Bad News
The Sword which was broken shall be forged again
All that heat training with extra Layers for Univest, ITT work for Multi Laser, are out the window, as I’m suffering from broken wing-itis. I don’t know if I had the best fitness of my life, or not, but I was close, couple with this the fact that most people are burnt out in September. Yes I’m pissed because I was going to be winning a few more races in the upcoming month.
Thank goodness for the advances of Modern Medicine… With all the scientific advances in therapy, surgery and medication I’m lucky that this didn’t happen to me in the dark ages.
Reality: I’m given a sling which my Stone age relative could have made out of a vine, and told to come back in 3 weeks to see if it’s healed.
Everyone’s first question is ‘how’d it happen’. I assume because they are hoping to avoid a similar accident. 3 days before the race I was explaining to Cam about how I hadn’t crashed in a race in 14 months. I knocked on fake wood. Seriously people, make sure you have real wood within sight at all times.
How’d you do it? The ‘Lawn-Dart’ bicycle dismount at 50.
Was it your fault? From the looks on other people’s faces I was at least as fit as anyone, so I was riding more aggressively. As I was moving up (faster) on the inside of a corner, another rider moved from mid-pack into my line. It happened pretty quickly. It was not a really a particularly reckless maneuver, just bad timing, and sucky physics, two pieces of matter can’t occupy the same space.
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Well worded contribution from fellow Celebrity Diarhorist Mike D
Did you break it??? The collarbone not the watermelon? Shit hurts huh? 7 weeks and I still have pain man, shit sux. the first week is the worst by far
~mike D
The Bad News
-Yeah, back in the Hospital the first morning I had to ask some dude to put my socks on for me.
-One bone became 4
-If I’d known I would have been out 7 laps from the end I would have gone for more C-Note Primes earlier in the race.
-I was fitter than anyone else. Now I’m wasting it on Smarties.
(Next post may include the how-to fitness formula)
(that’s my Mother’s hand, and view from the ‘garage’ window.)
The Good News
-It happened in Canada (Free Health Care for all, and cheaper medication)
-It’s my left Arm
-I haven’t bought my ticket to Tour of Bermuda yet.
-I don’t need to stress about training because by the time I’m better the cycling season will have turned into the Oreo & Ice Cream season anyhow (some people also refer to this as ‘Cross Season, I don’t).
-I had lots of people to look after me. From Malcolm, Aldo and Renee looking after me the first day, to DK, Maggie Muffin, & Cam. The Moore’s came over after each winning the Moretown stage of Green Mt (cool) and Mike ate more Chinese food that I could. Now I’m under my parent’s wing. Thanks guys.
ArchBiker’s comment: So you can’t ride. You can’t work. All you can do is sit around and watch tv/ do nothing. How’s this any different from normal?
If you want to poke fun at the guy in the sling, or send me things to make me happy,
faatnaat at hotmail.com
