Bad year for Long-Course Triathlon?

I prefer to think, everthing that can go wrong, has already gone wrong so IMKY and IMWI will be perfect race days!  :-)

~Mike

Record high temps in New Hamphire for Mooseman half iron. 96+ degrees by the time we were out on the run…  

IMLP weather was worse on our spectating families/friends and the volunteers than us. 

The rain may have slowed some of us on the bike but there was no humidity and that would've been the great equalizer on the run.

There were some stellar times put up this year so it's hard to fault the weather proving it was more of a mental battle than physical.

That said, some of us did have a harder tiime than others keeping our wits about us the entire time  

You forgot Eagleman- it was only about 100 degrees with a heat index of say 110 on parts of the oven that was the run course when I was on it. 

For most of the athletes that was the case.  For those of us with a history of crashing in the rain before IMLP, not so.  After my DNF due to the rain on the bike, I'll take Eagleman weather over rain on bike course.  

At IMLP, only 152 of us out of 2345 DNFd, for a rate of 6.48%, which was a lower percentage overall, and a lower absolute number than at IMLP 2007, when the weather was perfect for us.    It all comes down to what weather conditions one does well in versus what weather conditions one does badly in.  Some love the heat, others fall apart over 80 degrees.  

But after a string of bad weather for races (Columbia the last 2 years, Diamondman 2007, Eagleman 08, IMLP 08), I've got to be due some great weather next year right (knock on wood) ?

I like your thinking Mike!

IM 70.3 at Buffalo Springs.  It could be 105 degrees and HOT in the sun.  Instead it rained buckets all through the bike.  Made the roads slick, and several folks went down, and it was uncomfortable riding in driving rain and 20 mph winds, BUT we didn't have the heat. 

On race day you get what you get - like some one else said train for it.  Chances are, if you've put in the hours you've seen what ever mother nature is going to dish out.  And if you've used your head you've tried to train for likely conditions at the race.

This year I've ridden the bike in 32 degree misting fog and came back with ice on my shoes, and I've ridden in 105 degree hot sunshine and wind.  Everyone gets the same conditions on race day.

Don't be silly....... it's because of global warming.