Ironman Louisville 2015 : Official Thread (Page 16)

I'm with Scott here.  I hope the mending goes well and you can get back on the horse again soon.

What about everyone else?  How is the recovery going?  I am still pretty sore, far more sore than last year but it's to be expected this year.  I was looking to bury myself this past weekend and it would seem I was successful.  Walking is marginally good at this point, going upstairs isn't bad but downstairs is, well, disturbing to me.  I have a massage scheduled for tomorrow night to clear my legs a little more but that's probably the soonest I'll be able to get anything active going, which I know is contributing to my slower than I would like recovery.  I want badly to spin my legs out but I won't have time today.  Our daughters 20th birthday is today, so we're going to be doing dinner out tonight and I'm back to work already.

Side question:  Scott, did you end up in Medical post race?  If so I may have been the one lying next to you, which was a terrible way to meet.

I'm feeling much better now.  

When I finished the race I had to be supported all the way to Medical because I couldn't stand up.  They offered a wheelchair but I declined.  I told them I wanted them to have it for someone who really needed it.  Then we proceeded to get my pic taken which when they let go of me I nearly fell over causing the catchers to make a dash for me again.  I was in pretty bad shape.  I have never been in such poor shape in the immediate aftermath of a race.

Before you came into Medical I was shaking violently.  I was so dehydrated (speculating) or worse, if my wife is correct (she's a nurse), that my body temp would not even register on the thermometer.  I asked the nurse a few times what my temp was and she stated "low."  I asked again and she said "low" again.  I asked a third time why it didn't register a temp and she said "because it's so low it won't register.  The thermo reads 'low' because your temp isn't high enough to read."  After another reading she told me it was 94.6 (not a typo) and I was still shaking enough that I couldn't hold any broth without spilling it.  I suffered from cramps all throughout my body and couldn't lie still because different parts of my body would begin to knot up.  By the time you came in things had begun to get better and I was just trying to get warm.

I had a really good time staying lighthearted with the medical staff.  I think they all enjoyed my "visit" to them. We spent a fair amount of time joking around.

Just now re-visiting this thread - thank you all for the kind words. I will be in a boot with zero weight bearing on my left leg for at least 6 weeks. I broke my fibula at the ankle so basically a broken ankle. I think the bike is okay, I actually rode it to find medical help and it was then I realized I was seriously hurt - I couldn't clip into the left pedal whatsoever. I'll need to have the bike inspected but it will be next year before I get around to that.

I met lots of injured athletes in the hospital. There was a 4-person wreck past mine on 1693, there was a gal who got t-boned by a CAR (saw her coming in and I had to look away), and a gal who got bowled over by another athlete at an aid station. More stories on the Facebook page (someone with a broken wrist, clavicle and jaw), they are all heartbreaking. This is my first wreck in 9 years of racing so I guess my number was up.

BUT! I am so glad you all had great days! Congrats to everyone who made it to the finish line and especially those who met goals and PR'd. I was on 3rd street for awhile cheering you all on, and then at the finish line for just long enough to see my friend Linda finish. I probably won't be back on the Louisville course again, but have been thinking about one last IM maybe in 2017. I would hate to end my IM career with this type of DNF. More to come on that