By
Raymond Britt -- To get to Kona, you need to qualify, and to
qualify you need to win one of the very few Kona slots in your age group. For the 2012 season, we estimate 1662 slots are available from 28 Ironman races and 7 Ironman 70.3 races. See
Ironman Qualifiers and Slots per Race 2011-2012.
The number of slots per race is just the starting point. The slots are then distributed across age groups. This table presents the slot allocation for Ironman races Kona 2010.
Also see our
Analysis of Kona Qualifying Times for each age group and race listed here and our
Allocation of Kona Slots by Event and Age Group graphs.
For advice and guidance, see our
Complete Qualifying for Kona Coverage, and our book
Qualifying for Kona.
