Just sent you a private message.

Jen

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Jen Rulon
Chasing that Kona Dream since 1989

I'd see if desert dude or trukweaz are taking new clients. They are both very good.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

your choice, but it's worth talking to them. desert dude knows a lot about the bone stuff; I don't know if she's still around this forum but austinintx (or something like that - her name had "austin" in it) had some similar issues and he was coaching her. He also never officially coached me but did a lot of sort of consulting with my bone stuff.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Joyce--it's Leslie from Cali. Do you care WHERE your coach lives? My training partner, Julie Dunkle, at C2C coaching might be a good fit for you. She understands the "aging" (a-hem, you are only 45) female athlete as well injuries.......Let me know if you would like me to connect the two of you.

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leslie myers
http://www.foodsensenow.com

BTW "Truckweaz" is my coach and he's male. So is Desert Dude

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leslie myers
http://www.foodsensenow.com

I am also with QT2 and I think the dietician route is key - mine is also a runner so she is great.
Even though I have been at goal weight I like having the accountability and someone to bounce things off of

they have some great women coaches look into one on one with them instead of just a mission plan maybe?

For what Ironman are you training?

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leslie myers
http://www.foodsensenow.com

I am not a coach - I am family medicine physician so know a lot but not a coach
I think having someone who LISTENS to you is key

I have a running coach one on one since marathons are my focus right now and used a mission plan for tris and one on one dietician from QT2 will switch to one on one coaching when I step up to ironman next year.

I just moved and changed jobs so need to let things in my life settle down.

You have a great handle on what you need now you need a coach who hears that. I picked my run coach for the same reasons you are picking a female tri coach. My run coach is a woman a few years older than me so gets menopause and the havoc that goes with it!!!

Debi Bernardes at UCANDOIT Coaching is excellent.
http://www.ucandoitcoach.com/

BrokenSpoke

Karen Smyers team Psycho

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Karen ST Concierge

You should talk to Joanna Zeiger. I don't know if she's currently taking new athletes, but she gets the age & injuries thing and is a great coach.

 
You may want to talk to Laura Sophiea. You can reach her at Trimasterscoach.com or Sophiea Coaching on Facebook.

She has quite a few 40+ athletes she coaches, including myself. She's a great coach, and I can think of three local athletes she coaches who are friends of mine here in the past two seasons who've all struggled with stress fractures and are all very competitive / worlds qualifiers, etc.

Laura is modest about her accomplishments and low key, but she'll be competing in Kona #25 -- in the W 60-64 AG this year. She's a wealth of knowledge, and I've learned so much from her.

You can email me at makeitagreatday@earthlink.net (vs messaging here) if I can help you. I'm rarely on this forum, but I love reading Slowtwitch articles. I came across your post trying to find a women's wetsuit for sale for an upcoming race.

Best.

Who did you go with for coaching?

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leslie myers
http://www.foodsensenow.com

Hi there. I'm glad you've found someone and just wanted to add some words of hope for others that might stumble across this thread.

I hired my coach while I was at the ripe old age of 41 (haha) coming off of months of appointments aimed at diagnosing the source of some significant right side pain extending from my shoulder to knee but most focused in hip area. I have a labrum tear in my hip but after several diagnostic injections, that isn't really a contributor so fixing it was not recommended by the expert.

Ultimately I went from couch surfing for a couple of months to finishing Mt Tremblant in 15 weeks without making myself worse. It wasn't the time I'd wanted when signing up for the race but given the circumstances, I was quite pleased.

My point is, chin up, people with injuries and 40 year old women, there are coaches who will listen and give their best. And at the time mine was a 26 year old kid, er, I mean professional male triathlete.

:-)

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Just my .02, but the flip side of having a coach that listens and understands what you are going through is trusting them enough to listen to what they are telling you. It sounds like you might be ready for that, but my impression of the post is "I need someone who will do xyz for me". Working with high level athletes daily, I find the biggest issue is them saying: "I really want to hear what you have to say" - and then not liking what the solution is. On ST volume appears to be king, but one thing you mentioned was that you didn't think you were running too much based on previous marathon volume - what is not considered is the additional stress of biking, recovery, work, etc that triathlon adds.

It sounds like from your post - you fit the classic female athlete triad. You absolutely need to work with someone in diet; you may need to have a professional running analysis (I would recommend by a highly trained physical therapist); you may want to look into a professional bike fit (again potentially by a Physical therapist who understands your injury past); And you may want to have a strength routine designed by a physical therapist rather than a personal trainer.

Not trying to be harsh, but realistic. There were likely signs that were missed. having a team around you that can point those out is important.

Good luck in 2016.

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Thrive Kinematics Physical Therapy - http://www.facebook.com/...8178667572974?ref=hl

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I hate using Wiki links, but I am short on time...https://en.wikipedia.org/...Female_athlete_triad

Basically:

1) less than idea eating for the amount of exercise (up to and including a true eating disorder, but can be just not taking in enough of the right energy)
2) No periods (amenorrhoea)
3) decreased bone density (likely leading to stress fractures)


Now that the OP deleted her posting I can not verify that she did not have periods, but I would be concerned. I have been here, I treat people here, I am advocating that we all have people we trust (paid or not) around us that can help us spot the signs of overtraining, under eating, etc. Trust is important, because for many of us, when we are in the heat of chasing a goal down, it is difficult to be objective and it is difficult to be told to stop or modify.

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Don't Just Live, Thrive!
Thrive Kinematics Physical Therapy - http://www.facebook.com/...8178667572974?ref=hl

ahh, ok. without the context, I read your post with a different vibe. makes totally sense. and you are correct