The bad news is that my shoulder is out of commission for the summer. No swimming, no summer tri's, no boot camp.
Preliminary diagnosis is that the issue is not in the rotator cuff but is actually where the biceps connect to the shoulder. Going to another doctor for more info but in the meantime I need to ice, rest and do prescribed band exercises.
The good news is that I found a loophole. Of course, big picture is that I'm not going to sacrifice next year's NOLA 70.3 for some summer sprints so I will stop swimming. Really, I promise. But in order to continue racing, I'm going to relay the bike or run. The first on my list is the School's Out Inaugural Triathlon next month and I will be doing the bike leg! So that buys me some time. If I'm still unable to swim for the Sand Key Triathlon in September and the Longleaf Triathlon in October, then I will find a relay for those as well but I really hope to be swimming by then. Another good thing to come from this injury is that it will free up some time for weight training and marathon training.
I'm really happy that this did not rear it's ugly head before the Florida 70.3 and that I have plenty of time to heal/rehab before my next 70.3. If it had to happen, this is was great timing :)
5 comments:
You said you weren't doing school's out... you ---shakes finger---
sorry to hear but glad you are doing the relay of it. it will be fun
Sorry to hear that, but I love your positive attitude to work your way around it.
That sucks! But way to make the best of it - your positive attitude is awesome. Take care of that shoulder!
Why does this not suprise me that after a diagnosis you use the words "I found a loop hole". Oh T! I'm gonna have to keep an eye on you this summer, LOL.
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