I realize 13 days is a long time and weather forecasting is a crap shoot, but here’s the latest forecast for Ironman Louisville on Sunday August 24th. I’m glad they put the “very hot” part in there because 99 degrees would have never tipped me.
The funny thing is, on some level this really pumps me up. Ironman is a big deal and why not make it bigger with legendarily difficult conditions? It would be the opposite of last year’s Tahoe and definitely go down in the annals of Ironman lore as one of those “remember 2014 in Louisville?”
Badwater describes itself as “The world’s toughest foot race” and often clocks in around 120 degrees in the shade. They literally have to run on the white lines on the road or their shoes will melt. Think about that one for a second.
So, if you get your head right, 99 degrees should technically feel like a cool and crisp Fall morning.
