Hey all,
I thought I'd give birth to an other 9 page thread...had an ok swim for me as I usually don't swim well when the water is a bit rough and swim a high 55'. Ok transition and a pretty good start on the bike, very controled. I had a flat at mile 60 if I remember well and lost 6'30'' there (difference between my time and my computer time) as I could not get the tire off the rim. At around mile 75-80 my tibia started to hurt again which surprised me as it never hurt on the bike. I decided to go on anyway and hope for the best. Still finished with a reasonable time in 18th or 19th place. Got off the bike and the first few steps were really painful. I was hoping that with the cushioning things would be better but it wasn't the case and half a mile further, I decided that it was a lot wiser to stop take 6 weeks off rather than go on risk to have the tibia snap for good and need be a new addition to the ST crew with Ti body parts.
Why did I race with the injury? Because if it hurt I could stop and everything (plane ticket, hotel, entry fees) were already paid. So at least I got to swim and bike. And honestly I thought I could run at least the first half and then walk the rest.
I thought I'd give birth to an other 9 page thread...had an ok swim for me as I usually don't swim well when the water is a bit rough and swim a high 55'. Ok transition and a pretty good start on the bike, very controled. I had a flat at mile 60 if I remember well and lost 6'30'' there (difference between my time and my computer time) as I could not get the tire off the rim. At around mile 75-80 my tibia started to hurt again which surprised me as it never hurt on the bike. I decided to go on anyway and hope for the best. Still finished with a reasonable time in 18th or 19th place. Got off the bike and the first few steps were really painful. I was hoping that with the cushioning things would be better but it wasn't the case and half a mile further, I decided that it was a lot wiser to stop take 6 weeks off rather than go on risk to have the tibia snap for good and need be a new addition to the ST crew with Ti body parts.
Why did I race with the injury? Because if it hurt I could stop and everything (plane ticket, hotel, entry fees) were already paid. So at least I got to swim and bike. And honestly I thought I could run at least the first half and then walk the rest.
