Sue--YOU got me into this tri mess with THIS race a year ago!!!  You did a great job today!  It wouldn't have been the same without you there racing!!  Get your body healed up and let's go back next year and win OVERALL!!

Hey Sue!

Please don't be depressed about this!  Your times are great, given all of the limitations that your hip and neck have been giving you.  I am soooooo impressed that you went out and did it. 

All that work didn't go to waste, even though it probably doesn't feel like it.  You have the motivation, girl, and that's what counts....SPIRIT!!!!

HOLD IT!

Under 2 min. per 100 yrds and 18 + MPH on the bike!  I'd give a tooth for your swim time. 

Your bike is solid. 

You are running on an injuried hip and managed 12 min. miles - - - when I was healthy but overweight, I couldn't do 12 min. miles (just18 months ago.)

Given some additional time to heal (this winter might be a good time) you'll be like a spring chicken come April.  I don't see the negative here.  I certainly don't see a DNF.

I'm going to congratulate you even if it is pisses you off!  Good Great job!!!!

Sue.... even though the race didn't turn out how you hoped it would.....just think about what is going on with you....broken hip, very sore neck, no running for awhile, and you did an ambitious brick type workout the day before.

I know once you get healthy you will see the improvements you have worked so hard for.

Allow yourself to heal so you can reach your potential....and not hurt yourself.

You perserve when most wouldn't. You are a winner in my eyes!!

I'd like to swim and ride as fast as you do...and your run on a broken hip is what my run time is when I can train.

Ok...here's my suggestions....too big of a top???? Ditch the top...screw the no nudity rule.  Make a statement...or come out of the water squealing and yelling  "Who took my top!!!!!"  LOL!

Ummmm... 19mph in a strong wind is really NOT BAD!!!  I think you're crazy thinking it sucked.   Truly...its like climbing a hill for the entire race.

Ok...the run was slow.  That's the only thing I'll give ya.  But hell....you have a freaking busted hip.  LOL!  Aside from drugging yourself up, I can't think of anything you could do to go faster.  Well...unless you had some of the funky 70's sneakers with the roller skates hidden in the bottom.  But I think that might be a little obvious.  Now the swim top thing....I think I'm on to something. 

Seriously Sue.  The conditions sucked but you perservered and finished your race.  Not much you can do about the top, on the bike....bribe mother nature maybe???  Inject some crazy glue into the break for the hip?

I hope you heal up soon so you can get some speed back!

Just don't be too harsh on yourself Sue, you did great.  Hey, you shaved a minute off your best time and that is an improvement .... oui .... non!?! 

I think that the best thing you can do for yourself, for your hip and for the rest of your body is to stop training until next season.  Work on your hip, do some physio and just generally get yourself back into shape before you resume training.  Can your doctor not immobilize your hip so that it will heal faster?  It is difficult to give up your training, I know, but you can concentrate on upper body, some weights maybe and/or some breathing and stretching excercises.

No WONDER your hip hurt so much.  You've been beating yourself up over this race too much.  GOODNESS, Sue, you did great.  I'd be happy to have your swim time and if I had a fx in my hip I'd be ecstatic that I could even run that distance and still walk after.  You need to come over to this coast and visit.  You'll feel much better.  Tropical Tri is this Sunday, waddaya think??

Sharon