ditto
well same bike at least (sorry for nudity in transition, think it was a hot Zwift TTT last year)
Ps Matt you are NAILS to be still doing Roth. Hope things allow you and not too painful
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Thought Iâd copy and paste this for you. As yes, I can imagine you trying to train through thisâŚ
Scott insisted to Wellington that she would have to resist any panicked desire to train when recovery was the critical issue. ââYouâre doing the wrong thing if you try and train through this,ââ Scott recalls telling her. ââJust let your body heal.â There wasnât any need to panic. She had to be diligent to the highest level possible.â
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At this stage I doubt youâd gain or lose much fitness, just impair the healing.
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Enjoyed the Wellington read.
The first two Konaâs I followed and watched the footage gave me Macca/Raelert then this remarkable feat of will.
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The swim was about 400m long as well back then wasnât it? She also gave up a lot of time on the bike by using a slice and standard helmet etc., probably could have got plenty of time if sheâd found the aero testers in the Uk
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This is great. My goals have shifted⌠of course i would like to do well, however, finishing is most important now. I want to do a decent swim just to check that i can do 3800m one arm.
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@Hammerer i can use my left arm only for final phase of stroke. Is it worth focusing just on one arm or do full stroke on right and a short stroke on my left
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If you cut @Matthew_Spooner in half, youâd find the word âTRIATHLETEâ running through the middle, like a stick of rock 
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Assuming itâs 38 x 100mtr circular laps, you should be fine 
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try a bit of both and see what is comfortable first and then faster
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Not if you cut him vertically, though.
I always mentally âcut in halfâ like you would if buying half a lamb - you wouldnât want the top half, or back half, would you?
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Also Matt, can you do one arm butterfly? This might help you mix things up.
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I was actually planning to do this. I am ok at one arm BF i can normally keep up with people doing 2 arm. I have had a Long term issue with left arm that prevents swimming BF so whenever we do BF i swim one arn
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Insane but brilliant. Just my kind of thing. Good luck with everything Matt.
Totally agree.
Never had R&R been more necessary and training less necessary.
Good luck Matt. 
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Itâs still the Sub 9 journey Matt, your journey to it just got re-routed, thatâs all 
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Bloody hell, 3.8km butterfly - I canât even do 25 metres 
@FatPom - wise words, itâs a journey in every sense of the word
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Echo above. As much as it is mockably overused, the âjourneyâ was 95% complete and the most important part, regardless of the word being overused. I was truly content with how mine had gone. The job now is same as pre-crash: execute to the best of ability, even if that has changed.
BUT, and this is the hardest thing in the moment, donât so anything stupid. Do your best, push through what is appropriate to push through, but keep some thought of long-term in mind. Less relevant to a painful shoulder, but Iâm still struggling with breathing 9 days after racing with covid.
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Awful luck @Matthew_Spooner - been following this thread with interest. Hopefully youâll make the best of Roth and heal well for the future!
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I think that its my way to deal with it, now getting round the course in sub 10 hours would be as big as doing sub 9 fully fit
My plan is roughly
Swim 1h40
Bike 5h00
Run 3h10
I will need a sleeveless wetsuit
Got a TT on Thursday, and planning a 2000m swim
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