Have been putting off writing this one....
After Julia Creek, got straight back into training in prep for couple of Olympic distance tris; Hervey Bay and Noumea. A week out from Hervey Bay things were going great. Sore as heck from smashing out the swimming, biking and running but heading in the right direction. So doing my normal thing on a Friday arvy and began to feel a little niggle in my groin area. But how many times do we feel these thing? If we quit every time we felt a little something we'd never get through a whole session! So finished the treadmill session and whilst walking to the car went from normal strides to short shuffles to having to hold onto something to support me. Praying that it was just something that needed a nights sleep I woke up the next morning with minimal improvement. A week later after pulling out of Hervey Bay, just swimming and biking (and i must admit 2 failed attempts at running) the pain was excruciating after a 2hour bike I needed to know what was going on. So emergency trip to the doc, urgent CT followed up with a bone scan and totally gutted by the presence of a stress fracture in my pelvis (inferior pubic rami). At least there's a good reason for my pain.
3 years ago had the same injury on the right side and it's one of the hardest places to get a stress fracture. Only me!?
So the agenda for the next two months had to be cancelled and a re-write of the training program. Positive is that i can focus on my weakness in swimming, already seeing some big improvements. Re-assessing my race calender and what i'm going to be doing the next couple of months. Unsure as to what will be next in regards to racing as all depends on healing.
Fund-raising for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation is going well. We are now just over $2500 with about a month to go to reach our goal of $3500. We are hoping to have a memorial on the Sunshine Coast for Katie on the 21st of May, but I will let you all know once it is confirmed.
Watch those niggles.....
Rachie xo
