Cold or flu 2-3 weeks before HIMs about 4-5 times now.
Plantar fasciitis a few weeks or a month before HIMs twice.
Got into Vineman finally. Crashed the bike before the race. 5 broken bones. Then next year race got cancelled.
Can't race without coffee. Coffee makes.... things... move. Coffee > port-a-potties >> great day. Well the coffee grinder, the one we owned and used every day for years, broke on race morning. Turned for 1 second, seized, then smell of shorted electronics permeated the kitchen. Had the BEST race performance of my whole damn life, other than the two lengthy stops at port-a-potties on the run course. Easily lost 3-4 minutes each.
Best for last. Woke up in Whistler on race morning with back pain so bad I could not walk around the hotel room. Had to hold onto furniture to steady myself to reach the bathroom and to get dressed. Hobbled to the race shuttles. Had to hold onto seats to get in and sit down and then again to get out at the lake. Still raced and finished but my time was absurd. I might have been the last finisher dunno. So here's the question? How often do I get back pain? NEVER. This was first time. Hasn't happened before or since.
Plantar fasciitis a few weeks or a month before HIMs twice.
Got into Vineman finally. Crashed the bike before the race. 5 broken bones. Then next year race got cancelled.
Can't race without coffee. Coffee makes.... things... move. Coffee > port-a-potties >> great day. Well the coffee grinder, the one we owned and used every day for years, broke on race morning. Turned for 1 second, seized, then smell of shorted electronics permeated the kitchen. Had the BEST race performance of my whole damn life, other than the two lengthy stops at port-a-potties on the run course. Easily lost 3-4 minutes each.
Best for last. Woke up in Whistler on race morning with back pain so bad I could not walk around the hotel room. Had to hold onto furniture to steady myself to reach the bathroom and to get dressed. Hobbled to the race shuttles. Had to hold onto seats to get in and sit down and then again to get out at the lake. Still raced and finished but my time was absurd. I might have been the last finisher dunno. So here's the question? How often do I get back pain? NEVER. This was first time. Hasn't happened before or since.