Only reference I have for you is my 2012 IM Coz (140.6) not fun.....
It was tempting to think of Coz as a fun race but deceptively difficult. High humidity for one.
Swim was a bitch, last 1,000 yds those of us who made it in against the current burned a lot of matches. 350 were pulled from the water given the current. I believe they have since fixed that issue.
Bike - can you say WIND..... 3 loops around the island with each loop coming back dead into a 20+ mph headwind......Power meter expertise will give you an advantage.....by the end of the 3rd loop, given the swim fiasco and the many matches burnt in the wind on the bike, there were several people throwing their bikes down and walking off in frustration deciding not to begin the run in the rising heat/humidity.
Run - flat, shade and relatively non-eventful. If you managed your watts/nutrition in the wind on the bike, you were set up for a solid run.
Following the 4 keys, staying in your box, and taking this one seriously vs. a Caribbean beach vacation will place you well ahead of your competition.
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Only reference I have for you is my 2012 IM Coz (140.6) not fun.....
It was tempting to think of Coz as a fun race but deceptively difficult. High humidity for one.
Swim was a bitch, last 1,000 yds those of us who made it in against the current burned a lot of matches. 350 were pulled from the water given the current. I believe they have since fixed that issue.
Bike - can you say WIND..... 3 loops around the island with each loop coming back dead into a 20+ mph headwind......Power meter expertise will give you an advantage.....by the end of the 3rd loop, given the swim fiasco and the many matches burnt in the wind on the bike, there were several people throwing their bikes down and walking off in frustration deciding not to begin the run in the rising heat/humidity.
Run - flat, shade and relatively non-eventful. If you managed your watts/nutrition in the wind on the bike, you were set up for a solid run.
Following the 4 keys, staying in your box, and taking this one seriously vs. a Caribbean beach vacation will place you well ahead of your competition.
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