Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Muncie : Official Threadknewbike - 2012-07-04 10:24 PM
It might as well be 100 so I can brag about it. Quick, the waters spoiling!
You might just get your wish. Just checked the latest from NWS Indianapolis plus a few of the latest forecast models for the race area:
Temperature forecasts:
Race start: 76; 9 AM: 84 HI 87; 11 AM: 95 HI 99; 1 PM: 99 HI 104; 3 PM: 100 HI 105
Winds: Generally out of the west 5-10 mph. So, a bit of a tailwind mile 9-22, head to 30, tail to 35, head - cross back to 50 and tail-cross after that to the finish. So at least there'll be a bit on the run too.
Humidity doesn't look overly oppressive as dew points are in the mid 60s but it still will be fairly significant with the heat.
No rain is expected but a stray shower could still appear over the course (in some ways, let's hope so on the run )
The only possible saving grace would be any bit of cloud cover that may develop to help keep the sun off of us. A few of the models have indicated this but it's not in the official forecast.
This actually reminds me a lot of my first HIM which was Eagleman 70.3 in 2008. Same temps and heat indexes. Little shade on the run course there too. As my goal then was just to finish, for the run portion I did a run to aid station/walk through them/run to next one when able strategy. Finished ok considering the heat and the fact that many folks had no time to acclimate to the heat. Other folks didn't fare as well. At least this time, been training out in the heat when possible the last few months and have a few more ways to keep cool this time. So see how I fare with this course and these conditions. Adjust goal as needed.
Might provide one last update this evening but I'm thinking there probably won't be any changes. |