WNF (Will Not Finish)
I'm dropping out of the Santa Barbara Triathlon this weekend.
Although I was undertrained for it, I was still willing to give it a go. Then I pulled my Achilles Tendon, and decided it would still be fun to at least do the swim and bike. But then I had a very rough week and it's just not worth the added stress to worry about doing a race early Saturday morning. I'm still going up to cheer on some friends who will be doing it, and it will be a nice day trip to Santa Barbara.
The next scheduled race will be my second go at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in September.
posted by Wedgie @ 11:03 PM
5 Comments:
That stands for "Will do Nothing Foolish". The correct decision - Achilles take too long to heal to take a chance on extending your recovery. Good luck on the next one! And there's always swimming, of course....
A pulled Achilles tendon should tank any but the most important races, and probably those, too. That really applies to most injuries of this nature.
I had a minor hamstring pull 10 days out from my first marathon (how I got injured in a taper, I'll never know). I went into complete rest mode, and did no training.
I ran the race, and finished. But I repulled the hamstring around mile 23, and it took a long time to recover from that one.
You won't take a pay cut for withdrawing.
Smart choice.
Most ppl will just tough it out and sit back for more injury time....
Enjoy the weekend :)...
Aww, too bad - but you have to make sure you're in good shape to stuff later in the season. Good luck and Godspeed in your healing.
Man that's a bummer, but there's always next year!
Get well soon!
-Paul
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