Forecast is now sunny with a (record?) high of 86. I'll bet most didn't think they'd get something closer to IMTX when they signed up for IMFL.

"It changes every day, too far out to predict" ;) (note sarcastic tone)

Touche. I'm certainly hoping it changes again.

ya, a little cooler would be nice. Ontario, Canada had a cold/wet summer, so there was no real hot training opportunities.

Thanks. I've been to the area many times on vacations so I know it will be a tough swim. I'm not expecting a fast split.

At least the bike will be 4 miles less.

There should be less snow ;-)

Why is the bike 4 miles less? Is there construction on the course in PCB?

4 miles less than Chattanooga, which was 116 miles.

Here's the NOAA website for the buoys in the area. They take measurements every 6 minutes and show 24 hours of data. At 0700 this morning the water temp was 76.3.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/...ge.php?station=pcbf1

wohoo the weather is looking better, temps are now dropping instead of record highs for ironman weekend.. but yet too far out to say for sure.. one can hope, c'mon cool weather

And the swim is wetsuit legal as of today :) 75.8F

Every year people start to panic (or at least become concerned) that it won't be wetsuit legal, and every year this.

Now let's worry about the important things - jellyfish and sharks.

Or a 26.2 mile run...

With the cooling of the water temperature here at PCB, there has been a sudden influx of tens of thousands of small jellyfish along with a good number of the 12"+ scary monster types mixed in. We're also seeing unusually large groups of stingrays... perhaps feeding on the jellyfish. The dear wife cut her afternoon swim ultra short as there was no way to avoid them. Hopefully they'll move along before race day.

Hugh

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Dude.

They can't be worse than the snakes at IM Wisconsin.

Do the snakes have stinging tentacles too?

Hugh

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Genetics load the gun, lifestyle pulls the trigger.

Jellyfish won't bother anyone especially with a full suit on..... I am more worried about a blister!

I'm more worried about the run.

I'll be out there on my paddle board today - will let you know if I see a large about of jellyfish ;)

FYI - lots of jellies out there. Some large ones - but large groups of small clear ones. Those are the type that are not awesome to swim through. But they could be gone by this time next week - who knows. Good luck!

Please tell me more about these jellies. When I was at FSU, we used to go swimming at Mexico Beach, and there were often these softball size jellyfish we called cannonballs. We would throw them at each other for fun. They only hurt if you got hit in the back of the head unawares. Is this what we can expect, or are these something smaller, stingy-er, and less amusing?

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not sure about jellyfish, but I've never been stung in hilton head during peak jelly season with a wetsuit on. felt several bumps on the suit...as long as you don't get them tangled in your hands or on your head, your good..at least the forecast looks awesome, who knows how accurate it will be come saturday, but calm water http://www.surfline.com/...h-florida-gulf_4434/

General question to anyone listening.

This past Saturday I rode 40 miles "all out" and then ran four miles easy.

My buddy thinks going all out for 40 miles, seven days before the race, was too hard an effort. My run taper has been three weeks (long runs of 20, 13, and 4 miles). My bike taper has been long rides of 100, 80, and 40.

Obviously, too late to change the past, but what says Slowtwitch?