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2014-07-24 10:48 PM

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Subject: Looks like it might be over
I have had a fun time, but looks like it might be over for me as far as triathlon training and racing are concerned. A torn retina 2 weeks ago has put me down for a bit, the surgery went well, will regain most of the sight. And now am working a new FT job, along with 2 part time jobs putting in just at 70 hours a week and I cannot find the time to work in much training at all. Doc says no running at all for another 2-3 weeks, no pool work as well, light trainer rides as long as I take it easy. It is depressing, I have been making steady gains for the last 4 years and now will fall short of where I wanted to go. Still have my health, one good eye is really all I need to ride a bike and have pulled a lot of positives from this crazy sport we love to hate! It has been fun, gonna miss race day for sure. Who knows, maybe I hit the powerball and make a comeback. Good luck to you all, be safe and train hard!


2014-07-25 2:12 AM
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See to your health first for sure, but it sounds like there's nothing stopping you from getting the ball rolling again once triathlon fits into your life better.  It's hard to look past those immediate goals you have in racing but you can bounce back.  I dealt with a pulmonary embolism in 2012 and while I was able to race a couple months later, it has taken me basically a full year to get back to my old fitness level.  But to me that's just more motivation and a new challenge to deal with.

2014-07-25 6:31 AM
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Hope all goes well and good luck in any endeavors!
Never sell the bike!
2014-07-25 7:27 AM
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Don't count everything out yet. Kidney cancer put more than a bit of a damper on my training but I'm starting to get back on the bike and we'll see what swimming and/or running I can do later this year.

Do get healthy fiirst!

2014-07-25 8:16 AM
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Good Luck, You May come Back yet as Daniel said you just never Know, as the post title says LOOKS like it might be over, Not Well I am done For .
Get well first the reevaluate.
2014-07-25 8:36 AM
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Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.



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2014-07-25 8:48 AM
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Subject: RE: Looks like it might be over

Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

Don't stop him he's on a roll

 Good luck with job and your health!!!  I think the suggestion of not selling the bike is brilliant advice.



Edited by Goggles Pizzano 2014-07-25 8:52 AM
2014-07-25 8:50 AM
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Just look at it as a break. I took 7 years off from running, and life in general, after I lost my son and have been enjoying coming back and getting better and better since then. Never too old to come back.
2014-07-25 9:54 AM
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I know how you feel, literally, I had a detached and torn retina earlier this year. You are right it does negate a lot of the gains you make in fitness having to be so sedentary while the eye heals. Do what you can do, take care of the eye until you get the all clear from your doc. Hopefully some of the long hours you are working are physical and not all desk time. One thing I did and I don't recall if I had the doc's approval but I went to the pool and just kicked with fins on my back and wore my sunglasses. I got a lot of funny looks but it was good to be outside and getting some exercise. I figured so long as I wasn't moving my head it should be fine. Oh, I didn't do this until I got the all clear for the stationary bike. Glad they were able to weld the eyeball back together for you, hope you have a good recovery from it. 

Take care

2014-07-25 11:39 PM
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You're an "Animal" brain! Thanks for all the positives folks! And no, NOT selling any of the bikes! Maybe the best thing is just to take some time off, re-group when things ease up a bit, and slowly work my way back. Fitness lost can be fitness found, did it once, can do it again! "I'll be baaaaack!"
2014-07-26 8:49 AM
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Time heals all. Good Luck and take care of yourself. And triathlon will be here when you are ready to return.



2014-07-26 8:58 AM
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I predict you'll be back sooner than later. Don't recommend waiting as long as I did (28 years). Get your eye fully healed and then do whatever you can to maintain a healthy/fit lifestyle.

LB: Germans indeed
2014-07-26 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.




December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.
2014-07-26 11:10 AM
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It's only over if you want it to be. I have friends that have trained after/through health challenges like type-1 diabetes (acquired after an illness), MS, and prostate cancer. People come back after amputations and other serious diseases. You may have to modify things and adjust your expecations, but try to focus on what you CAN do rather than what you can't.

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2014-07-26 12:17 PM
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Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

I knew this would happen. HAHAHA!!!

2014-07-26 1:01 PM
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Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

Billy, come now.  Baiting like that is what LB does best, well second best. Bragging about his son is what he does best.



2014-07-26 2:57 PM
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Fwiw, I have been battling all year long. From a blood clot in my lung (PE) to a serious crash that broke numerous bones 3 weeks ago.
I can't work either.
I feel your pain. Take some time off, don't worry about racing or traing for a race. Races will be there for you when you are ready.
2014-07-26 3:29 PM
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Originally posted by brucemorgan

Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

Billy, come now.  Baiting like that is what LB does best, well second best. Bragging about his son is what he does best.

Gil got it, Bruce....try to keep up.

2014-07-26 8:36 PM
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Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by brucemorgan

Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

Billy, come now.  Baiting like that is what LB does best, well second best. Bragging about his son is what he does best.

Gil got it, Bruce....try to keep up.

I've long known exactly which "animal" you usually are, LB.

2014-07-26 9:47 PM
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Originally posted by brucemorgan

Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by brucemorgan

Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

Billy, come now.  Baiting like that is what LB does best, well second best. Bragging about his son is what he does best.

 

Gil got it, Bruce....try to keep up.

I've long known exactly which "animal" you usually are, LB.

Bruce...even when I consider that you probably have a flawed idea of what "long" is, I'm flattered that you spent the time knowing me.  Unfortunately, until this evening, I never had a reason to even remotely think about you or anything you posted, so I don't have much to throw back at you. 

How about this......let's leave this thread to Gil and his journey...and the Germans of course....they started this.



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2014-07-27 1:54 AM
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Subject: RE: Looks like it might be over

Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by brucemorgan

Originally posted by Left Brain

Originally posted by brucemorgan

Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

Billy, come now.  Baiting like that is what LB does best, well second best. Bragging about his son is what he does best.

 

Gil got it, Bruce....try to keep up.

I've long known exactly which "animal" you usually are, LB.

Bruce...even when I consider that you probably have a flawed idea of what "long" is, I'm flattered that you spent the time knowing me.  Unfortunately, until this evening, I never had a reason to even remotely think about you or anything you posted, so I don't have much to throw back at you. 

How about this......let's leave this thread to Gil and his journey...and the Germans of course....they started this.

You've never been as clever as you think you are. But you do try.



2014-07-28 9:50 AM
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Subject: RE: Looks like it might be over

Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

 

This might help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE

 

 

2014-07-28 10:01 AM
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Originally posted by morey000

Originally posted by Billyk
Originally posted by Left Brain

Was it over when the German's bombed Pearl Harbor??   Hell No!!

Triathlon's not going anywhere, Gil.  Good luck on your new road.....I bet it leads you back.

December 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in a surprise attack that did not hit the aircraft carriers that were out at sea without escorts-an illegal Navy Policy.

 

This might help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7vtWB4owdE

 

Or not. 

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