triathlete and Running.

[MattJersey]

Certainly is great to hear Kiwi Boyo, you have been a model of patience!


I'm ten weeks, going well, too busy to post an update now, will wait until I'm back golfing in Aug.


Hope your training goes well, and you continue to strengthen! Congrats.

[shoraztri]

Hi all,
Big THANKS to the replies below from MatJersey, petemeads, MPH, . Certainly gives a big boost in the Confidence and mind set. Looking forward to posting in about 4 months time , on progress etc. Still find a little discomfort when in Aero position on the Bike, usually after 30.00 , but doesnt really "hang around".
All the best to everyone out there, and as they all say "its a Marathon- not a Sprint that we are in." Time is certainly on your side.
Cheers,
Kiwi Boy.

[Woodstock Hippy]

Glad to here that you are doing so well.  This bilateral hippy is having another great season and I don't even notice these new hips.  It might be time for you to drop into a 5k race or even a sprint tri.  When does tri season start for you over there?

[shoraztri]

Hi Woodstock Hippie,
Thanks for the post. Our season in NZ starts late November and goes thru to March 2016. I am targeting 2 Olympic Distance races and about 3-4 Sprint events. Our National Champs are in late January,2016, and mid Feb., for the Sprint Champs. Will also compete in a few local based Tri in my home city of New Plymouth.
How is your Run times ??and overall performances. Must be great to "firing"on both hips. ;D ;) .
Cheers.
Kiwi Boyo.

[shoraztri]

Hi All,
Just a small update on my progress, now that I am 15 months Post Operation. Am currently into my Tri training and doing all 3 disciplines. The Swim is fine, Biking wise, I find being down in the Aero Bars position somewhat a tad uncomfortable. Can probably do 15:00 on , then need about 10:00 off them. Not alot of speed work on the Bike, more just about getting kms under the belt.
In the Run, am still "off the pace here" in terms of speed. Still hover around the 05:10pkm time-wise, and can do 8km safely without any aggravation or inflammation. Run about 3 times a week max, same as Swim and Bike. 
Will be using our upcoming Tri New Zealand 2015/16 season as a "stepping stone" towards the 2016/17 season. All in all, I rapt with how everything is progressing and that fact that I'm pain free!!!!, :) ;) 8) so long as one does not "push to hard :D
Cheers , Kiwi Boy Down under.

[petemeads]

Hi KiwiBoy! Great to hear of your continuing progress towards competition, and I can sympathise with the running speed - I seem to have found my current aerobic limit with 3 consecutive 23:45 5k runs a month ago and now getting slower! However, last weekend I did a 5k on Saturday and 10k on Sunday (first 10k race in nearly 5 years) and managed to get the V60 trophy with a time of 50:45. Amazingly, I was still walking OK on the Monday. I think I need to do more longer slow runs, with a view to a half marathon as soon as I can expect to get under 1:50:00.
Cycling has taken a back seat, my old training buddy has been grounded by sciatica just a few weeks after spending a fortune on his new bike so I have just been sneaking out for 15 mile 'time trials' when the weather suits, and have managed to get within a few seconds of last years PB. No aero position for me, though, just not bendy enough. Still not swum since the op, don't much like pool swimming and not had a warm sea opportunity yet!

Keep up with the updates as your season progresses, and good luck! :)

[shoraztri]

Hi petemeads mate,
Hey great to hear you are "hummin along" on the Run. Nice to see you working still on the Bike as well, and the Swim will fall into place I'm sure. :D . My Half Marathon days are long gone, and as Im wanting to get alot of Tri's in, Im reluctant to do long distance run events.
Enjoy yourself. :D
Kiwi Boy Down Under.

[shoraztri]

Hi all ,
It's now 17 months post Op., and I'm back !!! ;D  on the "horse" and doing OK.
I had my first Tri in 20 months, Olympic Distance and survived well. :)  It's been a longer slow road to recovery, but it sure has paid dividends. THANKS PAT !! :)
My race went OK and was happy with the Swim and Bike, but found the Run a "bit off the pace". Approx., at the 05:00pkm pace. This is to be expected, and like all triathletes, expect to fly in the first race, but it doesn't happen like that. Was great to be able to ride in the Aero position for the 40km and not have any issues at all. I will do another Standard Distance Olympic Tri, plus a Sprint Distance as well, for our 2015/2016 Racing year. A couple of local small races here in my hometown to boot as well, and that will see me for this race season.


To my fellow Tri boys/athletes , MPH, petemeads,Woodstock
Hippie, Matt Jersey, and others, your encouragement and support is brilliant and helps to "fire me up". All the Best to you in your recovery and racing. Live the Dream, and Just Do It. 8)


Cheers, Merry Xmas and a Champion 2016, to you All.


Kiwi Boy Down Under.

[petemeads]

Hi Kiwi Boy, great to hear that you are back to competing!
I tried unsuccessfully to find your event but did find lots of great stuff about you and your racing career. Interested to see that the paleo route only gave a temporary remission in your hip, I never went overboard with paleo but I did cut right down on grains and start eating meat again (and think I feel better for it).
The last couple of months have not been particularly good for my running and 5k times have dropped back to 26 minutes but I have been focussing on indoor climbing and spend a lot of time aching afterwards from my back and natural hip so running has been a bit limpy and I have not been putting in training miles. Have joined a gym though so hope to get swimming again and static biking, which should help!
I hate the short, dark, days in November/December - NZ is the place to be!

Good luck in your next event

[Pat Walter]

Kiwi Boy - Great to hear your progress and how well you did in your tri!  You are an inspiration to others, just as those who have gone before you, were to you.

Good Luck.  Hope you do many more tris and competitions.

Happy New Year with that great new hip!

Pat

[shoraztri]

Hi Pat and petemeads,
Thanks heaps to ya both for the encouragement and on going support. This just keeps one motivated and striving to get "better", racing wise.  :D  I have a few goals to achieve in 2017 and 2018, so its a nice steady road to get there. I'm in for the "long haul". 8)
Petem, the Paelo changed my life 100% completely. I am "addicted" to it, just like Tri !!! ;D . For me, it works 100%, but like everything in life, some things don't suit others. Its like a shoe size- we are all different in some way. I always needed a BHR, Paelo just delayed it for a while. You can see some of my racing form, PRE -operation, on the ITU website, under Athletes tab.
Running is coming on fine, so maybe I can get closer to 25:00 for the 5km. I will ask Santa about some super-fast shoes for me.  :P :D
Merry Xmaz.
Cheers,
Kiwi Boy Down Under.

[Arrojo]

Great job on that tri, Kiwi boy.  Your running will get faster the more you train, trust me on that one.  Isn't hip resurfacing awesome?

[Tri Hard Alan]

Despite being on the site for a few weeks and checking the Forum every day I only just noticed the Athletes section, hadn't scrolled down far enough!


Read through this all the way from the beginning and so much of it resonated with where I am now and my path so far. Like you I have competed at World AG level and hope to get back again. I am a little younger though at 48. Will be 3 months post op next week and swimming, indoor cycling and aqua jogging similar distances that you reported at that stage. Current plan is to start treadmill running at 4 months and outdoors at 6 months. Both Surgeon and Physio have said I can race this summer.


Congratulations on your Olympic distance race, that's great news and I hugely look forward to the next installment, keep posting!

[shoraztri]

Great job on that tri, Kiwi boy.  Your running will get faster the more you train, trust me on that one.  Isn't hip resurfacing awesome?

Hi Arrojo,
Thanks for the huge reply. Has thrown me a good lifeline to get in quality training. Hip re-surfacing is more than Awesum !!!!!. ;D :D ;) :) . Will keep ya posted on my racing.
Cheers,
Kiwi Boy Down Under. 8) :D

[shoraztri]

Despite being on the site for a few weeks and checking the Forum every day I only just noticed the Athletes section, hadn't scrolled down far enough!


Read through this all the way from the beginning and so much of it resonated with where I am now and my path so far. Like you I have competed at World AG level and hope to get back again. I am a little younger though at 48. Will be 3 months post op next week and swimming, indoor cycling and aqua jogging similar distances that you reported at that stage. Current plan is to start treadmill running at 4 months and outdoors at 6 months. Both Surgeon and Physio have said I can race this summer.


Congratulations on your Olympic distance race, that's great news and I hugely look forward to the next installment, keep posting!

Hi Tri Hard Alan,
Thanks for the posting and support. All I can reiterate, is that TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU ARE IN A "MARATHON" SO TO SPEAK. Sprinting off earlier will cause dilemmas down the track. A few months delay will not hurt at all, quite the opposite.  ;)
All the best in the Re-Hab, take it easy and the benefits will pay be dividends.
Cheers, Kiwi Boy Down Under. ;D

[shoraztri]

Hi all,
I am now a solid 19 months Post Op, July 2014, so its time for the update and antics I have been up to, plus results.
After an extremely careful, dedicated and slower than the norm recovery, I then ventured back onto the Triathlon "race track", in December 2015.


First up was a near Standard Distance race of 1:300-36km-10km. I survived pretty good and managed an overall time of 02:11:37. There was very little pain or inflammation at all. The Swim was tide assisted, with a flat Bike and an undulating Run. Run time 47:52.
In early January I did a short local Triathlon and was amazed at how the hip and body relished it. Didn't over-do it here, and just focused on getting the basics done very well. About 01:30:00 event time.

Then in late January I did a National N.Z. Standard Olympic Distance event. 1:500 - 39:0km - 10:0km. It was a flat, wetsuit Sea Swim,, 4 lap flat Bike and a 2 Lap flat Run. Overall I had a "blinder", and again very little pain at all. Some minor discomfort on the 5hr drive back home. Next day 100% all good. I Biked a P.B. [ 65:00 approx] and the Run was just over 44:00.
Total time was a tad under 02:18:00.

2 weeks later my next event was the N.Z. National Sprint Champs of 750 - 20:km - 5km. This was to be probably my most hardest race in terms of physical and mental application. It was a calm as Lake Swim,[1 lap] hilly type Bike course [out and back] followed by an undulating Run, =2 @ 2:500km]. After a solid Swim, it was then a good, hard, honest "fast slog" on the Bike, and then a "punishing" Run. I say "punishing" meaning the fact that both of us leaders exited the Bike trans and onto the Run together, toes for toe. Still slogging it out at the 1st lap, 2:500km, I managed to then sneak ahead by a few metres and eventually held on to WIN by a mere 09 seconds. Overall time was just under 01:17:00. Run time was 22:05 !!!!. ;D :)
Most satisfying to say the least was my HIP. Absolutely perfect, not a hint of pain or trouble. Also the 4hr drive home was not a worry. Next day, perfect on the Hip.

After my 3 National races, I then decided it was time to "pull stumps" and "park up" . I'm looking for longevity and quality racing from Hip, so think its an extremely wise move to take. It's been a brilliant year for me, race wise, and I owe alot to my "better half"- the wife. :D I have had incredible support from my Swim coach, plus my Run mentor, who is also my Soft Tissue Therapist.
I would like to mention here my Surgeon who performed the Operation. Hugh Blackley gave me great, valuable advice on the re-hab. Its already paid huge dividends. Moral of the story - listen to the experts !!! and heed their advice. ;)
We all heal differently, we all recovery differently, so no "shoe" fits us all. You have to listen to the advice, listen to your body and mostly all believe in yourself.
To my good friends Pat Walter, petemeads, arrojo, Woodstock Hippie, Matt Jersey, Howard Baker, THANKS a Ton everyone. You gave me the motivation to "get out there and do it.!!".
As our Tri season is nearing a close now, I will be taking it super easy and just "ticking" over for awhile. I aim to fire up again in August, in preparation for another bash at the 2016/2017 Tri racing season. I cannot say much more and my activity is purely about Triathlon. Therefore I cannot comment on other sports. One major change in my training is that I now only Run 3 times max a week, being approx 1 @ 4km, 1 @ 7km and perhaps the 3rd at 9-10km. I do very little speed/rep work as well, just maintaining a "fast clip" when running. Oddly enough I progressed out of HOKA shoes, after 10 months. They gave me a poor landing and run technique,after watching accurate video footage.
Cheers to Ya All ;D :D ;) :P
Top Regards,
Kiwi Boy from Down Under. :)

[petemeads]

Go Kiwi Boy!

This is brilliant news and these fantastic performances make me feel a bit of a slacker - I have been chipping away trying to run sub-24 mins regularly and you are hitting my PB from 5 years ago!

Must get off my fat arse and make a bit more of an effort...

Keep up the good work!

Pete

PS - as a result of your post I wore my racing shoes for this morning's 5k parkrun and went for it - 23:23, half a minute faster than last week's event on a short course. Brilliant, felt like a runner again. Here's to next week!

[shoraztri]

Hi petemeads mate,
Hey THANKS for the post. Yes, I tried something different at the National Olympic Tri, that was , changing my shoes. What a MASSIVE difference. Just made me feel light and fast with less ground contact as well, plus the Cadence improved, which all adds up to a faster time.
Today I went for a wee 5km "trot" in my Asics "Neutral" brand shoe. Although they feel a bit of a "gumboot" , sure was more comfortable. Happy to sit on 05:10pkm pace.Trouble is race-day is all about SPEED. ;D . Getting that feel back of being a Runner, add in a whack of Race day Adrenalin, a few other endorphins and times improve so much.
Enjoy.
Cheers,
Kiwi Boy from Down Under. [ Still the Best country in the World!! ] :D ;) :)

[Pat Walter]

Hi Kiwi Boy

Thanks for the update.  Sounds like you are doing great.  Keep it up and let us know how you are doing this summer.

Good Luck.

Pat

[shoraztri]

Hi Pat,
Thanks for the kind words and support.
Am "parked now" as our Tri season has finished here.
Next race is early December 2016, so time for a siessta or 5 !!.
Cheers,
Kiwi Boy