I don't know AC all that well, but Eagleman will probably be wetsuit legal, dead flat bike, dead flat run on pavement. Weather is a total toss up, and likely to be at least humid, but can't imagine there are many courses out there that would be faster on the right day.

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Ac is better weather... If you don't run in the heat well, ac is a better choice.

Downsides to AC: bike is 57 miles, (first and last half mile of the 57 is technically part of t1/t2 so you get a perfect 56, but both transitions are about 1-2 minutes slower then you'd expect).

Ac Bike has 2 or 3 times you go into downtown ac. Each time there is a turn around a couple blocks, and a mini climb back onto the highway (30-40 secs?)

Eagleman has heat almost every year and the back side of the bike has a lot of wind

I've done both, and the answer has entirely to do with the weather.

Eagleman could be a nice June day with light winds, or it could literally be hell on earth. If it's a nice day, it is a PR course. If it's hot and windy, it's a tough day.

AC could be a nice September day, or it could literally be hell on earth (as it was the first year). If it's a nice day, it is a PR course. If it's hot, you will bake on the boardwalk.

AC is almost certain to be wetsuit legal. Eagleman is likely to be wetsuit legal, but less of a guarantee.

Thanks for the responses. It sounds like the weather dictates which course is faster.

That makes sense- how do you control the weather :)?

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This is why I don't suggest AC. It is a three loop bike course and a complete Sh** show after the first loop. It is a flat out dangerous bike course due to the overcrowding. I will NEVER participate in this race again if it continues to be a 3 loop bike.

I've only done Eagleman (2016), and in theory it's a very fast course. I came off the bike in a great spot to get a PR, but wilted in the heat. I ran two minutes slower at Eagleman than I did when the WC was in Vegas, and that was a hilly course in the heat. Something about also being humid just sucked the life from me. As another reference, I ran nine minutes faster earlier in 2016 at 70.3 FL, which is again a pretty hilly course with temps around 80 degrees.

There is very, very little shade on the run at Eagleman - the only real stretch is about half way through the run, when you have tree cover for maybe 1/3 of a mile. Otherwise, there's no shade and you pray for clouds.

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Probably Atlantic City. You have to be fast to stay away from the muggers, thieves, and street thugs.

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