Subject: Tri Coming on Sept 11, but I'm Hurt... Hi, everyone! I haven't posted a heck of a lot this year because I have been successful in my tri event (the Wildflower) and my training for the two upcoming tri's I've entered in September has been going well. That is, until last week. On July 19th, I was on a group ride with friends when I crashed at over 20 MPH after hitting a road hazard that I didn't see. I'm fairly well banged up, and I wouldn't call it too bad, except for the fact that my body is almost 60 years old and is NOT recovering well. I didn't help my recovery by getting back on the bike two days after the crash and then running seven miles the day after that! That really caused me problems. Here's my "damages" - seven stitches to my left eyebrow, abrasions to my left check, left calf, and left hip, road rash on both knees, and serious road rash on my left forearm. My issues are I have chest pain in the sternum area that has gotten worse as time has gone by, I have an enormous hematoma on my left leg, extending from my hip to my knee, with swelling around my left ankle, and the freakin' road rash won't heal. I have stopped all of my training - except for a casual bike ride every other day. I have six weeks until the Triathlon at Pacific Grove, and I cannot train. I may be down for as much as two more weeks. I'm loosing fitness and strength by the HOUR. Does anyone have any suggestions, or should I bag the PG Tri and enter another at a later date? Oh - I am entered in the Big Sur Half marathon, too, but that's late November and I'm thinking I can get back on a training track in time to be ready for that. Thanks! |