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Agreed - I am woefully behind on this race report.  Need/want to get it done. I like having them online at BT as I can go back and reread them in the future.

Medical advice needed - a couple of weeks before the HIM I injured my left leg during a long run.  So for the past 3+ weeks I've had some pain/discomfort every time I put pressure on the leg, walk upstairs, run, etc.  My first run since the HIM a couple of days ago ended quickly as the leg got aggravated really fast and I knew I was doing myself no good.  Biking is not an issue, I assume because of no impact (I actually just a PB for the 20min test yesterday!).

Based on my googling of anatomy images, I'm fairly certain that the pain is focused on the greater trochanter.  Thoughts or recommendations on how to work this out?  Like I said, I took 10 days after the HIM before trying a run and knew within 7-8min that I was in trouble, so rest on it's own didn't seem to do much.

Not too far from Toronto that I couldn't make the busy drive if it was worth it.  Do you have a recommendation?

Originally posted by BrotherTri

Originally posted by TankBoyAnd just a quick rules clarification: isn't there some sort of statute of limitations on writing race reports? Aren't we still waiting on them from Marc, Neil, and Chris?

Hope you are not waiting on my race reports. I only ever done one just because it was TRULY a epic race........ Btw no race for me this weekend. I got sick, now just fighting it off. Ran ez yesterday and I hurt bad but felt good during and right after. Then an hour or so got super dizzy. So definitely pulled from the race. Don't need that barreling through the New Jersey countryside.

That's pretty much the same with me... I guess I sort of avoid the race report spotlight.  Although I probably should write one up about New Zealand because that's a race every IM racer should put on their calendar *someday* if possible.

Originally posted by spudone

Originally posted by BrotherTri

Originally posted by TankBoyAnd just a quick rules clarification: isn't there some sort of statute of limitations on writing race reports? Aren't we still waiting on them from Marc, Neil, and Chris?

Hope you are not waiting on my race reports. I only ever done one just because it was TRULY a epic race........ Btw no race for me this weekend. I got sick, now just fighting it off. Ran ez yesterday and I hurt bad but felt good during and right after. Then an hour or so got super dizzy. So definitely pulled from the race. Don't need that barreling through the New Jersey countryside.

That's pretty much the same with me... I guess I sort of avoid the race report spotlight.  Although I probably should write one up about New Zealand because that's a race every IM racer should put on their calendar *someday* if possible.

I like to write them.  They're more for myself, though, and like Neil i go back now and then and review them.  Also since many of the races are also trips, it's a reminder of that as well

We got nailed with some seriously heavy rain this morning.  Radar seems to show that it hopefully went through Niagara a little earlier - around transition setup time.  Hope Arend stays relatively dry.

It rained pretty much right up to the start of the race but once I was on the bike I didn't see any at all.  Roads were wet for the first half but had dried up by the second half.  Really windy, pretty much a head/hurting cross wind for the first hour and a bit and then a ripping tail/cross wind for the rest of it.

Swim was 2k, 27:56 was good for 13th overall, bike was 92.6k (last minute route change due to construction), 2:28:08 good for 13th overall again.  1:47:53 run, I had it short on my watch but they swear it was right, my watch didn't lock onto the GPS for a bit so maybe... - I need to learn how to suffer more when I run.  Finished 5th AG, 15th overall, 4:49:12

Great event, really happy I did it!  I had some issues and made a few mistakes and had a bunch of firsts, some of which may be TMI....

Fred, you seem to have done alright in the race for someone without the top end speed!  

Nice going Arend! Was there a lot of tree coverage or other obstructions for the run? I was in a 5k a group my sister is with put together this morning. They actually had the course USATF certified and garmin only had it at 2.85 miles, both mine and hers. Much of the course had tall trees along and even an overhead canopy. There was some slight meandering of the trail, but generally pretty straight. I had figured garmin came up a little short in such situations, but never had an official measurement to see it was this much!

There was a section that went through downtown Niagara Falls with some tall buildings but I'd say 70-80% of the course had a decent view of the sky.  Saw a couple of other posts on Strava that had it short too.  I just looked at the course they had posted online for the race and there was a short out and back section that we turned around sooner than what was on the map.

I did beat Lionel on the swim.    and I beat Cody Beals to T2.  Of course he double flatted and pulled out of the race.  

I'll let you know if we are in the Ottawa area for sure!

Sounds like a great race -- looking forward to the full race report!

So after Mont Tremblant, I decided I'd take a full week off from all training to give myself some time to recover.  I started some training again last week (mostly running as I'm attempting to do a run focus) and it's been nothing but awful.  A 30 minute easy run has felt anything but easy.  I completely fell apart on (what should have been) an hour long run yesterday.

I thought taking some time off would be good for me, but it seems to have been the worst thing I've done in my training so far.  I feel like I'm starting all over again.  I don't understand how that could be.

I've been in the pool twice since the race....my swimming doesn't seem to have suffered quite as badly as my running, but given how the running and swimming have felt, I'm quite worried about getting back on the bike now...