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Hey, Helen.  A Sat. night pass through to wish you and your group well!

Congrats Mike and good luck Lisa...

Well...I am a bit bummed today.  I was thinking about doing the Delta Triathlon in April (the employer I work for organizes it).  I went to sign up today and it's full.  Normally it doesn't fill up until the beginning of April.  My fault for waiting so long, but I wanted to wait to see how my shoulder felt.  As it turns out, I swam last night and the throbbing woke me up during the night (maybe that's a sign right there).  Now... do I wait with the UBC in May (I hear that is filling up fast) and instead of an Olympic maybe try for a Sprint.  Or, do I continue with the the massage therapy and maybe go for some physio for my shoulder and train for the Walnut Grove Tri in August?  August is a long time away, but maybe I can sort out my shoulder issue (which I have had problems with for about a year) and it will give me more time to build up my mileage (nice and slow).  What do you guys think?  HELP!... in need your wisdom.

Congratulations!!  Off to take a look at your race report.

Thanks Kevin.  I think your are right.  I suspect there is a few things going on with my shoulders.  Had an ergonomic assessment on my desk set-up last week (due to throbbing and tingling in the upper back/shoulders).  I think it's a combination of poor posture at my desk all day and trying to up my distance in the pool (after no swimming for 6 months).  Maybe using the pull buoy wasn't a great idea either.

Will make an appointment with the physio guy and have things checked out.  In the meantime will stick with running a spinning for now.

QUOTE]Bopper - 2010-02-07 5:44 PM

Guess what Karen... I think you have swimmers shoulder... sounds exactly like what I had... it's ok during the day, but when you lay down it throbs and aches and keeps you from sleeping. At least from what you've described that's what I think it is.

Basically, it's rotator cuff tendonitis. Massage therapy will only do so much... you probably should see a physical therapist and they can fix you up. After starting therapy, it was 6 weeks until I could swim again... and then a slow progression up to where I was before. I'd like to say try for UBC... but the safer bet is to wait for Walnut Grove. I'd also recommend you putting a team together and do the race as a relay... even if you just got a swimmer, and you do the remainder... or do the duathlon... it's good training on what to expect in the other two events.

I hate to say all this... but I've been there and it's disheartening to say the least, but it's not insurmountable.

Good luck Karen... and I hope I'm wrong.