I've completed more than 15 70.3 and several full Ironman races. Just yesterday I decided not to participate in the St. George 70.3 in 2.5 weeks. Sent an email to Ironman (no refunds/transfers, but that's ok) and cancelled the motel.
Earlier this year my running was awesome. However after a PB in half marathon in February I started feeling pain in my piriformis due to sciatica/disc herniation when doing even easy runs. This doesn't affect my cycling - the bike shape is nearly the best in my life. But I don't want to risk hurting my body more. It wouldn't make sense for me to struggle through the run part, possibly having to walk, just to finish the run in 1:50 to 2 hours.
I'll try to recover and be able to race Morro Bay in a month.
Earlier this year my running was awesome. However after a PB in half marathon in February I started feeling pain in my piriformis due to sciatica/disc herniation when doing even easy runs. This doesn't affect my cycling - the bike shape is nearly the best in my life. But I don't want to risk hurting my body more. It wouldn't make sense for me to struggle through the run part, possibly having to walk, just to finish the run in 1:50 to 2 hours.
I'll try to recover and be able to race Morro Bay in a month.