As expected, the 10th anniversary running of Ironman USA Lake Placid scheduled to take place next year on Sunday, July 20, 2008 is a sell out! This popular race is one of the seven Ironman branded triathlons in North America, not including the World Championship race in Hawaii. The only other race in North America that is currently sold out is Ironman Coeur d'Alene. In Europe Ironman Austria and Ironman Germany are sold out for 2008 as well. Ironman Arizona which is scheduled to take place in April of 2008 is still accepting applications and is very close to being sold out (Register for Ironman Arizona).

It seems that on-site registration for next years race in Lake Placid was in high demand which caused a one-hour delay in the scheduled on-line registration process. Only 800 spots were available online and those sold out in a matter of minutes after opening.

Here are two methods to register for next years race if you were unable to do so today.

North America Sports has announced it will offer 150 Community Fund entry slots for the 2008 Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid race. What is a Community Fund entry?

The Ironman Community Fund provides a financial opportunity for North America Sports to help those in the community who support our events, with a heavy emphasis on providing sports opportunities for children. Athletes who compete in Ironman events help to raise resources for the Ironman Community Fund through the purchase of Ironman Community Fund spots. A Community Fund Entry is $1000.

The entries will be available starting Thursday, July 26th at 9:00 am EST. Basically you end up donating $550 to the Community Fund after paying the $450 race entry fee. If you are interested in securing a Community Fund spot go to www.nasports.com/commfund.