Monday, March 26, 2012

Had to crash at some point, right?

So spring sprang in amazing glory last week. I felt like I was in Hawaii, mi us the beautiful blue waters, erupting volcanoes and birds of paradise.
I went for my first real run... A great 3 miles at Valley Forge. Unbelievably gorgeous. The it was yoga for the second time that day. Thursday was ridiculously gorgeous...nearly 80 degrees. No way I wasn't getting on my bike for a good 30-40 mile ride. Yoga in the morning, and then to the Schuylkill River Trail I headed. I even put on sunscreen for this ride!
It was lovely. Riding the SET during the day during the week is great, never crowded, no swerving around families and little ones...smooth riding! Mile 10. Feeling great, good pace, good cadence. Slight curve on the paved path. Take the slight downhill curve steady and not too fast. At least that's what I thought. I don't know if I got a piece of gravel that had found its way onto the path or if somehow my pedal really did graze the pavement, but the next thing I knew I was on the ground, next to a tree which I thankfully didn't hit, with my bike laying on top of me. WTF just happened?? The only thing I know for sure is that,had I not been wearing my helmet, I would have been really screwed. As we used to call them when I was. Limbo g, thank god for my "brain bucket." felt things rattling arou d in there as I hit the ground hard and rolled toward that tree.
Mostly road rash a d big ass bruises, or so I thought. Even though I landed on my right side, I managed to sprain my left thumb and wrist. Well, sprain is what the told me initially in the ER Thursday. This morning, Monday, I get a all from the ER saying that I actually BROKE my thu b and wrist. WTF??? So, off to the ortho I go this afternoon to get my first ever cast. Ia,most made it to 40 without a broken bone. Almost.

So what does this mean for my training and tri plans for this year? They better put me in a waterproof cast so I can still swim. I have no plans to not train. I just have to adapt. So adapt I will.

Until next time...
-M

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