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Ouch.  Glad you are mending.

Some of us are just accident prone.  I'm on my fourth volume of medical records in the military and honestly for a pilot that is CRAZY.  All the flight docs know me.  I'm the one that manages to somehow break myself in new and unusual ways.  Hey, someone has to keep the docs in business, right?

same for me. 

That is definitely the lesson I took from this. I've thought about trying to integrate the flying mount into my race, but a few seconds isn't worth this potentially happening. 

The lesson you should learn is that if you do choose to do a flying dismount, practice it and be careful.  It's up to you if you want to take an additional risk...but we take risks the instant we get on our bikes.  I've crashed more than a few times while simply riding...but that doesn't mean I the lesson to take away from it is to stop riding my bike.

OP...hope your wounds heal up soon.  Chicks dig scars. 

Get better fast!

I take pride in my scares.  They are tattoos of life that let you know you lived and did stuff instead of playing it safe on the couch.

Or just clumsy! 

This, and I am a klutz

OP, heal up fast

As a kid I did Judo for a while. Learning to fall without hurting yourself is a BIG part in that sport.

You might want to take up some Judo classes, it might help.

In regard to the mount I managed to get the same T1 with shoes in the bike versus not in the bike... Just saying...

Hope you heal well and fast.

First off, heal up quickly! That looks painful .  I try to be very careful and I still manage to hurt myself.

I just had a conversation with my son (age 7) about this not long ago. I swear I am not making this up. From the back seat of the van, totally out of the blue he says "How do those guys do that on the bike when they leave their shoes on the bike?"

Me - I don't even know. I have a hard time doing it when my bike is on the trainer. It takes a lot of practice and confidence.

Son- I think it is best your way Mommy. With your shoes on your feet. I don't even care if you win, or don't win. That doesn't matter. Just keep your shoes on.

After looking at your pics I think I better listen to my kid!

I've never heard of a "flying" dismount OTHER than one that finishes on the ground.  Perhaps it would be more prudent sticking to the basics.  Anything you do in race conditions, you should be able to do in your sleep.

Thank you for all the support.

I really didn't intend this to be about whether or not to do flying dismounts. Crashes can happen and do happen anytime and anywhere, mine just happened to be a freak accident that thanks to the circumstances was way more sever than a typical crash. I've been doing flying dismounts for the last three years and this is my first crash doing one. During the summer my tri shoes rarely actually leave the pedals of my tri bike, for the reason mentioned, if I'm going to do something in a race I want to be sure it's a reflex and I don't have to think about it. The only time I don't is on long rides when I'm carrying water bottles behind my seat because I can't get my leg safely over the top of them. In that same time I've fallen unclipping my shoes at stop signs/traffic lights two times. Which makes keeping my shoes on twice as dangerous. 

Once again, thank you all for the support. Don't let this deter you from learning this skill, it's just as safe(dangerous) as anything else you do on a bike. If I'm willing to spend money on a tri bike/wheels/aero helmet/other gadgets and gizmos to go faster, then there is no reason not to learn a skill for free that will actually save time.