age Group slots to the IRONMAN World Championship on offer at the 2012 IRONMAN Florida.
- Final Slot Allocation will be determined on race day based on the number of official starters. If there are no starters in a particular Age Group, then that slot will be moved to the next calculated Age Group within the gender.
- Final slot allocation shall be representative of the actual number of Age Group starters in each category in the race.
- Athletes MUST claim their slot in-person during the designated registration period for the world championship.
- In years past my Age Group, F25-29, has had 2 slots.
Goal time: 10:31:00 - 11:03:00
Swim: 2.4 mile swim, expected time: 1:03-1:07
Ironman Florida is a running in mass start on the beach. It can be very rough the first 500m or so while you are battleing for position amoung the 2500+ Age Group Athletes of which only 50 qualify for Kona.
The 2.4 mile swim is not the sport to win the race but if you aren't up near the front pack you can loose the race here.
T1: 5-7 minutes
Bike: 112 miles, expected time: 5:35-5:45
This 112 mile bike is one of the flatest and fastest bike courses on the Ironman Circuit. It can also have windy stretches that will burn a lot of athletes later.
My goal for the bike is to stay on top of my nutrition and manage my effort carefully.
T2: 3:00-4:00 minutes
Run: 26.2 miles, expected time: 3:45-4:00
Nothing is easy about running a 26.2 mile run after 2.4 miles of swimming and 112 miles of biking.
The run is the time for the real grit and passion must shine. This course just like the bike is flat and fast.
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