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I will try to get my RR done today, but here is some insight.

I didn't train for this race.  I have only done one 18 mile run since November.  Keep that in mind.  :P
I decided to go for a BQ (3:10).  I started out in front of the pace group and joined up with them at mile 4ish.  I hung with them for 14 miles and then my body started to fall apart.  My left leg tightened up and my glutes were rocks.  I had to make a decision at that point.  I could have kept up for maybe another 4-5 miles but then I would have possible injured myself.

It was a hard bullet to bite.  Even though reality says that you have to have in several 20 milers when training for a marathon (let alone 4 weeks of training), I wanted to do go for it.  My lack of fitness and endurace base really showed itself and I had to listen to my body if I really wanted to do what my season requires.  I'm not a marathoner and I can't do it all.  That reality still stings even now. 

I didn't think I was even going to finish, but I decided to cool the jets and make it a postive race (as much as I could).  I smiled at people, high 5's all around, encouraged and motivated when I could.  It's a fine balance when you hurt, but want to make other people not hurt. 

I came in at 3:31.12 and placed 331st out of 16,000.  Looking back, I can't say that I should have expected much more.  My body finally broke and I need to remember that.  BUT...it was a great time and I'm glad that I did it. 

I crossed the line and that is what matters!

2 things:  RR is up.

And here is another Sponsorship opportunity.  I used this stuff towards the end of the season (Recover Ease) and it was awesome.  Just my personal opinion.

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Oh...What is everyone's goal for this year.  NOT Triathlon related.

Mine is to figure out if I want to stay in my current job or go for what makes me happy.  Golden Handcuffs are hard to let yourself out of.

Great job Ryan!  Hearing about this type of breakthrough workout gives me some hope that I will someday be bragging too! 

That is a great accomplishment considering the lack of formal marathon training.  It takes a lot of will power to keep going when you body finally hits that point where it is telling you "no more".  But you adjusted, stayed positive and enjoyed the rest of the race as much as you could.  Great job!

Marathons are hard, plain and simple. If you aren't trained, you'll crash. I had to take a few weeks off just before mine, and I crashed and burned with a 3:53. Decent time looking back, but not what I was hoping for.

Anyway, bad news for me. Had been having achilles pain since late October. Finally went to see an ortho today and it's achilles tendonitis. I have a couple of weeks of PT and then see when I can run again. Gonna put a few of my early season races in jeopardy, especially my HIM in April.

Non-tri goal for the year? Nicen up the house. The wife wants some painting and other stuff done on it.

I had tendonitis last year. Went for physio for what seemed like forever but was able to run through it all. Painful but you just kept running, did stretches and strength exercises. After a period of time I just told the physio guy I think I am just going to have to learn to live with the pain and irritation forever. He agreed and we stopped our sessions. Crazy thing, it just went away.

The trainer was the personal trainer for Donavon Bailey so he knew what he was doing when it comes to running. My feeling is you are adding so much volume to your body so quickly --- it takes years to build a strong endurance base. You're going to have injuries until you do. Be patient and try to train smart --- coming from a guy who's going through the same thing --- just a different injury right now.

I have a freind who is 65 and just won his age group @ Kona. He has been a runner for 26 years and will do his 100th marathon this year.  He has only done tri's the last 2 years. He never gets injured and everyone calls him a machine.  The reality --- he has the endurance base.  You will get there.  

Goals for this year beside Tri's. Nothing that is extraordinary. Too busy doing this, lol.

Just want to maintain balance in life and be a good person. Things overall are pretty good right now. I am active in our local club which keeps me busy. Have volunteered for the Provincial Board which now gives me some insight as to how we are organized and funded through Sports Canada (government money). Once I accomplish some of my own athletic goals I could possibley help out at the amateur level. The world holds so much opportunity, you just have to get involved.

Is there such a thing as overkill in this sport?

A non-tri related goal for this year.  Well my job is good, aside from expanding my skill set there the only other thing I want to focus on is helping my wife grow a little business she set up.  She sells gently worn children's clothes on eBay.  It all started with her selling the clothes for our two boys that they had outgrown.  Then one of her friends found out what she was doing and wanted to sell her daughters clothes so my wife set up a consignment deal with her.  Her friend was impressed with the results and by word of mouth my wife ends up with 3 more customers.  She has been quite busy so I want to do what I can to help her out. 

Lots of money to be made off selling on Ebay. We know someone who does it full time and does so well she pays people to list stuff for her.

That's great to hear!  I used Recover-Ease last year and it helped a lot. 

Wookie Wookie Boobookie...Bananna Fannay Foficky...

Glad to see you're back at work.  Now get at it you!  (that's my gentle side talking)

Training through your injuries - sometimes it works - sometimes it don't

All of 2005 I had tendonitus in the ankles. I went to physio most of the year, trained with the injury and finally decided to stop the physio and live with it. It was somewhat painful to run but thats the way it is. Voila it went away.

This year I developed hip soreness and an inner shin splint. I kept training, stretched a lot, went to physio and it never got better. It constantly felt like someone had kicked me in the leg. Anyway, its likely a stress fracture and I can't run or do any impact training for another 5 weeks. Sucks big time, that will be 4 months total. Upside, I now have no pain and am a lot more flexable from the stretching.

Any of you been in the same boat and do you have any advice on water running, etc. I've watched people do it, doesn't seem like much of a workout.

I was considering trying some deep water running since I've learned of my knee injury.  I think it would be a good way to augment a regular running routine to maintain fitness and I have read articles in Runners World and on BT that it is a good way to cross train when recovering from an injury.