BBLOEHR wrote:
I imagine not long, but only guessing. It a ironman either way, can't change the weather and gota roll with it.
Good advice. That said, I would not expect WTC to cancel or suspend anything unless it there was obvious risk to safety. As it stands, Texas did not even come close to selling out general entries this year (from their website: "A few hundred general entry slots remain!") and any truncation of distances, two years in a row, would be like a knife in the heart of 2018 sales -- which is currently a go for the same venue next year.
"Onsite sign-ups for currently registered athletes will be available during Athlete Check-In on
Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20. Onsite sign-ups for volunteers and the general public will be available on
Sunday, April 23 from 8am-10am CT in the registration tent located in the IRONMAN Village."
But note this: "General entry registration is tentatively scheduled to open on
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Noon ET on
http://www.ironman.com/texas. The priority registration links will be sent approximately 7 days prior to the general registration launch. If you have any questions or concerns, please email texas@ironman.com."
Why the long delay before opening up for the next year? That's not typical practice and does not inspire confidence in the subsequent year's date. So any problem with this year's race could be exceptionally damaging for a repeat in 2018.