Another reminder to watch out for those cars!

Wow wow wow wow!  Glad you're ok.  And what a sexy injury.  Grrrrrrrr!  Yeah, baby! 

Hope I never have a story like that. 

<<knocking on head, now on actual wood>>

Not a suit-happy type of person, but at some point the stupid ought to penalized ... perhaps she would then put down her cell phone/Big Mac/diet Coke/cup of coffee/lip stick/eye liner/<insert something a guy would have in his hand that I cannot think of right now so you don't seem sexist>.

The more I run on the side of the road, the more I notice that the last thing drivers are doing is, well, driving.

Glad that you survived her stupidity, but am sorry about your shoulder.  Hope you heal well (and quickly!).

Sorry to hear it. I hope your recovery goes well.

I'm with the bear. This is why we have civil courts.

Thanks for the well wishes.

Yes, the police and paramedics arrived on the scene and took me to the nearest ER.  The driver was ticketed with "failure to yeild to a pedestrian".  A police report was filed. As far as law suit.... money will not replace my lost training time, pain, etc.  But her insurance will be paying the medical bills. Right now I just trying to get healthy again. I am grateful that the damage wasn't worse AND that she stopped at all.  We've had a rash of hit and runs here in the Pacific NW.  The driver was very remorseful. 

I am still very angry and depressed.  Time will heal that too I guess. 

Your words of caution are appreciated!  I think some of the best advice I've heard is to bike and run like you are invisible.  Basically always assume that motorists can see you.   I never assume that they are going to give me the right of way - or even that they see me.  So far.. so good.

But I will mention (interestingly enough) that my hubby was also almost run into by a deer the other night while running near our house.  What's up with that?  Is there some sort of deer conspiracy?  Runners beware!