JeanneRoth's Group - CLOSED! ;o) (Page 5)

I was going about 20mph today when I fell to the left side.  I landed mainly on my hip and skidded a ways--nothing is broken, but my hip (piriformis area and glute) is very sore, I sprained my right thumb and gots lots of beautiful road rash. 

After fixing my chain I biked about 3m back to my car, but that left side is sore and get tighter and the thumb is not quite as good breaking.  I took advil, a cold shower and stretched.

Am I ok to ride the race tomorrow? What can I do to speed healing?

Totally stupid maneveur, I swerved to avoid hitting a squirrel and went off the asphalt into gravel.  When I tried to course correct I was going to fast and dumped the bike. 

The good news is I have the Arnica.  The bad news is everything is still sore and breaking with the thumb is an issue.

I need to make a call by 4pm so I can fill my slot with someone else.  Damn.

My runner will probably not be up for biking (good runner, bad biker) and i am not sure the hip will take it. 

I talked to my team and we are going to make a call tomorrow morning.  I feel bad for the swimmer.  She has been training hard for this race (she originally was planning to do the whole thing, but was to busy with kids).  I suggested the relay concept and now look where we are.  The other two teams are ready to go so the day will not be a total loss.

Thanks for the feedback and I will keep my fingers crossed (minus the thumb!).

Suzy

Hola all!

No bike today due to the thumb.  Did the 5K instead and as usual hated the distance.  I PR'ed big time--22:06, but I believe the course was short, both my GPS and motionbased called it a 3m race.

Hope to be back on the bike tomorrow.

PS My husband did great in his first bike race (18mph on a very hilly course) and my good friend took my bike leg and also kicked butt, about 1 minute behind my husband.  Nice to have friends!

Suzy - glad to hear it worked out ok - I'd give body parts for a 22 min 3.1 OR 3 Mile.  heal quickly!

Hey Lynn, don't worry about being slower than before even the best have off days. Run/walk works for some people. give it a try in training and see what happens to your time. There is nothing on the rule sthat says you ahve to run the whole way and for some run/walk may be faster!

i finally got a swim in - while it is my strongest leg I am humbeld by how crappy i felt and  the obvious need not to rest on my laurels and think i can coast

Lynn

Keep the faith.  Everyone has an off race day -- I have had many humbling moments along the way and am sure there are more to come.  I usually step back and assess the situation -- did I start out too fast?, train too much leading up to the event? etc.  It is in those moments that you grow the most.  Corny, but true for me.

Suzy

I tried Red Bull once and not as a training aid. YUCK!  Is it the caffeine that you two like? it cannot be the taste, right ?

The only thing I train with is INFINIT custom sports drink, but that has been totally for running.  Do you think you need solids when combining SBR? Not sure my stomach could handle running with food in it off the bike.....

Good luck on the 5K Jeanne.  Let us know how you do.  Personally, I hate the distance.  Too all out for me.

Thumb hurts from yesterdays ride, but I see my PT tomorrow (for my foot) so I am going to have him take a look at it.  I am sure it is just a pulled tendon and not broken.

The taste grows on ya.... 

Re: solid food, I have found a 2-4 fig newtons about an hour into a 2 hour bike really made a difference for me. I use accelerade while riding.. for this next tri - i am going to hydrate more - and eat a little something in the first 2/3's of the bike to try and keep from crashing on the run as I did in my first attempt -  I'm not sure it was the heat or a fuel issue. but we'll see if it makes a difference.

At this point It's all about trying to figure out what works.... and being a newbie I have no idea..

I second the Carb-Pro comment, but only in concert with the Endurolytes you recommended.  I think Carb-Pro is great when all other beverages start tasting really narly.