| Discussion: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? |
Subject: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Mary C.
Written on: Tuesday February 14, 2012 Message: I signed up for the Galveston Lone Star 70.3 a
long time ago through my tri team for a really
good price. Tomorrow is the last day to w/draw
for partial refund. I know I should not even be
entertaining this thing but yet...I am! Part of
me does not want to mess w/ it knowing the run
will be mostly a walk, it will probably hurt and
my time will be the max they allow but then the
other part of me says go for it...it will be my
last long one for quite a while so what the heck?
stupid? yes, i know but i guess I need to hear
about others who have had to finally say
"no" and let the race and the money go. |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Paul P.
Written on: Tuesday February 14, 2012 Message: Mary,
I like you have major hip issues and i
had a "replacment" BHR 3 years ago. My
running is very limited but I never withdrew from
a race. Trust me walking the run you will still
beat many people that are "running". I
finished IM LP 5 months post surgery and walked
the entire run with my longest run for training
was chasing the ice cream man. GO for it you will
regert not trying!!! and Finishing which you
will!!!!!!!!!!! |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Mary C.
Written on: Wednesday February 15, 2012 Message: Wow Paul - thank you for this....you had a
replacement? You have definitely peaked my
curiousity. What type? what was your diagnosis?
how old are you? Do you run at all - even short?
what does most of your training involve?
Thanks again.
Mary |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Paul P.
Written on: Saturday February 18, 2012 Message: I was 41 when i had a Birmngham
"resurfacing" website below
http://www.rediscoveryourgo.com/Pr
oduct.aspx?Product=BirminghamHip
It
was secondary to arthritis ( injury and just got
worse) I do run but not really that much I can I
just feel it is not really that neccessary I have
completed 3 IM since not fast but still finished.
I really focus on the bike, swim a little, run
less but it works for me.
Any help i can offer
let me know |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Mary C.
Written on: Sunday February 19, 2012 Message: Paul
I sent you a PM to get more info on what
you had done and other questions. Thanks
Mary |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Jamie B.
Written on: Sunday February 19, 2012 Message: Paul don't forget to mention you stopped along the
course to high five and hug Jamie B who was
injured and walking the race too.
For
me I knew it would be the last IM I did for a long
while maybe ever. So even though I was having all
kinds of knee issues and hardly able to run
leading up the race I decided to do it and finish.
I got thru most of the first lap on a good walk
run but coming back to town I was unable to bend
the leg at all in a run motion. I decided the
best thing to do was get out of town and stay on
course. The further I got from town the harder it
was to quit. I was lucky enough to hook up with
another guy who was having the exact same problems
with his knee. We hiked it in together and became
pretty good friends. My run split was almost
identical to my bike and nowhere near what I had
done in the past or what my abilities said I could
do. It was one of my best moments finishing in
front of my and Sarah's whole family and my best
friend and his wife up there too. Sometimes it
isn't about your finish time or your splits but
what you overcome to get to the line. It took me
2 years of PT and various other treatments on my
leg as well as a few trips to the VA hospital but
I am running again and still more proud of my 13
hour IM than my 4:20 mile!
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Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Teri d.
Written on: Sunday February 19, 2012 Message: Mary, what did you decide to do? |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Paul P.
Written on: Monday February 20, 2012 Message: Jamie Hope all is well with you and Sarah, was on
an ONTRI sabatical for a while...... Just started
training for LP and NYC this year ( not to swift I
know) Talk soon P |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Mary C.
Written on: Monday February 20, 2012 Message: Teri
did you get my PM? I went to the doc
again last Fri and they did another x-ray. He
said I was pretty much bone on bone and am
probably looking at a replacement. I am back to
limping again. I am so bummed about it all and
have not made a decision yet - it is a big one and
I am very nervous about it all. I hate the
thought of giving my sport up. |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Patricia M.
Written on: Tuesday February 21, 2012 Message: Dear Mary,
I've been last in a lot of races,
but I've never been sorry I did them. I do my
best, enjoy the moments, and plug away. Sometimes
our best is what we bring to that particular day
and not what we used to be or what we will be in
the future. If it takes you longer, you can
always just remind yourself you are getting more
enjoyment for your investment :-) I would say go
for it. Patricia |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Paul P.
Written on: Tuesday February 21, 2012 Message: A few things I went to like 5 Doc's who said I
was not a canidate either as I was bone on bone
also. If yuo want send me an e-mail to ppower@nshs.edu
and i can send you a pic of my x-ray. What i found
is that Doc's that are not "that good"
at BHR tend to shy away and say it is not good. It
is a personal choice and you have to do a lot of
research. I do not regret it one bit form day of
surgery to IM was 5 months and I was in the best
shape of my life at that point, actually being
able to ride a bike without sitting upright was
amazing. One thing I found in my research
especcialy in women is bone density is sometimes
an issue, so this is something you will need to
research further.
Like I said I anything I
can do to help, let me know. I feel your pain
trust me.
Paul
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Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Jim K.
Written on: Wednesday February 22, 2012 Message: Are you kidding me? My first IM was acually the
4th one I signed up for!!!!! Life gets in the
way.......forget the money...it's a sunken cost.
Gone no matter what (assuming the partial refund
period is over)......It's a long life...there will
be others..listen to your body...it's a marathon,
not a sprint!!! Hope you feel better. |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Mary C.
Written on: Thursday February 23, 2012 Message: Paul
I sent another PM to the above email. It
is long - sorry.
Mary |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: Mary C.
Written on: Thursday February 23, 2012 Message: By the way, I decided to with draw from the short
du this weekend and the 70.3 April 1st. I am
going to New York City to spend spring break w/ my
daughter and did not want to hurt myself so not to
be able to walk and not enough time to properly
train... not to mention I am currently lacking the
motivation I need to complete a race...it is Lent
and a great time for me to reflect on what is
really important in my life - I am going to devote
my time to figuring out what I can do to get back
to my sport and if this is what I am supposed to
do. Thanks for all of your encouragement. |
Subject: RE: Has anyone ever had to withdraw from a race? By: ian d.
Written on: Thursday February 23, 2012 Message: Mary - commiserations on the decision, and the
prognosis ...
I saw a consultant just
before Xmas - you may recall we chatted briefly
here about various hip orientated issues
previously. I'm down to 1 mm clearance on my right
hip joint... and 2mm on my left!
He sent
me packing with a "you are still young,
healthy and active so do what you can. We'll chat
again some day, hopefully later rather than
sooner". He added however that come the day
when i receive new hips/or possibly what Paul's
treatment sounds like, there will be NO running
for me.
Until that day... I'm back
running - if you can call it that - again, but I
keep it to a max of 30 minutes because TBH I am
scared of damaging myself "somehow". Tho
I am back in proper training now and loving it,
for some sprints this year and hopefully a 4 mile
sea swim around Brownsea Island off the south
coast of England.
Stay well, and do what
you can.
Didds
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