There are two ways to enter Norseman. The first is through a ballot. There are roughly 250 places for around 5000 entrants and the organisers have a lottery to decide the places. The lottery is filmed and broadcast on YouTube.

The second way to enter is by using X-Points. These are points gained from previous entries or for taking part in other XTri races. Last year you needed 218 points to enter Norseman. This year I had 280. But that was no guarantee of entry. The XPoints are allocated to the top 100 entrants using points, starting with the highest points and then decreasing to the hundredth. This year, the 100 entrant had 313 points so, while I had enough points to enter last year, the points total had increased by nearly 50%.

Oh well, at least I don’t have to spend the next year sitting on my bike indoors for hours at a time. I can do other things like…

Well…

Damn, I’ll need to find a new hobby! 🙂

TwinBikeKnitting anyone?