A minimum of two (2) Ford Ironman World Championship slots will be available at each Ironman XC Series event in 2010:
- A minimum of two (2) Ironman XC Age Division Slots
One (1) additional Ford Ironman World Championship slot will be awarded at each full-distance Ironman XC Series event in 2010:
- One (1) Kona PR Challenge Slot (awarded for most improved PR)
Ironman XC Age Division Slot Information:
Based on the ages of participants in each event in the XC Series, Ironman will establish customized age divisions* to determine distribution of Kona slots. Every group will be allocated with one (1) Kona slot and it will be awarded to the winner of each age group. If a particular age group exceeds five XC Series participants, an additional Kona slot will be added, totaling two (2) for that group, and a second slot will be awarded to the second place finisher within that age group. Each event within the XC Series will award a minimum of two (2) Ford Ironman World Championship slots. Ironman XC athletes awarded a Kona slot through standard qualifying procedures are ineligible for this program.
*Note: The Ironman XC customized age groups may differ from the standard five-year range typical of Ironman events.
Ironman XC Kona PR Challenge:
All members of the Ironman XC Program participating at a full-distance event within the XC series will be eligible for the Kona Personal Record (PR) Challenge. One (1) Ford Ironman World Championship slot will be awarded at each full-distance IM event to the athlete who has most significantly improved his or her PR time. Interested members must submit documentation of their PR times from an official Ironman event, showcasing final results. Since courses differ in degree of difficulty, races will be handicapped and PR times will be adjusted accordingly. Ironman XC athletes awarded a Kona slot through standard qualifying procedures are ineligible for this program.
*Note: Kona PR Challenge slots are NOT available at 70.3 events.
Kona slots are non-transferable and may not be deferred to another year. Those athletes who win a slot must participate in the XC Series’ Ford Ironman World Championship package and compete for title of Ironman XC Series’ Athlete of the Year.
*Note: Ironman reserves the right to modify the roll-down procedure for Kona slots within its Executive Challenge (XC) program.
