Well, it looks like my season is over. I had a run of bad luck last night. F-ing Vegas Drivers!
I was riding down Pebble towards Eastern from my house and A gentleman (heretofore referred to as A-HOLE) decided to pull in front of me and scream on his breaks. Well, said A-HOLE did not look both ways before entering the intersection.
That whom he did not see was me. I hit the car in an aero position doing about 19 mph. I remember the second before the impact and then the firemen were there. I have a broken collar bone (left side), eight stitches in in my right knee and a whole lot of road rash and burns on my back from lying on the blazing hot concrete.
It’s safe to say that The Grand columbian in two September is out of the question. Feeling a little down and want some sympathy e-mails. Hasn’t been that good of a year for me, and it’s barely 1/2 over. I am attaching a link to a picture of me in the ambulance.
Another head trauma averted though the judicious use of the Giro Pneumo Helmet (actually, the third one) given last June as a birthday gift. Turns out, that has been the best gift I’ve ever been given! Saved my life twice now.
Check out my nose. I have a hemotoma (I’m sure I spelled this wrong) the size of an eight year old child on my left shoulder. Can’t wait to get all the pictures developed. Expect a slide show in a couple of weeks. Jason PS - A-HOLE got a ticket.
well…you are alive and coherent. after that kind of encounter that’s saying something. don’t let the bastards get to ya.
having a few struggles of my own this year and have thought on a couple occasions of just bagging it to get everything back together for next year. don’t know yet which way to go but at least it will be by choice. you had yours rather unceremoniously handed to you. feel for ya. don’t know if i want to look at the pics. those are always unsettling.
Thnks for the support. I played rugby for ten years. I’m used to seeing my body beat up. The pictures are actually going o be really cool. I’m sick that way.
It’s been a tough on all other aspects of life. Lots of personal problems. Training was really helping work through a lot. Anyways, I’m planning next year. Gotta keep looking forward.
Jason
PS - What I’m going through is nothing compared to what I’m hearing on the TV about London, Wow.
Appreciated! That was funny! Ahhhnaaald always has one good line in each movie. My favorite is from Raw Deal. His wife is drunk and pissed off at him and throws a chocolate cake at him. He looks her dead in the eye and says,
I feel for you man, I really do. I am sitting here recovering from my second ankle surgery in 6 months. I have written my season off twice this year alone and now next year is looking bad. And even worse I am as fat as a cow. All I can do is sit around with my foot elevated watch the tour (thank God that is one every day) and eat.
I hope you get better soon and lets see those pics!
Sorry about your accident. It rally sounds as though you are lucky that you were not hurt much worse. Don’t rush the recovery. There is always next year.
all the best to a speedy recovery, you are handling the ordeal quite well. i used to play rugby as well, i think the sense of humor you develop in dealing with injuries is definitely attributable to playing rugby.
Thank you all. I had quite a journey to this point. When I started this training, I was 220 lbs, 5’7". I’ve lost 57 pounds since then, but for some reason, I’m still 5’7" - hmmm. Having been the fat guy all my life, I never thought in my wildest dreams I could get to this point. I know it’s a setback, but it makes me want it that much more. A lot of my old friends are getting fat and lazy, and I’m going the other way. I feel alive after every exercise session. The people I’ve met along the way have been amazing. It’s too good a lifestyle to give up. The support that people give each other on this message board is awesome.
Jason – Man, I;m sorry to hear about your wreck. i know the area well and was nearly killed at that exact intersection by a MILF in a bimmer chatting on her cell phone. She was hot though; like only a 40 year old Las Vegan can be hot. but I digress.
Here’s to a speedy recovery, as i quaff a New Belgian in your direction. Now that yo’ve got your Sundays free … I see the Hard Rock pool party in your future. Nothing like a hottie in a thong to speed the recovery process … must have to do with the increased blood flow.
Wow, wow, wow…I guess we all have to appreciate the fact that things can change very drastically in the literal blink of an eye. Glad to hear that you’re still above ground, still have some good perspective on things (well, good as can be expected in light of something like this) and that the accident didn’t leave you much worse off than it did.
Glad to know you’re alert enough to be posting. You rugby players are nuts (my sons play too). Look on the bright side, even the leader of the TDF crashed. At least yours wasn’t played out on international television, replayed and replayed and replayed…
Also on the bright side, you have your ST gang to keep you company while you recoop. After cracking my helmet in a 1-bike accident, I too became a true believer of head protection. Keep posting, speedy mending, and I hope your bike is repairable or else Mr. A-Hole may be shocked at how much those things go for these days.
mohole: I am glad you are ok. We both took the same route. I was 6’ 255, now 190… trying to do my first half iron race this summer. Take care of yourself, and get some rest.
More power to you man. I hope the race is an awesome experience. Be careful. Racing becomes addicitive. Especially when you see staggering gains each time. Pick different length races throughout the summer. Enjoy the 1/2 IM, but make sure that you have something shorter scheduled within a couple of weeks of the race. Trust me. You can prevent the almost inevtiable post-race depression.
I have felt it after every race:
I have put so much effort into getting into shape and preparing myself for this race. Now that I’m done, I’m in the best shape of my life, and I have absolutely no way to use all this fitness.
Please keep exercising. Finishing the race is a great start, but maintaining a healthy lifestyle continues once the race is over. That may be why I don’t like to stop racing throughout the year. That may also be why I am so depressed from this. Now I can’t do anything. Training is out of the question as is racing for a while. I know I can come back in the late fall, but my fitness will not be where it was two weeks ago. I am very upset about that.
I’m sick that way.