I’m having the opposite problem over here in the upside-down and struggling with the cold. Had a couple of sprint duathlons and running events and at that hour of the morning I feel like I’m in slow-motion lizard mode.
….which is funny because winter is way milder here than where I was last year, but that means I’m outdoors way more lol.
Overheard in Boulder during athlete check-in:
“Do you know what the water temperature is?”
“Higher than you would like.”
Seems It almost certainly is going to be wetsuit optional tomorrow.
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Good swimmers are like I am good without wetsuit. Decent to struggling swimmers are rejoicing. Mentally and physically. 
Edit: to clarify most people want a wetsuit. I see how it can read differently.
Let me tell you, nobody seemed to be rejoicing (myself included). All I heard was a collective groan 
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Lmao. I thought you meant it was still wetsuit legal.
Holy shit, that was hard. Boulder kicked my ass.
Race report to come later, but the heat absolutely destroyed me on the run. But hey, I finished my first half Ironman.
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Great job!!! That Boulder heat sneaks up on you!!
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Congrats 
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