Subject: RE: Ironman WisconsinFred, as others have allready said more eloquent than myself, the honesty of the RR is appreciated. To give people the opportunity to get some insight into your thoughts and psyche during the most challenging of times is a gift. From a medical perspective, I read your report and don't quite know how to put your situation together. The 13 lb wt loss as a result of the day makes sense, but the way you felt off, and out of it less than 20 miles into the bike, the way you describe taking turns, and even on the swim makes one wonder. difficult to see how you could get that dehydrated so quickly as an explanation for feeling off. 2 years ago, a lot of people at Madison had sig problems with keeping hydrated.. Out of proportion for the heat of the day. suspect a fair amout of people took in some blue/green algae during the swim that affected them during the day. There did not seem to be a high amount though leading up to the race, but you mentioned that you did swallow a fair amount of water. Were you battling a viral illess that popped up, any new pills, meds you took that you dont normally. (you wrote of taking caffeine pills in the am...sometime they can mess you up when taken with certain over the counter cold meds ).. Prolly worth going over with your coach and and MD (who understands world of long distance tri's and who wont just go..."sure your gonna feel crappy during a 140 mile race" ) when things arent as raw, but before you forget some of the details that might help. It was nice meeting you and your wife at the dinner and the morning of the race. I wish you and your family the best as you sort out your future goals. JT |
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