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ADe

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  1. I am on my third pair of Zoomflys and average about 650-700km on a pair
  2. I first need to get 70.3 EL out of the way in 2 weeks, then it is full focus on IM
  3. I took a break from it last year, so decided to give a go again. This week is still a hard and long training week, but from next week slowly starting to decrease volumes
  4. Its very quite here given how close we are to EL. How is everyone's training going?
  5. Weird how things work out sometimes. Last year I decided to take a break from triathlon in 2019 and make Comrades 2019 my main goal and I started training hard. Second week in January I stepped into a pot hole while running. Ligament damage. 8 weeks without running, so the end of my Comrades goal. I obviously was very negative about this. I decided I would enter for 70.3 Durban. Did lots of cycling, swimming, strength work while not being able to run. And then got running going when ankle healed. Body felt in great shape by 70.3 Durban time. Did the race and qualified for 70.3 Worlds in Nice in September. So as you said don't let injuries get you down
  6. My Nike Zoom Fly Flyknit's are nearing the end of their lifespan. I cannot seem to find any online. Sportsmans Warehouse has, but not my number. Does anyone know where I can find these guys. I have found them brilliant running shoes and do not want to switch back to the Pegasus at this point.
  7. How long until you are running again? I sprained my ankle last week, stepping into a pot hole. 3-4 weeks without running. So lots of swimming and strength training in my future
  8. I haven't posted here in a while. Last couple of seasons Ironman/70.3 was my main focus. This year I decided its time to tick that Comrades box. But since July I have been struggling with injuries. Before these injuries, I have had no injuries for probably 3 years+. First I injured a tendon in my foot, which took about 2 months to heal. Now my ITB started with issues. So I have lost about 2.5 half months' run training (still keeping swimming and cycling going). The problem is, I have Soweto marathon coming up at the beginning of November and I am seriously undertrained. My fitness is fine, but time on legs not so much. Time goals have gone out the window. I am now considering if its actually worth doing it and risking more injuries by going into a marathon underprepared.
  9. I took of from running, stretched, did functional strength exercises etc over the past 2-3 weeks and my ITB is much better, but I have lost about 2 months training and have decided to call it quits and not do Two Oceans. I am sure I will be able to push through on the day, but am worried that it would just make it worse and derail the rest of my season. All is not lost as I now have a decent base to work from going forward. Time to shift my focus to triathlon training.
  10. Sorry didn't see your post It is a deep dull pain at the side of my leg on the ITB band, about 10 cm up from the knee. The longer I run the more the pain until its gets to a point where is not possible. The pain spreads to the lower part the ITB and quad.
  11. Yip my physio gave me some exercises to do, after dishing out the pain this morning, with a few hundred needles directly into the ITB and glutes.
  12. Yes I think that is good advice. I am going to rest the two weeks and then make a call and maybe get some swim training in.
  13. This will be my first OMTOM. I have done 340km since January and my longest was a marathon and I have done about 4 x 25 km+ long runs
  14. My training has come to a complete stop. My ITB is acting up and I have been instructed to not run for the next 2 weeks. This after taking off last week as well. I am worried I am not going to have enough time to get up to fitness for 2 Oceans. If I can run again in two weeks' time, that leaves me 3 weeks to Oceans, having lost a month of training. Is this still doable or am I better of writing Oceans off and focusing on getting the ITBS healed?
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