I'm having a sh*tty day

Dude. This too shall pass. I am still not sleeping through the night, but am able to get right back to sleep after re-positioning. It will get better!

Lucas Verzbicas is running again......so will you. 

Aw man, been there done that.  For some reason some of us (triathletes) tend to not deal with injury very easily, especially when things are goind on with training partners etc.

I've gone through it several times, and will again.  Just remember that this too shall pass.  You will get stronger and faster again, and you will heal.

Be nice to yourself.

Have you read Chrissie's book?  Tyler Hamilton's book?  While you can't train and race, do some reading to get psyched up for when you can, because that will be here before you know it.

Thanks, I know you had a bad crash, worse than mine.This lack of sleep is making me nutty.

When we're busy training, it seems like there is never enough time to "sharpen the saw" as Stephen Covey would say.  Use this time to mentally train.  By that I mean:

Plan your next training calendar

Research new areas to S, B and R

Read up on new ideas/products in Triathlon

Connect with, and do activities with friends and family that you miss out on when you're training.

Do other activities that exercise your brain, even if you can't exercise your body.

mrbbrad: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when  Rinny flatted in Kona? Hell no!

Left Brain: [to Goosedog] Rinny?

Goosedog: Forget it, he's rolling.

mrbbrad: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...
[thinks hard of something to say]

mrbrad: The tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!
[mrbbrad runs out, alone; then returns]

mrbbrad: What the figdet happened to the BrianRunsPhilly I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're gonna let it be the worst. "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you mrbbrad, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my arse from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Injury, he's a dead man! Fatty fat fat, dead! Insomnia...

Left Brain: Dead! mrbbrad's right. Psychotic... but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastidges. Now we could do it with swim, bike and run (my kids need a cheeseburger), but that could take years and cost millions of tax dollars. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!

mrbbrad: We're just the guys to do it.

TriAya: [stands up] Yeah, I agree. Let's go get 'em.

Goosedog: Let's do it.

mrbbrad: [shouting] "Let's do it"!

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I need to petition the mods to loosen up the sig line size restrictions

*brilliant*

I agree with Karen on redirecting your focus for a while.  It does no good to stew about.  When was the last time you could just go do something you wanted to without thinking about training?

I've been nursing an IT issue so have had the first real downtime in several years.  I played a little tennis with my wife and son this week and I'm going to play golf for the first time since I can remember tomorrow.  I used to be an avid golfer and tennis player.  I am really going to enjoy golfing tomorrow and drinking beer and I might even have a smoke.  It's like a tri vacation.  I know I'll be back soon enough.

I know how tough it is.  Last week I had to watch a 15k race go by my house a few weeks ago that I had been pretty focused on running before ITB.  I got up, made a cup of coffee, pulled a lawn chair out in the yard, sat and wished with every fiber of my being that I could be in that race.  It almost brought a tear to my eye.  The silver lining was getting an almost tangible glance at how much running/tri really mean to me.  You appreciate things more when they are taken from you.

Good luck with your recovery.  Hope you find peace now and speed in the future.

Hey Brian,

Injury just s*cks, I feel your pain...sort of  Bummer you have another month to go, frustrating.

 I've been laid up too since August but at least I can hit the spin bike with my boot and swim with buoy..which I complain about to know end to my own head!

 Sorry your in pain, that's never a good feeling, maybe research inflamation reducing foods and try to eat extra of that, I don't know but I know not having the regular workouts to do can drive a person batty. Fill your extra time with other tasks like a pp suggested, it may help.

 Also, wow, I can totally identify with the no sleep thing, it's been just horrible, I believe in drugs when it gets too bad. If I get under 5-6hours over a few days it's time for a sleeping pill, maybe you can look into something that would work for you.

Good luck with your healing, you will come back from this but now it's time to let your body rest.

Patsy

Yeah, I get it. I'm down now but I'm far from out. I need to focus on getting healthy and hitting it hard this spring. I'm already signed up for the Boston Marathon and IMLP.

What sucks most of all is going from 11 workouts a week to zero. I never thought a mandatory time out would be so stressful, but I guess once you're used to the routine it's tough to take a break. Been doing a lot of pacing around the house trying to burn off excess energy.

Tonight I'm hanging with the kids, watching a movie and thinking about perspective.  Tomorrow morning I'll meet up with my old running club and see if I can't bang out a couple miles.

A real triathlete pees himself without even thinking about it.

I'm going to chase you down with a {MELON PRESS}.

I am definitely a guy. With Melons.

Thanks, Loosey Goosey

Brian ... I've been there and in a way am there now. Laid up and recovering while I'm supposed to be in peak IM training. Not sure I'll attempt this next IM, but I probably will anyway 'cause I'm crazy like that ... while I love races, I've accepted that they're a small part of what makes this whole shebang so wonderful. I'm in it for the journey, the knowledge, the training, the riotous and yet deeply loving friendships ... and most of all, for the piglets. Taking a few weeks (or, uh, a few years) off changes none of that. In fact, it can transform it.

This is a good time to do all that cool stuff you would do if you had time.

1 season buddy.  Just 1 season.  You're done, so accept it and have some fun!  Go do some crazy cross-training stuff (what you can do).  Stand-up paddle boarding.  Hiking or bird watching.  Smoke some dope.  Do whatchya can and keep moving forward.  Just heal, chill and be grateful it's only ONE season!

I'm out for my THIRD season now!  Trying to get my BASE back and my metabolism just refuses to allow me.  Up to 245 and a simple charity 5K run takes me 40 minutes and I'm in agony, icing my calves and shins for 2 days following.  I can't even finish a sprint these days.

But F*** IT!  I'm gonna keep hammerin' away and one day, the docs and me'll find the right mix that sets things straight again.  What else can I do?  You can also say F*** IT and treat this as some "mental tri time off".

It's only 1 season buddy.  Just 1 season.

Feel your pain!  Spent yesterday in a quivering heap on the sofa. Thought my stomach just wouldn't take all the NSAID's anymore but turns out that it was some kind of 24-hour bug that's rampaging through our school. Alarmed how much worse things got with 24 hours of no drugs. Yikes--is Ibuprofen addictive? 

Anyway, do what you can, training-wise, but not if it makes things worse. I've been getting lots of work done now that I'm not training 2+ hours a day, and lots of quality time with cat. Maybe now's the time for the book or movie you're always too tired to read/watch?

Heck, read David Groggins book. That guy is an inspiration. He made me want to sign up for another 70.3 just watching a you tube video.

Don't underestimate lack ofsleep. Makes you real moody, emotional, grumpy. I work rotating shifts, I get a taste of it twice a month. And ya, sorry you have to take so many pain meds, thats not cool either. But you have made it through the worst. You'll get there.

I like the 'this too will pass' statement.  Because it will.  And soon (even though right now it doesn't seem like soon) you'll be back out there.  Redirect your down to an up: congratulate your tri buddies on races well done, do some lower body strength training and core exercises, research training plans so you have it set when you're healthy.  Or, read a book, take sunday road trips, watch a movie, learn to knit - do non tri stuff for a month.

We understand where you're at right now and are pullin for you!  Chin up!

Brian - do not take this as a buzz killer....just perspective, as you seem to be looking for. 

My brother got his treatment plan for his colon cancer today.  He will start radiation on Monday. Jan 15th he will have surgery to remove most of his lower colon and rectum.  The surgery will pull the remaining colon down to form a new rectum.  He will wear a port for 6 months after the surgery to expel waste. 6 weeks after surgery he will start a 6 month chemo regimen.  His survival chance is 50/50 after 3 years.  He is three years younger than you are now.

Bro.....you've got NO problems.

Relax, enjoy the down time, heal, and get back to it.  I'm sorry for your crash.....I enjoy your posts about your running/triathlon endeavors and look forward to reading more of them.....because you will have more.....some don't have the luxury of knowing that.  

Chin up!

Here's my wife's favorite saying....maybe it will help you now:

"If God made everyone throw their troubles in a big pile, and them let us all pick whichever ones we wanted, you'd dive in and grab your own".

Get well!