Frosty Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Hard luck guys. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
TALUS Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Flip it sucks! All the best for the op and recovery! Coming Tuesday I'll hear my fate after a MRI. They suspect a rotary cuff tare and possibly the top joint of the bicep and the muscle that goes under the arm and to the chest (apparently they all join kind in the same place in front of the shoulder on that ball).....and all week I was thinking "I'll just sleep this one off". Guess I should have taken it more serious not being able to put roll-on under my right arm with my left hand. Today has been hard not knowing what to do with myself! My hopes of a 3:30 947 have just faded away. Crashed this morning, broken collarbone and some other damage. sitting in hospital waiting for a surgeon. Damn this sport can be cruel. Even when you are training it feels like you are not training enough and then real crap happens. I trained after shoulder surgery and a hernia repair and was surprised both times how quickly you can catch up again. Set up an IDT with plastic on the floor, a big fan and lotsa movies. SLOW AND LOW. Only good thing is you will come back hungrier.
tombeej Posted October 31, 2015 Posted October 31, 2015 Keep positive guys. I've destroyed my shoulder too (had to get it rebuilt and the bisep tendon stapled back into place). Get an IDT asap! Along with a nice collection of videos to watch on chilled sessions, when you're ready to start pushing it a bit then look at buying some of the Sufferfest sessions. If you do, you might just come out the other side fitter than when you started .
Rick Sanchez Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 Quick question regarding tapering. Know it has been mentioned here, but I am riding both the 55km MTB race and the 94.7 road race, so how would tapering work?Would I taper for the mtb race, race on Sunday and then taper again for the road race?
SimpleDom Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 Quick question regarding tapering. Know it has been mentioned here, but I am riding both the 55km MTB race and the 94.7 road race, so how would tapering work?Would I taper for the mtb race, race on Sunday and then taper again for the road race? I wouldn't bother tapering unless these are really your focus events... And to be honest, most of us don't train hard enough to warrant proper tapering.
BarHugger Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 Quick question regarding tapering. Know it has been mentioned here, but I am riding both the 55km MTB race and the 94.7 road race, so how would tapering work?Would I taper for the mtb race, race on Sunday and then taper again for the road race? Ride (MTB), rest, rest, ride (avg intensity), rest, rest, eat and hydrate, balls to the wall event
hayleyearth Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 big one this year http://www.mygeni.org/photoalbum/Cycling_South_Africa/cycle-challenge-uci-1.1-women%27s-race-teams-announced.mygeni?aid=4071
Bomberman Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Been wondering, whats a good or average time to finish the race in?I did my first race in 2013 and finished in 4 hours and 15min, last year I did it in 4 hours. Not sure what would be a good av time.
tombeej Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Been wondering, whats a good or average time to finish the race in?I did my first race in 2013 and finished in 4 hours and 15min, last year I did it in 4 hours. Not sure what would be a good av time. It would be different for everyone. From the pros to the back markers, we all have our individual goals based on abilities and fitness level. So my best answer is to say that a good average time is the one that allows you to reach/exceed your goal.
StevieL Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Been wondering, whats a good or average time to finish the race in?I did my first race in 2013 and finished in 4 hours and 15min, last year I did it in 4 hours. Not sure what would be a good av time.I'd say a really good time would be under 2 hours.So good in fact that you may even get a prize.
Fat Boab Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Been wondering, whats a good or average time to finish the race in?I did my first race in 2013 and finished in 4 hours and 15min, last year I did it in 4 hours. Not sure what would be a good av time. Well, an average time, for you currently, would be 4h and 7.5 mins........(sorry, it's been a slow day).
Long Wheel Base Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Been wondering, whats a good or average time to finish the race in?I did my first race in 2013 and finished in 4 hours and 15min, last year I did it in 4 hours. Not sure what would be a good av time.What group you starting in? A good time is largely dependent on what group you in. If your in one of the back groups id say its very unlikely you'll break 3 hours and if your a licensed vet you should go in under 3 easily bar issues.
Long Wheel Base Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Well, an average time, for you currently, would be 4h and 7.5 mins........(sorry, it's been a slow day).
Broker Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Flip it sucks! All the best for the op and recovery! Coming Tuesday I'll hear my fate after a MRI. They suspect a rotary cuff tare and possibly the top joint of the bicep and the muscle that goes under the arm and to the chest (apparently they all join kind in the same place in front of the shoulder on that ball).....and all week I was thinking "I'll just sleep this one off". Guess I should have taken it more serious not being able to put roll-on under my right arm with my left hand. Today has been hard not knowing what to do with myself! Wish you goodluck. I am currently recovering from Rotary cuff surgery. Its now 4 months and still some pain and mobility issues. Only started cycling two weeks ago. Something I learned - do not miss any Physio cessions because if it change to a Frozen Shoulder the recovery time and pain doubles.
GaryvdM Posted November 2, 2015 Posted November 2, 2015 Been wondering, whats a good or average time to finish the race in?I did my first race in 2013 and finished in 4 hours and 15min, last year I did it in 4 hours. Not sure what would be a good av time. Here are some statistics from 2014. (But to answer your question, you need to decided how to define "good") Female Male Unknown All Mode 04:03 03:53 02:53 03:53 Mean 04:51 04:14 04:13 04:22 Percentiles: 0% 02:39 02:21 02:31 02:21 5% 03:15 02:47 02:42 02:50 10% 03:31 02:58 02:53 03:02 25% 04:00 03:24 03:21 03:30 50% 04:44 04:02 03:57 04:11 75% 05:33 04:52 04:45 05:03 Notes:Times for mode and the graph are rounded off to 5min intervals.If you are not familiar with the statistical terms: Mode, Mean, PercentileYou can see the "Sub 3hr" and "Sub 4hr" peaks on the graph. It's interesting how arbitrary time goals do motivate people.
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