Bare with me but this will be one of those whining posts. I am somwhat new to triathlon and gone from sprint to 70.3 over the course of 3-4 years. 2018 it is time for my first full distance Ironman. However, I am not new to sport and have biked and run committed for many years.

Despite the best health and condition ever, these last 12 months have been a pure injury feast. 12 months ago I broke my right wrist and had cast for 6 weeks. 2 months later, a very mild ankle sprain. 2 months after that, start of a prolonged right knee issue (jumpers knee-ish) affecting bike and run. After 9 months of strength training and 3 different fysios still not at 100% (appears to be poor activation and glute strength on right side or?) and now I am lying here again with a more severe ankle sprain. Needless to say it is the same (right) foot.

Is this the way it is supposed to be? There does not seem to be an end to all injuries, despite cautios training and lots of strength training. Only comfort is that both broken wrist and sprained ankle is somewhat due to bad luck, but I wonder. Should I just get used to constant rehab or is there hope? There is no chance to get into great shape and do a full IM with constant rehab periods. Looking at strava everybody else seems to be doing great always...

For what its worth, I am 46, rather light weight (69kg) and train 10-12 hrs per week.