K- Yeah you usually get a finishers t shirt in one of those drawstring bags, along with the coveted hat that says "Finsher 2007" Or 08,09...
BUT the next morning is when they roll out all the finishers swag at the banquet. IM knows that we like to part with our $$ when it comes to IM branded gear, so they have seized the opportunity. But Lou is a WTC race, not a NA sports race- so who knows?? I did like the horseshoe medal tho. That was cool. I'll admit, I'm a medal ***** I do races JUST because they have cool finishers medals (disney world mary for instance)... Yeah, I can be shallow like that...

Star- the only thing that would stop you from doing an IM with little training, but as many hours as it takes you to complete it IMO would be the swim. You really have to be conditioned to do 2.4 miles in the water.
But as long as you can do a century, you could walk the 26.2 miles afterward. Esp. with the open buffet every mile.
BUT to do it in under 17 hours DOES require training, and lots of it.
And yeah, it would HURT.
I think of all the races I've done over the years the IM is the one race that you can't fake. You either put in the training and finish, or you don't. It's that simple.