Slornow and Wannabefaster's Winter Group version 3-CLOSED (Page 7)

I have a pair of Hoka's but use them for work. I teach Physical Education at an elementary school and stand most of the day. I mistakenly ordered my shoes a half a size too big so I haven't run in them. They're supposed to be wonderful shoes for those of us with knee problems. My orthopedic surgeon suggested that I not change my running shoes. I'm also a bit more injury prone and feel safer with my feet more grounded while running.  

Jason has Hoka's along with every other running shoe on the planet. Sorry Jason, I couldn't resist! 
Randy also has Hoka's. 

Nothing like a snowmobile crash to put a damper on the Holiday!  Paul and I went out for our first ride of the season yesterday in pristine conditions.  We were snaking through the Northwoods and hit what we thought was land and turned out to be nothing but snow covering a deep ravine.  I flew five feet down it into a pile of thick brush and he held on to the sled and smacked into a tree.  The force of the crash was sent entirely up his left arm.  He knew immediately he broke it.  I got up as fast as I could (not easy when you're flat on your back and are wearing enough gear to look like a Michelin man) and scrambled up the hill to get help.  When I saw his arm, I knew he was in trouble.  No compound fracture, but bones were sticking out both sides of his arm in a very weird way.  The day ended in an ambulance ride to ER, traction for several hours and eventually having a surgeon relocate the radius and something else at his wrist.  They put this temporary cast on it and he'll need surgery to repair it back in Madison.

The snowmobile was dragged out of the ravine late last night and appears to have pretty extensive damage.  I couldn't care less about that part, but of course Paul does!  

PS.  My right shoulder hurts like the devil having taken the brunt of the fall on that body part.  I guess it means any swim progress will need to hold off for a few days.  Oh well.

Suzy-hope Paul has a speedy recovery and that your injury is nothing serious. Very scary how quickly things like that can happen. Take care of yourself and keep us updated. 

I'm back to work today. My short run did not go well yesterday. Left knee pain cut it very short. I'm going in next Friday to see the ortho. Fortunately, he is on my tri team and always takes good care of us. No pain other than when running. Seems like I end up with some sort of injury this time every year that knocks me out of running for awhile. Swim at lunch and then an easy bike tonight to see how it feels when riding. 

Suzy, I'm so sorry to hear about your accident. Glad that you are "ok" and things weren't worse than they are. That sounds really scary.

Stuart- It's great to see the progress that you've made since surgery. Pretty soon that power walk is going to be a run. I can see why your PT wants you to continue to use the crutches now that you explained it. BTW- I'm going to send you a msg.. with some swim questions.

Wow- It looks like several people are having problems with their knees. Please err on the cautious side and take care of the problem instead of trying to push through it.  Last year I stupidly tried to blame my problem on ITBS for months before getting an MRI. In hindsight I wish I'd gone immediately to the Dr. and had surgery or at least a diagnosis.

It also looks like we have a lot of group members who are training for Half Marathons on Marathons this year. Especially people that are new to the group and triathlon training.

Question for those that this apply to- What motivated you to sign up for or do a HM or Marathon this year? Is it something that you wanted to do? Or is it something that you felt like you needed to do from a training standpoint?

A marathon wasn't something I felt I "needed" to do for training.
I just want to have a goal to keep me going through the winter and get used to running that kind of distance. With a HIM in June and the idea of an IM in 2015 I know I can get through the swim and I have ridden over a dozen centuries over the past few years. So getting through the first 2 events shouldn't be a problem. Its the fear of the marathon after the bike that gets me.

So why not do 2 or maybe 3 marathons in 2014 to take away some of that fear and see that I can do to make seem less scary.

Thanks for offering!  How likely is it to re-break something that you broke in the Spring?  I fell on the same side as I did in my bike crash and that mid scapula area feels dangerously like it did when I broke the four ribs.  I am hoping it is nothing but muscle soreness, but biking with it today makes me wonder.  I guess the good news is there is absolutely nothing one can do about broken ribs.

PS.  I hesitate to even bring this up after watching how much pain Paul was in last night.  I don't see a lot of x rays, but the one of his arm was pretty astonishing.