All I know is that the run will be hot.

Someone in the facebook group said water was already 81 degrees. 84 is cutoff to not allow wetsuits at all.

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I did it in 2017. I think the road for the
run course had been freshly resurfaced with asphalt and it was searingly hot. I remember it being totally exposed with a lot of little rollers. The rollers were nice in that you could keep your momentum and roll right over the top without a lot of effort.

On the other hand, the swim will almost certainly be non wetsuit legal and it’s looking like wetsuits won’t be permitted at all if it gets mu her warmer.

Wait.... Are you saying people will actually have to swim?

It’s been warm here, and no rain in the forecast. I’d expect that temp to keep climbing.

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Thanks for the heads up team. I’ll bring it just in case but I’ve been preparing to not wear it all year.
Overcast would be nice for the run. I’ve been told it’s wide open with no shade

Did it in 2012 when they shortened it to an Olympic and had us swim in 88 degree water. Pretty gross, 10/10 would not recommend

My pool was 81 degrees yesterday, I cramped bad! I can't imagine swimming in 88. I really like the Olympic course there in May and Sept but I don't know if I will ever sign up to do that race unless we get a forecast of like 70s and cloudy the week of the race then I might go for it last minute.

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It's a reservoir, so different animal than a lake or pond.

I'm bringing full sleeve and a speed suit for my options.
Bring both race morning and just leave whatever I don't use in the transition bag.

Be ready for non-wetsuit.

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82.5 this morning

Mmmmm.... bathwater.

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It has been pretty hot in Central Indiana!

I can see it getting to 84! In case it is already 81 I would not recommend a wet suit unless you want to cook like a turkey at Thanksgiving! Just saying

In North Carolina, I've done multiple races in 90+ degree water. Mostly sprints, but just sayin.........

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That was a miserable weekend. It was in the hundreds the few days leading up to it and they were predicting high 90's. The lake was bath water. Everyone was ditching their caps 100 yards into the swim. Even with those conditions, people were whining when the decision to shorten it was made. The run was a death march.

People still ask me if I think I made the right decision to shorten it back then. I can't imagine how ugly things would have gotten if we didn't... That was the only race I've ever had someone swing at me at an athlete briefing! He was so upset I could do that to "him"!

I did the race that year and many others. I remember since it was shorter the effort was so much more intense albeit for a shorter time. I'm still iffy if it was the right decision but I do remember how hot (well past warm) that water was and also sweating pretty badly as I was just standing around in the wave staging area getting ready to start. I'm sure it completely sucked for the volunteers so you were probably right.

76.2F and they were allowed to wear wetsuits? WTF...

Huh? I was there and competed. Announced temp was 79.2 (I think) and it was wetsuit optional. So if you wanted to swim in that piss warm water with a wetsuit, you had to swim at the back and forfeit any awards.

Thanks for the info. My buddy’s wife posted it was 76.2 and they could wear wetsuits. I saw a crap ton of people wearing them so I thought that’s what happened. I appreciate the clarification.

I bet they felt like sausages being boiled in their casings.

How was it?

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Very hot lol. Water temp was 79 F on race day so it was wet suit optional. Like the poster said earlier, if you chose to wear a wet suit you were to start 5 minutes after last non wet suit swimmers. I was up in the 37 minute area so I didn’t see many people wearing them. I’m sure there was some. I was talking with a medic after the race and he said they pulled 24 people from the water. Nothing serious. No trips to the hospital. Just removed them for various reasons. It was like swimming in kiddie pool but it wasn’t horrible. The run however, was a different story lol