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Subject: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: ian d.
Written on: Monday May 07, 2012 Message: Where: calne, wilts, UK
When: 6 may
2012
Organiser: events logic
Course
details: common-garden pool
sprint
Distance(s): 400m in the white horse
pool, bike up and down the A4 past the Oldbury
White Horse, mixed surface run
Marshalling:
loads, cheery
Facilities: swimming pool for
changing, watching the swim from
etc
Technical: Chip timing
Freebies:
tshirt, massage
Well... what is there to
say? 1st tri since Sept 2010, and very possibly my
last ever. This race was a "Proof of
Concept" really - can I run? I really
honestly didn't know - the various issues I have
ended up with me not running in training any
longer as I was finding running 4Km created groin
pain after all, so stopped running as I didn't
want to make anything any worse than what it
already was. Consequently I was running on
residual fitness from cycling primarily but with
no idea how it may actually turn out.
It
also probably wasn't the most ideal course for me
- although the overall climbing was only 130m this
represented around 9Km of "up" in the
20K bike so it was always going to be a challenge
for me, and I knew from recceing the course a few
weeks ago it would take me around an hour - but
that was not an issue in itself. It was local, was
run by a mate, and it meant I could get away to
the two junior rugby dinners and awards and fun
day at the club straight afterwards. The Cotswold
Super Sprint would probably have suited me better
but was 45 minutes away.
First - and
most importantly - the positives. The swim went
really well (for me!). 11:18 but that included the
usual didds beached whale exit from the pool and
about 200m jog along to T1. Certainly my watch
said 10:50 during the run to T1, but whilst not
"fast" I was happy enough with a
concerted and non-tiring swim effort. I had been
lucky with a lane to myself though as i joked with
the lane next to me just before the start it meant
I didn't have anyone to draft off:-)
T1
was really "poor" - but I had to put a
fleece on as TBH it was really nippy and I knew I
would be out on the bike for a long time. True the
climbing would keep me warm but I was a bit
worried about the descent and how cold that may
make me.
The ride went as I knew it was,
though maybe not helped with an easterly wind that
meant I was climbing into the wind for the longest
climb. The descent into the turn around - about
1.75 Km, was also still into the headwind and I
never felt I "got going on the descent"
- certainly I was able to ride in 50/12 and pedal
it!
The turnaround was evidence of the wind...
no feel of it at all and the climb back up to the
crest spun out nicely . I was of course constantly
overtaken by later waves but that's my tri life
:-) The eventual long descent was nice though... a
mate shouted encouragement as we passed and I was
able to 50/12 it back to Calne with some
free-wheeeling eventually on the steeper
bits.
T2 wasn't much quicker than T1
as the change of shoes isn't easy when I can't
bend over to the right, but off I eventually
went
The run... hmmm. By 500m I knew I
had an issue... my groin had already gone and I'd
already been forced to walk. By 1Km - which is
right by T1 as the course looped around the
playing fields and back, I had the option of
quitting and the 1st Aid guy who happened to be
there asked if I was all right. But - perhaps
stupidly - I've never been a quitter and if this
was to be my final tri then I may as well finish
it. So off I ran/hobbled for the rest of the
5Km... it wasn't much fun I must confess. But 30
years of discomfort and pain at times in the front
row has given me a certain
inevitability/fatalistic approach to exercise and
on I plodded/staggered. The discomfort was quite
severe by the turn around area but as ever the
other racers were full of encouragement. Triathlon
is so supportive. Back on the playing fields I
managed a few more jogs - more to just try and get
it all finished as quickly as possible than
anything else. I got taken by the children's fun
run (I came 3rd ;-) but at least beat the Lion
costumed geezer :-)
So - a 2 hour sprint,
with the "run" taking almost as long as
the bike. But I didn't DNF and have plenty to
consider. Do I run train even if just maybe 2Km at
a time to at least keep some run fitness ? Do I
learn to power walk and use that as my
"run" - if it doesn't bring on the groin
pain I must be able to power walk 5K in quicker
than 50 minutes surely? Or do I just bin tri off
for ever? I'm not sure I really ready for the
final option, though I did suggest to the
organiser he organise some aqua-bike races... or
maybe even a swim-bike-swim concept
:-)
I'll confess I had a tear or two on
the run, as the proof was evident that maybe my
tri days are over. But I do feel I have an option
to at least try out with power walking. So maybe
whilst the days are numbered, they may at least be
greater than zero....
swim 11:18
T1
1:26
Bike 59:19
T2 1:13
Run
50:07
Overall 2:03:21 43
43rd out of 46 -
3 possible DQs out of that 46 though (the results
show full times for them but no overall official
time... One of those three did have an overall
time if you add up his splits of 2:40 so I wasn't
actually "last" maybe ;-)
didds | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: Carol R.
Written on: Monday May 07, 2012 Message: wow! way to persevere! as for the future....take
it one day at a time, i'd say. don't get
completely set in the 'i'm done' frame of mind.
just take it slow and see what comes. you may
surprise yourself! | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: James T.
Written on: Monday May 07, 2012 Message: Tough as nails mate. Maybe you should bin the tri
career, and sign up as an SBS instructor. Good
luck!
| Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: Suzanne C.
Written on: Tuesday May 08, 2012 Message: Have you seen a doc? Do you know what the
"issue" is?
I say be a power
walking fool. When using the correct form you can
walk pretty darn fast. A good friend of mine
recently had to adopt this strategy and she can
walk faster than I run!
Have you tried
aqua jogging? | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: Clyde W.
Written on: Tuesday May 08, 2012 Message:
Well done on sticking it out! I would say
Aqua-bikes are the way to go if you can find any.
Or swim, bike, beers.
| Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: James T.
Written on: Tuesday May 08, 2012 Message: Hey, I just thought. Another thing you could do is
form a regular relay team and you could be the
swim specialist and maybe the bike.
| Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: ian d.
Written on: Tuesday May 08, 2012 Message: hi suzanne.. osteo arthritus, both hips. Normal
clearance between head of femur and socket = 6mm.
Mt right hip has 1 mm, left 2mm. Right hip is
gravating outwards, creating lots of iossues for
the adductors... hence it manifests itself in
groin pain when I run.
Eventually I'll
get two new hips - BUT no running when that
happens I am told. Not that is now any different
anyway!
@james - I did suggest to
sunday's organiser he runs a swim-bike-swim
"duathlon" !!
didds | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: Teri d.
Written on: Tuesday May 08, 2012 Message: Way to take it on and tough it out, didds! My
husband just had a hip resurfacing done on one hip
and will have the other one done in the fall. He
is also not planning on running but we're
researching different shoes that might help to
make running possible for him. (and easier on my
osteoarthritis-riddled back) | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: Suzanne C.
Written on: Wednesday May 09, 2012 Message: Ok, so either the power walk or like the others
said - rock out the relay teams! There are a lot
of aqua-bike options here in FL but I'm not sure
about the UK.
Or... just enter all the
races you want to do and stop after the bike.
Do they have rules against hand cycles
for people who aren't disabled? Actually, you
might be able to argue the disabled angle... If
so, I think I would rock out the hand cycle. You
would have arms like the Hulk :) | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: John G.
Written on: Friday May 11, 2012 Message: Great job despite your ailments. It takes a great
deal of intestinal fortitude to finish any event
when faced with pain. I say don't give up
completely. Just try to find a way around it. If
you love tri and love fitness, find a way to do
something (all of the above suggestions are viable
options). Good luck. | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: ian d.
Written on: Friday May 11, 2012 Message: started a "racewalking" training program
today!
fingers
crossed!
didds | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: James T.
Written on: Saturday May 12, 2012 Message: Now, let's see if you can walk fast while
"Chewing a toffee". Get that arse
wiggling! (Good luck mate) | Subject: RE: RR - oldbury white horse tri, calne (UK) By: Clyde W.
Written on: Sunday May 13, 2012 Message:
Didds, you'll be fine mate. If some teenage
girls can walk 5km in under 23 minutes, surely
with your arse you can break 20...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZK
SywmobMQ&feature=related
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