Slot Distribution Procedures
XC Age Division Slot - A minimum of one (1) IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship slot will be awarded to EACH XC Age Division.
Each IRONMAN 70.3 XC Series qualifying event in 2023 will have two (2) preset Age Divisions:
- 49 and Under (for both male and female athletes)
- 50 and Over (for both male and female athletes)
An IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship slot will be awarded to the athlete who has the best % finish (vs. starters in their traditional age group).
| EXAMPLE (IRONMAN 70.3) |
| XC Age Division: Men’s 49 & Under |
| |
Traditional Age Group |
Age Group Rank |
Starters in Age Group |
Age Group Percentile |
| Athlete A |
M 40 - 44 |
31 |
264 |
11.742% |
| Athlete B |
M 45 - 49 |
35 |
332 |
10.542% |
| Athlete C |
M 35 - 39 |
28 |
229 |
12.227% |
PR Challenge Slot- One (1) additional IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship slot will be awarded at each IRONMAN 70.3 XC Series qualifying event to the athlete with the Most Improved Personal Record.
- To be eligible, XC athletes must have completed at least three (3) IRONMAN 70.3 events (prior to the XC event you are competing in); your PR will be used from an event within the five (5) years prior to the upcoming IRONMAN 70.3 XC event date.
- 70.3 courses will not be handicapped for IRONMAN 70.3 PR Challenge purposes.
- Improvements in PR times will be calculated on a percentile basis.
Wild Card Slot - One (1) additional IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship slot will be awarded at each IRONMAN 70.3 XC Series qualifying event.
- The Wild Card Slot will be awarded after the XC Age Division and PR Challenge winners are determined.
- The Wild Card Slot will be awarded to the athlete who has the top performance (top performance to be measured as the best percentile finish vs. starters in their traditional age group).
*Note: Winners of XC Age Division Slot(s) are ineligible for the PR Challenge slot.
*Note: In the event there is no PR Challenge winner, The PR Challenge slot will be converted to an XC Age Division slot and awarded to the athlete from either XC Age Division that had the next best % finish (vs. starters in their traditional age group).
*Note: IRONMAN World Championship Slots are non-transferable and may not be deferred to another year. Those athletes who win a slot must participate at the XC Series’ IRONMAN World Championship package.
*Note: Athletes with existing Age Group qualifying slots to the IRONMAN World Championship or IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship are ineligible for XC slots to those events.
*Note: IRONMAN reserves the right to modify the roll-down procedure for XC IRONMAN World Championship slots.
