This weekend

I know how you feel, I've done that twice. Tape that sucker up and go volunteer at the race.

Cowboy up!

In 2002 I turned my ankle the first 1/4 mile of my first marathon. I got up and could not walk....so I ran. Had been training for a year and was not going to tap out after 1/4 mile. 26 miles later I finished the race setting a PR that I’ve never beaten. The next day my ankle swelled up like a Christmas turkey and my entire foot was purple.

OTOH, RICE.

Edited by Rogillio 2018-04-07 5:28 AM

Much better this AM but not going to try and run on it. I'd go to the race but it is like a 3 hr drive from here.

You could do the swim and bike and take a DNF. Then again, biking probably not good for it either.

The “R” in RICE is rest, I think that is what I will do. I have a 10K in a couple of weeks.

Sorry to hear it OB.....my knee blew 10 days before the only Iron man race I ever trained for....and that was that. Unfortunately.....or I suppose fortunately...I'm getting the itch to do triathlon again. I've been on a 2 years on, 3 years off program for over 30 years. This one would take me to 60 years old.... which sounds like a good time to stop again.

Edited by Left Brain 2018-04-07 9:44 AM

Yeah, I got a love/hate relationship with tri. I love how the training makes me feel. I’m on zero meds and I turned 59 in March. BP 120/80. If I lose 20 lbs then I wouldn’t be far off the shape I was in college. However, the training, most specifically the running, really takes its toll. If I keep my runs at 5K then I’m good but much over that the PF flares up, cramps are common, my hamstrings are a mess.

Yeah.....I'm 58 and would be med free as well if not f or the AFIB that I and docs pretty much blame on all the running over the years....already had a stroke that I recovered 100% from, and no desire to have another, so a blood thinner is on the daily diet now.I don't really love or hate triathlon....it's just something to do when I feel like it. Overall I'd just as soon hunt or fish.

This is turning into an old guys injury thread. I was one year out of my back surgery when I fell out of an airplane at work onto my neck. It really messed me up, but I'm ready to get back at it. I doubt I'll ever ride aero again; I'll try a few times before I sell my tri bikes and go with a standard roadie set up. Sigh. I'll probably never do another triathlon anyway. My swimming stroke is so spastic that I know my neck wouldn't take it. Maybe I'll do the run- bike- run thing or look into some of the adventure races. Hell, my Farmer John routine takes most of my time these days anyhoo.

I’ve got a long list of real good reasons for going from 2 time Ironman to couch potato and putting on 100 lbs but they are all bs so I won’t go into them. Last October I decided I was killing myself and felt uncomfortable all the time. Dropped 73 so far. Still too heavy to bike or run. Felt B12 is covered in dust but I will get back on it eventually. I was 255 and 6’3” at weigh-in for my last IM and was in the best shape of my life. Finished in 14:30. I will probably never do another IM but I like the Oly distance so may shoot for that after I retire. I’m 55 now....younger than you old farts....but no dmiller either.

I just can't muster the amount of run volume necessary for me to feel confident about an Oly race so I've pretty much settled on doing sprints. As I am a MOP racer and no amount of training will really change that much, not much training really needed and not much of a challenge either. Been thinking about shifting some of my S/B/R time to incorporate more strength training and focusing a bit more on longer bike rides as I see that as my long term interest.

Dawg, I went over may handlebars 3 times in a span of 7 years while riding my bike with an aero cockpit. 2.5 years ago I said flock it and went to a roadie setup. I lost about 1 mph in races but haven't crashed in the interim either. Separated shoulders hurt way more than that 1 mph.

My horror story:

https://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid...

Jeez Rog, your lucky that you are not a hood ornament on the Caddy. After my last crash (not hit by car) I took a look at my training while waiting for the XRays on my shoulder. I had a bit over 1K miles in the last year and when I realized that I thought myself lucky to be alive. Were pretty lucky in FL, we have a lot of rails-to-trails to ride on so I don't ride on the road much any more.