Not in your list of possibilities, but if you want a wetsuit swim and a challenging bike course, come to Louisville in October! The run is pancake flat but the finish line is one of the very best out there... it gets LOUD!

thx - i actually never thought of that - i will put it on my list of possibilities. I have never been there before. Looks like fun.

+1 if you want the wetsuit swim and harder bike. Louisville is a good race (toxic algae scares notwithstanding).

IMFL is likely to be a wetsuit swim (I think it only hasn't been once), but damn that bike course is boring.

IMChoo is also a nice race, but unlikely to be wetsuit legal (although it was for the 70.3WC in 2017). It's a more scenic bike course once you get out of town. A bit easier than Louisville, although 4 miles longer. Killer run.

Arizona is wetsuit legal every year. The bike course is three loops, essentially an out and back three times. There is a slight climb towards the turn around. I say slight because it is nothing to me since I do some of my training in northern Arizona where the climbs are more dramatic. If you come out of the water around 1:10, expect to have a nice empty bike course up until about loop three I think. The weather is typically nice, cold in the morning but warms throughout the day. The timing of Arizona usually is the weekend before Thanksgiving, which means you can thoroughly enjoy eating your turkey dinner.

I have not raced Florida or Cozumel.

Why do you want a wetsuit? if the answer is because you want an easier swim, than you should just do Chattanooga. Wetsuit or not, you'll likely go sub-1hr. 116 mile bike course, it ain't easy (but certainly not the ahrdest either)

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Only a MOP swimmer but FOP biker so the wetsuit usually helps. Not mandatory, as i will survive (I hope), but preferable.

Then you definitely want Chattanooga!

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Holy cow. Just checked IM LV home page. General entry pricing still available. If you're close to race ready you don't have to wait untill next year. On an unrelated note I wish they offered a 70.3 Allen

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Wisconsin! It is early, 2nd weekend in September so not sure if that jives with your schedule but the bike course is tough but oh so fun. There are 3 punchy hills and on one of them people line up Tour de France style and cheer you on. I had a dude in a devil costume hitting me on the butt, multiple dudes in speedos/costumes running along side, etc The swim (I think it's always been wetsuit legal) exit has you running up a parking ramp again lined with spectators. The run is relatively flat except for one decent hill you do twice but you run down State street (aka party central), through the U of Wisc stadium and then to the capital.
1 loop swim
2 loop bike course (16 miles then two ~40 mile loops then return to town, mostly likely with a headwind)
2 loop run