Cut-Off Times - How many people actually don't make it?
Just saw a video on instagram about some guy who didn't make the swim time cut-off at IM Texas (i think). He said that he was in the water for 3 hours.
Maybe I'm just being overly optimistic, but I don't see a way you could possibly train and not make specific cut-offs, barring some unforeseen mishaps (flat tire, excessive cramping, etc...).
Really my question is how often are people not making cut-off times? And how many of those are more due to improper training vs. unlucky circumstances?
For reference, I swim prob around 2:20/100yd on my long continuous swim (3200yd - slow), run a 1:43 half-marathon (mid), and recently just completed a 75 mile bike in a little over 4 hours with ~3800 ft of elevation. I know I am extremely far from fast (far from even average). Am I in danger of not meeting cut-off times?