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jase
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Well the year started fantastically and I've had a brilliant January of training and am really really motivated.
Target this year is London Olympic Distance in August (my first Olympic distance after 4 years of sprints)
Anyway its all gone rapidly downhill in the past couple of days - Shoulder damaged and been told not to swim for at least a month (given physio to do) and now I've gone an got Achillies Tendonitis and told not to run for 2 months.
To say I am dimoralised and just fancy sitting in the pub for the rest of the year would be an understatement.
So thats my tale of woe - I need some encouragement that I'll have time to get fit in time for London (I know its August but I had several races lined up beofre that), positive stories of how others have got through your injuries.
cheers
Target this year is London Olympic Distance in August (my first Olympic distance after 4 years of sprints)
Anyway its all gone rapidly downhill in the past couple of days - Shoulder damaged and been told not to swim for at least a month (given physio to do) and now I've gone an got Achillies Tendonitis and told not to run for 2 months.
To say I am dimoralised and just fancy sitting in the pub for the rest of the year would be an understatement.
So thats my tale of woe - I need some encouragement that I'll have time to get fit in time for London (I know its August but I had several races lined up beofre that), positive stories of how others have got through your injuries.
cheers
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Say you start running again at the end of March you've got more than four months to get fit for 10k. Easy.
Oh and some wise words from Joe Friel today: "Being 100% healthy is more important than being 100% fit. Don't force it in the early stages of injury or illness. Back off."
So don't go too hard on the bike!
And ease yourself back in when you can swim and run again.
Also, a break allows you to do other stuff. Become less triathlon-obsessed for a while.
I'm not by any means suggesting you should start training again too soon, more, get another opinion and wait and see how things develop.
You'll still have plenty of time for London, see you there !
Im Sparticus - were you able to cycle OK with the Achillies? The doc suggested I shouldn't even do that which I felt was a bit harsh so it would be intersting to know if you felt any effects?
Jac - Got the Bible for xmas, suppose I'll have time to read it now....oh and I got another book by some other bloke Darren someone, had never heard of him before but its quite a good book
Incidentally, I got a foam roller yesterday, and it's highlighted one or two evil knots around my calf on the injured leg, so hopefully using the roller will help ease those and possibly improve my achilles.
I would suggest you self manage your recovery period and see how you go in terms of when you get back into things.
One thing I would say is that getting 2 injuries after a months of training smells a lot like your program was initially a bit to heavy for what your body was ready for. Make sure you get your training program right when you get back into things and use the initial 2 months of the program to focus on technique and injury prevention (through strength, flexibility, and recovery sessions)
Rush makes a couple of good points, over cautious GP ? and possible overtraining especially with the tedonitous.
Re solivng it rest of course but see a sports physio as recommended - 3 sets of ultra sound cleared mine.
The advice was then what we read everywhere re running and tend to ignore becaude we know best - 10% per week. Always start your run with a walk of 3-5 minutes to warm up. Longer runs are not a sprint, so don't treat them that way. Try some compression socks for running your longer runs or for recovery.
8 months to an Olympic is an eternity - you don't have to do it all in the first weeks as i read somewhere its getting there 100% healthy not 100% fit.
G
In the mean time I guess you will be building a really good bike base.. after all it's all in the bike
Oh and you might get the misfortune to have to do running in the pool as a start.. now that get's some funny looks.
All the best with your recovery and traing. London is good event..
Scotty
a/The physio should give you some good exercises to do. Do them religiously! But don't over do it!
Get some motivational/training books - now is the time to research where you went run. Remember that recovery is actually where you build you fitness... so make sure that recovery is planned as diligently as the punishment.
The advantage of tri is that it is a multisport - so you've still got the bike left - it's low impact and should be OK to good for the ankle. Make sure your position is correct, so that you don't knacker your knees though
Get into the gym and work out a good programme for strength and conditioning - this is for injury preventation and should focus not so much on weights but flexibility ligaments etc.
You can do a lot of useful non-impact training on things like the rowing machine (once the shoulder is OK).
Good luck!
I got into the mindset of focusing on cardio training all the time, and didn't bother with any strength work in the gym. This soon led to injury, and I'm still fighting off illiotibial band issues now. A sports physio pointed me in the right direction. Strong core and glute muscles can prevent injury, and help you perform better in all your tri disciplines.
Just because you're not beasting yourself in the pool, on the bike or on foot doesn't mean you're not getting any benefit. Use the time wisely with squats, lunges and weight work, and you're even faster when you get back to full training.
Above all, don't put pressure on yourself. This is supposed to be fun!