Cycling at 21 is definitely not as much fun as cycling at 20 - maybe this is where I hit my peak and it all goes downhill from here. I hope not, if so that was a short, sweet, and injury filled career.
Last week my coworker Holly told me that someone from my triathlon team came in and she asked if he knew me, and he said, "Yea! She's the one who's always injured!" Holly laughed and agreed - now assured that they were talking about the same Katie.
Well, true to my reputation, about 2 weeks after I fully recovered from my sprained forefoot and I felt totally ready to throw myself back into training, I find myself joining the ranks of the concussed.
I planned on a 40 mile ride, and was on the last 5 miles on Beacon in Newton, going about 17 on a flat - nice and easy - when all the sudden I find myself slammed into a black SUV. Thankfully God put a nice little landing pad underneath me so the only thing that actually hit the pavement was my head. I'm a little bruised, very stiff, and nauseous but for the most part injuries are minimal. The worst is my head! And my funny bone, but that's mostly funny. I just feel like I'm hungover all the time now, so I get the hangover but none of the fun stuff.
So the past day has been spent doing nothing but laying in my bed, going from bed to kitchen back to bed again. I think I should be all better by tomorrow except my bruises and random aches. But as far as the head goes it's definitely better than yesterday...everything is just a little foggy and things take a little longer to process than normal. Who knows, maybe it's due to my 21st b-day ;)
Laying in bed all day watching movies is nice I guess...but I am DAMN bored. And how am I supposed to pay my bills and grocery shop when I can't work? I had to take off yesterday and all the rest of this week. Looks like my bday shenanigans aren't getting paid for this week - damn.
As far as the Doctor goes, he suffered minimal injuries as well. His handlebar is bent, aero bar shifted, and there are scratches on my breaks stem, and the seat is ripped but nothing major. I even still have both water bottles! I'll probably have to get a new helmet, something about it getting compacted? Who knows.
The police officer told me this summer season 3 bikes came into the station and never got picked up because the crashes were fatal. God was on my side today!
Alright falling asleep again, wouldn't you think 16 hours of sleep yesterday/last night is enough? Apparently not.
I'll blog again soon...maybe tomorrow when I'm back on the bike ;)
love love love,
me
Last week my coworker Holly told me that someone from my triathlon team came in and she asked if he knew me, and he said, "Yea! She's the one who's always injured!" Holly laughed and agreed - now assured that they were talking about the same Katie.
Well, true to my reputation, about 2 weeks after I fully recovered from my sprained forefoot and I felt totally ready to throw myself back into training, I find myself joining the ranks of the concussed.
I planned on a 40 mile ride, and was on the last 5 miles on Beacon in Newton, going about 17 on a flat - nice and easy - when all the sudden I find myself slammed into a black SUV. Thankfully God put a nice little landing pad underneath me so the only thing that actually hit the pavement was my head. I'm a little bruised, very stiff, and nauseous but for the most part injuries are minimal. The worst is my head! And my funny bone, but that's mostly funny. I just feel like I'm hungover all the time now, so I get the hangover but none of the fun stuff.
So the past day has been spent doing nothing but laying in my bed, going from bed to kitchen back to bed again. I think I should be all better by tomorrow except my bruises and random aches. But as far as the head goes it's definitely better than yesterday...everything is just a little foggy and things take a little longer to process than normal. Who knows, maybe it's due to my 21st b-day ;)
Laying in bed all day watching movies is nice I guess...but I am DAMN bored. And how am I supposed to pay my bills and grocery shop when I can't work? I had to take off yesterday and all the rest of this week. Looks like my bday shenanigans aren't getting paid for this week - damn.
As far as the Doctor goes, he suffered minimal injuries as well. His handlebar is bent, aero bar shifted, and there are scratches on my breaks stem, and the seat is ripped but nothing major. I even still have both water bottles! I'll probably have to get a new helmet, something about it getting compacted? Who knows.
The police officer told me this summer season 3 bikes came into the station and never got picked up because the crashes were fatal. God was on my side today!
Alright falling asleep again, wouldn't you think 16 hours of sleep yesterday/last night is enough? Apparently not.
I'll blog again soon...maybe tomorrow when I'm back on the bike ;)
love love love,
me
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