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Race Report: Mossman Olympic Tri (Okay, Aquabike)

By Dave On August 25, 2011 · 5433Add Comment2011-08-25+20%3A07%3A00Dave

Truth be told, I'd never done an Aquabike event before. So when the race director of an upcoming triathlon sent an email stating that the Aquabike division was being offered, It peaked my interest. This would be my first race this year since breaking my ankle back in February. I'd missed five races (that I'd already registered and paid for) so when this option came along - for a race I'd paid for 8 months ago - I really couldn't pass it up. A chance to race, in some fashion or another, was quite exciting.

So, a 1.5K swim and a 40K bike. I was psyched. I'd been swimming and cycling quite a bit, but I wasn't doing a whole lot of speed-work. I was mainly getting out to keep my fitness from going in the crapper while I dealt with physical therapy. But I felt that I could do pretty well - and I really thought that I'd be able to drop the hammer on the bike since I didn't have to run. I thought back to the relay I did last summer… Read the rest and while I was annoyed, at the time, watching everyone head out on the run while I stood there feeling out of place, I remembered how fun it was to just red-line the bike leg. So off I went.

I had a good swim. I was out of the water in just over 20 minutes and across the chip mat at the entrance to T1 in

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Got The Green Light!

By Dave On August 13, 2011 · 5329Add CommentGot+The+Green+Light%212011-08-13+18%3A10%3A00Dave

I had my final follow-up visit to my sports medicine / orthopedist this past Friday. I didn't know it was going to be the final visit until I got there, really. He asked about physical therapy, and how my cycling / swimming / running was going. More importantly, he dug into the details of how long I'm able to run and at what intensity. The good news is, I got the green light from my doc to "go do whatever the hell you want". Well, not exactly. He did say to make sure I listen to my ankle, but he said I could race.

Here's where our conversation became a little comedic thanks to my Type-A kicking in:

Doc:   So, go do a triathlon. You have one scheduled?
Me:   I do, actually. Paid for it about 6 months ago before I broke my ankle. It's on the 20th of August. Was going to race the Aquabike category, though.
Doc:   Really? Just the swim and the bike? Why not do the run?
Me:   Well.....(pause)
Doc:   Wait, you're not doing the run because you know it won't be as fast as you want and you won't be competitive?
Me:   Well.....(another pause).....Yeah.
Doc:   (Laughing)....You sound like my wife. If she gets a flat in an Olympic distance or shorter triathlon, she's done. Won't even bother with it. You're telling me you're the same way.
Me:   Well.....
Doc:   (Shaking head and … Read the rest

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So, do I just hand in my chip?

By Dave On April 4, 2011 · 2557Add CommentSo%2C+do+I+just+hand+in+my+chip%3F2011-04-04+14%3A11%3A00Dave

My ankle is feeling better, thank you very much. I'm not in the big black walking boot anymore - I'm in a much sleeker, and aerodynamic brace now.

Which one would you rather wear?
The great thing is I can wear a regular shoe with this new brace. It makes getting around on crutches much easier. My Orthopedist did say that I'll need to wear this brace for 6 more weeks. But, the crutches can go away as soon as I'm strong enough to walk comfortably without them. This made me "Mr. Happy Guy" last Friday. Great news as far as I'm concerned. Six weeks post ankle surgery and I could be off crutches within another month. Maybe.

The timing of this news was good. A couple friends from the usual morning running crew dropped me a line to check in and see how things were going with my rehab. This was great info to have as I provided updates. So, with all this on my mind, my first thoughts over the weekend were: "When do I think I can race next?"

Suffice it to say that the North Face Endurance Challenge 1/2 Marathon in May is out. So is the triathlon in June I was targeting. That one bums me out as I had a top 10 finish / 1st in AG podium last year. I was really looking forward to getting on that course again.

I'm also not going to be able to do the Stamford Olympic triathlon… Read the rest

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Race Report: Mossman Olympic Tri (Okay, Aquabike)

Got The Green Light!

So, do I just hand in my chip?

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