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Just seen on Facebook that my old coach Dave Le Grys aka Legro has won another Rainbow Jersey at the Master's World Track Championships. A year ago he was in intensive care fighting for his life after a horrific crash. Just goes to show what you can achieve if you put your mind to it.
Good shout dan, thats an amazing comeback.A few miles on the bike for me tonight with a hard spin class thrown in the middle.Full lights on the bike tonight. Winter bike out next week
35 hilly miles for me this morning, a gorgeous day to be out on the bike. Managed a decent average speed (for me) despite the hills, slowly but surely I'm getting stronger - not strong enough yet though!
Punctured just as I turned into my road.
Out with Twickenham CC fast group to Fairoaks airport and back yesterday.
44 miles, Av Speed - 22 mph, which I found pretty punchy given that the first and last six miles are stop-start through outer London
feeling a bit demolished today...
Well after last weeks Cross accident, I surprised myself yesterday!
First ever MTB race... only the 4th time on a MTB... Bristol Oktoberfest 8 hours mixed pairs. Half an hour on half an hour off, alternating laps... we even made the top 10 :) Me with a bruised sternum, two cracked ribs and severe haematoma's on both legs, the right worse than the left... And my friend hadn't ridden for 3 months due to work and moving house stresses... We have decided we are going to do some more of it next year, as we feel we could be in for a podium if we tried harder :)
Great fun, loved every moment of it, the riding, the social aspect of it the athmosphere, brill! Even though my body now feels a bit beaten up again... but I don't think it made things worse :)
Last weeks crash was a spectacular one: front wheel caught in a ditch I could not see, taken at speed, so apparently did a 360 degree full flip landing on top of my bike still clipped in... Smashed my sternum and ribs on the stem and legs somewhere else on the bike :( A&E doctor said 6-8 weeks to heal the ribs so no cycling... hahahah :) Mind, I can't push outside my comfortzone though, as breathing is restricted... so no cross race for me this morning :(
Take it easy with cracked ribs I did mine as a teenager with a similar crash didn't rest and they still flare up now - 14 years later!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Well done hann. Be careful. Take time to get healed.
They have flared up all right! Pretty painful today...
Don't think they are bad enough for a 6 - 8 week rest though...
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Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan
Just ride the rollers with no hands, you'll be fine!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanneke
Yep did that for 60 mins this morningQuote:
Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan