There is hope!! 1st things first - Spire Hospital in Cardiff is fantastic! Consultation / MRI / another consultation; all in just over an hour!!
As we thought the cartilage has a degenerative tear! So the options:
A) Operate today! recovery period 4-6 weeks! Therefore IM Germany is off the cards!
B) Delay the operation, hope the knee gets less painful so I can hammer the swim, hammer the bike and limp home on the marathon!
Either way a time is off the cards.
Decision - Option B. Op booked August 1st!
So why? Ironman training takes a lot of time and sacrifice. Not just diet etc, but family time. Time I should have been reading to the children or just playing in the garden is spent on the road or Turbo for the past 3 months.
To simply say I am not going and always wonder what if...simply is not in my psyche! I am not afraid of not finishing, especially now I am carrying the injury. Also a good friend of mine is also racing. Steve has supported me all over the country and again not to go and support him would be wrong. And if I went to support, I would have to race! lol!!
Accom is booked, Eurostar is booked and now just wondering where I am going to hang that Ironman medal when i get back!! Game on!
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