Why do I feel like a loser:(
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kylie posted 2 years ago.
I know what you mean. It can be hard to be good with little nagging injuries. But just think how you'd feel if now your knee was really hurting... or if it got so bad that you'd had to drop out of the race! Emotions can be so much louder than logic though...
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda, ??
Don't second guess yourself. You made a decision. Move on.
It could have been your crowning achievement or you could have really hurt yourself.
Plan for you next event and take care of yourself. :D
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Skippy posted 2 years ago.
Look on the bright side, you might have been posting today angry at yourself for trashing your knee all in the name of doing one race! You did the right, smart thing, so don't consider yourself a loser! Take care of that knee, heal well, and look forward to other events.
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RV posted 2 years ago.
C'mon - rub some dirt on it - walk it off...
The decision was the right on from the description, so time to deal with it an move on.
You don't jeopardize your health (or the season ...or the next one) by pushing beyond the limits that would cause injury. Normal to be disappointed but file it away and focus on recovery and coming back stronger.
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Triguy98 posted 2 years ago.
Skippy wrote:
Look on the bright side, you might have been posting today angry at yourself for trashing your knee all in the name of doing one race! You did the right, smart thing, so don't consider yourself a loser! Take care of that knee, heal well, and look forward to other events.
THIS is the right answer. We're not pros with fancy contracts, nor are we NFL/ MLB/ NBA stars who maek enough money to risk an injury as teh can jsut get it repaired with the best stuff available.
You made the right choice.
Life is short. Play hard and get dirty doing it.
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bpcooper14 posted 2 years ago.
I was in a similar situation in August. I was going to do my first tri, had suffered an injury to my back playing soccer, kept training and showed up on race day ready to go. Well I made it about a third of the way through the swim portion. 2 weeks and 3 dr's later I found out that I had two bulging discs. I put off seeing a dr. for 3 weeks. So 5 weeks after the injury I finally had it diagnosed. I missed my first tri season because of stubborness and stupid ego. Here it is the end of September and I am ALMOST painfree. I'm competing in a duathlon oct. 8 as my startup race for training for next summer.
So........ Long story short, you made the right decision. No point trying to work through the pain when it will possibly get worse and cause more issues in the long run. My sympathy goes out to you but it's the right decision.
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I have been trying to get over a knee injury so I have been really trying to take it easy on the bike. I was asked to be the biker in a bike/run team and do a hill climb race that is a 10k up a mountain pass (5-6%grade), there are no breaks, no level ground, no downhill until you finish the race, 2200 feet higher in elevation than the start. Because my knee is sore when I ride hills or on heavy gears I decided maybe it wasn't a good idea. Well the runner I was suppose to race with decided to do it anyway on race morning and was paired up with a biker at the start of the race. They finished second.
Why do I feel like a total loser now for not doing the race??? I went for a 23 mile ride on fairly level ground, took my time, used my head and my knee is sore today, but I still feel like I should have done the race. Why does my logical brain not over power the part of my head that thinks I'm a loser for not doing the race???
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