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Little Ninja

03/04/2012 at 21:41

Or Soup picked up too many sandbagging tips from Kanga before he left?

Schmunkee - The List Fairy

03/04/2012 at 21:44

Soup - have you thought about doing Swimathon?

Soup Dragon

03/04/2012 at 22:40

Little Ninja wrote (see)

Or Soup picked up too many sandbagging tips from Kanga before he left?

hahahahaha Rumbled!

Not bothered about swimathon.

AndyB99

pirate

11/04/2012 at 15:35

has this thread died now SD is out??

got the call yesterday...scan should be in a week or two....but honestly...i think i'm resigned to no irondistance this year.....just about the only thing i can do now is run...even riding is painful....so i might just console myself with a marathon in venice at the end of the year and go onto RW instead of TW

i'll let you knwo

M..TRIumphant pirate

pirate

11/04/2012 at 15:49

Andy, sorry to hear that, life's a bitch at times. At least a marathon will give you a goal to focus on, but hopefully things won't turn out quite as bad as you think.

AndyB99

pirate

11/04/2012 at 16:07

cheers Gary, not spoke to you in ages chap. you ok??..
yeah i hope you are right...its pretty much worse than its ever been though and i've not even been swimming....the physio is no orthopaedic specialist but her outlook was not good...but as you say...venice will be nice and my running is coming along nicely anyway so maybe it will be a blessing.

M..TRIumphant pirate

pirate

11/04/2012 at 16:15

Fingers crossed. Hopefully the no swimming and no biking will give it the proper rest it needs, and then with a little intervention, the strength and mobility can come back. But with no swim training, or bike training, then Outlaw is probably off.

How's Cat getting on with IMUK training?

AndyB99

pirate

11/04/2012 at 16:40

yeah thats sort of how it feels...i'm not too bothered about the swim...i reckon i could do it without much training in a similar time to last year...but i want to do some...if only to prevent my shoulders from seizing up with doms halfway through the bike.....But...Cycling is a different story...i need to be strong on this and 4/5 weeks just wont cut it...i can cycle....but after a couple of hours i'm in pain...and that just wont make for a good day...probably end up in dnf and god knows what damage to the shoulder itself.

she's doing well...she needs some swim confidence and perhaps more time to train....work gets so in the way for her.....she wobbles a bit from time to time...i think she can do it...but i dont want to either push or discourage her so i just let her make her mind up...it doesnt help her not having me to train with....but i think she'll be fine in the end.

M..TRIumphant pirate

pirate

11/04/2012 at 16:47

Better tell the Bayliss' to watch out, they'll soon be a new iron couple

AndyB99

pirate

11/04/2012 at 16:55

hahaha...cheers Gary...though i doubt either of us will give them anything to worry about...except in a drinking comp maybe!!

Soup Dragon

12/04/2012 at 09:24

Sorry to hear your news Andy. Always a difficult decision (as i know too well) but sounds like a sensible one. Enjoy Venice.

bburn plO.dder pirate

pirate

12/04/2012 at 09:44

+1 Andy,

Bad news, but ultimately you don't want to do any longer term or permanant damage.

Recover well, and give 'em hell in Venice

AndyB99

pirate

13/04/2012 at 10:52

hey people....thats it i'm afraid i've withdrawn.
i have been hoping the consultant would have good news...but in realist....even if he waves a magic wand next week....i'm still waaayyy behind where i need to be with 10/11 weeks left. i could do the swim...but i'm not even able to cycle much....certainly not for 4-5 hours.
so i decided last night it was time to face up to it.....still gonna try for venice...and if i get my shoulder sorted i'll do liverpool and tatton Oly's i think and aim for a bit more speed.

if the thread rumbles on i'll happily pass on some advice.....i'm pretty gutted and will be on the day...but its the best decision

TJ1004

13/04/2012 at 10:58

Andy bad luck but hope you recover strong

slowerthanilook

13/04/2012 at 11:50

Bummer. Gutted for you, mate.

IronCat5 in the Hat pirate

pirate

13/04/2012 at 20:23

Andy.

Iron Muffin pirate

pirate

13/04/2012 at 21:07

Unlucly Andy, tough calll hopefully well made.

All advice welcome!

Soup Dragon

14/04/2012 at 11:04

Time to get this thread back on a positive note I think. Come on - tell us some training success stories. How is it going for the rest of the gang? No more injuries allowed from now on.

Soup Dragon

14/04/2012 at 11:08

In fact I'll start even though I'm out of it (the Vit still awaits).

I had a brilliant swim the other day. I've started to work on my breathing and its made a whole heap of difference so that when I turn to breathe I now feel myself still gliding forwards instead of slowing down or even stopping. My teacher told me to dip my head very slightly (feels odd) which means that I look directly to the side rather than behind me like I've been doing for years without realising it. And I turn to breathe a bit earlier now which gives me time to get a relaxed breath rather than a rushed gulp. 800m never felt easier. I love my swimming lessons.

IronCat5 in the Hat pirate

pirate

14/04/2012 at 11:13

OK!

Positive #1: I ran Frimley Lodge Parkrun as part of my LSR today. It was nice to see the scenary for once, and take in the atmosphere rather than feeling like I was going to vomit. Way slower than PB, but sub 25 minutes.

Positive #2: Yesterday I had a coached session at the pool. A few things to work on, but all good feedback.

Positive#3: First sportive tomorrow. Looking forward to eating vast amounts.