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Yesterday, I spent an hour geeking out with EndurancePlanet host Tawnee Prazak about Ironman Germany, the KPR and lots of other issues in Professional Ironman racing. We both had a great time – and if you like Trirating.com, I’m sure you’ll like to listen to the “Multisport News” that Tawnee released on EndurancePlanet.

If you enjoy listening to podcasts, please consider donating to EndurancePlanet’s Week of Kona to help Tawnee get to Kona so that she can bring you interviews with pros and age-groupers, insider videos, Q&A’s with triathlon celebrities and much more!

The Kona Pro Ranking is the system used to determine which Professional triathletes qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona. To make the KPR easier to follow and understand, I’ve set up the „2014 KPR Observer“. It consists of an Initial Information Package on the KPR in general and my projections for the cutoffs. During the season, I will send out EMail updates about who is already in, who is close to qualifying, how many slots are still open and updated estimates of where the cutoffs will occur.

More details can be found on the sales page at https://gum.co/2014KPR or in my info post on the KPR Observer.

The Kona Pro Ranking (or KPR for short) is the system used to determine which Professional triathletes qualify for the Ironman World Championships in Kona. Once you have a closer look, it is not too hard to understand how the system works. However, the rankings change almost on a weekly basis, it takes a lot of work to keep up, and it’s not clear what the results will mean for the number of points required to qualify.

To make the KPR easier to follow and understand, I’m setting up the „2014 KPR Observer“ as a paid service. It consists of an Initial Information Package with a description of how the KPR works, my base predictions for the men’s and women’s cutoff, and graphs and descriptions of the KPR standings after the first 2014 races. You’ll receive the Initial Information Package at the time of purchase. As the season progresses, there will be EMail updates about who is already in, who is close to qualifying, how many slots are still open and updated cutoff estimates.

The KPR Observer is available in three different levels, starting at 24$. More details can be found on the sales page at https://gum.co/2014KPR.

I have just released my 2013 TriRating Report, the third time that I’m releasing an “end-of-year” report. I’m looking back at the 2013 Ironman-distance races and my analysis of the results.

The Report has more than 60 pages, including:

• Top 10 Ratings (overall and individually for swim, bike and run)
• Top 10 Performances (by “clock time” and by my normalized times)
• 2013 Money List
• a closer look at the KPR in general and the changes for 2014
• a first look forward to Kona 2014

and a ton of race results and all rated athletes!

A lot of people have asked how they can pay me back in some way for the information I’ve been putting out. In order to enable that, I’m releasing this report through Gumroad. The report continues to be free (you can just enter “0” as the amount), but if you like the report and want to show me your appreciation for my work, you can donate an amount of your choice. Regardless of whether you donate or not, feel free to share with others and enjoy!