How’s the training going?? I’ve got 3 more big weeks planned before backing off. Had a great workout yesterday with my 16yr old son… 7 mile run to the pool, 2k in the 50y outdoor at the Y and 7 mile run back.
Starting to get that excited feeling!
Thanks for stressing me. I had a bike accident with a deer 10 days ago and have been unable to bike or swim since then. Still plan on doing it if the Orthopedic will give me his blessings today at my follow up.
Dude…Sorry to here about that! I did the bike vs. car thing about a month ago but was lucky enough to end up with only a few cuts and bruises. I was only off a couple days and stressed about that so I can imagine how you feel! Hope you get the thumbs up… its gonna be fun!
I was sitting on the couch last night and remembered I had my GPS going when it happened so I was able to see the speed at which I hit and how high my heart rate spiked all on a nice graph… And they say triathletes are geeks…
Chris
Scott,
I hear you. I'm started to get pretty jacked up about the race myself. I know this race has not received a lot of love, but it should be awesome. I don't know about you, but I think the swim in the river will be bad ass.
Steve
What happened with the deer incident that’s keeping you off your bike? What did you break?
I hear you on the bike crash… I went down a month ago and broke my collarbone and two ribs. After three weeks, the collarbone wasn’t healing right so I had to have surgery (the one where they screw in a titanium plate to hold the bones in position). I’m looking at another six weeks before I even think about getting in the water for any kind of swim at all, but I can bike on the trainer and shouold be running in about four more weeks.
So, I had to withdraw from IMKY. But I live locally, so I volunteered! I’ll be one of the “Finish Line Catchers,” so maybe I’ll get to see some of the Slowtitchers out there.
Tom
I was coming down a hill going 30 mph and saw 2 deer which soon after they saw me and began running on the other side of the road in my direction but not towards me and at the last second the one deer darted across the street and I hit it dead on according to my GPS I was able to slow to 24 mph at the point of impact and flew 10-15 feet before hitting the road and bouncing a good 2 feet off the pavement and coming to rest in the road.(All of this happened right in front of a ranger’s patrol car and unfortunately his dash cam was not turned on.) I got a ton of road rash all down my left side and when I peeled off my bike shorts it took a bunch of skin with it. Other than the road rash I broke my bike helmet,bruised my hip, hurt my shoulder and elbow. I couldn’t lift my arm or have any grip for a week. I went to the Ortho and got xrays and luckily nothing was broken but I had a bruised rotator cuff and a slight dislocation and the elbow had some deep muscle and tendon bruises. So I was unable to support any weight on it weather it be in the aerobars or in the hoods on my road bike. After taking prescription anti inflammatory medicine for the past week the swelling finally went down enough that I could bend it. I even got permission to do some light swimming this weekend to make sure I dont have any other pains and rode the bike on the trainer today with plans to go outside once the weather permits and a big weekend this weekend.