Well as most of you know things did not go exactly as I had hoped at Ironman Canada last Sunday.  It started off well enough but ended with a pretty nasty bike crash and ride in an ambulance to the medical tent.

My injuries mostly consisted of some serious contusions on my upper thighs and bicep and some scrapes and scratches.  It also appears now that I may have cracked a rib.  In short it's just more than a week later and I'm still pretty sore but I'm healing. 

Interestingly enough I didn't really have much in the way of dark bruises where I hit considering how hard I hit, but they're showing up now.  The bruising is no where near where I hit the light pole.  Basically all the soreness and bruising is moving through my quads and thighs as the deep pooled bruising is moving through my muscles.

The good news is that I can actually bend my knees now more than a few degrees but my legs will still cramp up going downstairs or a ramp.

My trouble is the sore rib.  Why? Basically the legs will be back to a point where I can be active again in few days but the rib, well that's another story.  That's going to keep my inactive for a while. 

So for now I don't have any plans but recover and relax.  I was thinking about racing at Silverman in November but we'll see how quickly the body heals up.  For now I'm just looking forward to some relaxation in Kona in a few weeks. 

I've been asked a few times now about whether I'm worried about getting on the bike?  Absolutely not, to the contrary I'm ready to get back.  One of the things you find when you ride is that it's not if you'll fall it's when and how hard.  In the past three years I've ridden nearly 14,000 miles and have crashed 3 times.  That's a lot of miles and not a lot of falls.  So far the tally a broken hand, some scrapes and scratches, two big thigh contusions and a sore rib.

More recovery updates as things improve or future race plans solidify. 
 


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