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Maybe you watched NBC's coverage of the Hawaiian Ironman World Championships and "got the bug" to do it yourself. Wondering how you enter?

Well, just getting into the Hawaiian Ironman is perhaps as big of a challenge as the 140.6 miles of the race itself. There are a couple ways for amateur triathletes to do it - qualify or be chosen in a lottery.

QUALIFY
The company that owns and manages the Hawaiian Ironman, World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), sanctions about two dozen events worldwide that serve as qualifiers. All are Ironman-distance events (2.4 mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2 mile...

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