So, with just over 4 weeks to go, and a long “to do list” of things for me to do around the house, I had the unfortunate pleasure of falling off my bike at 45kph during the Gravenhurst triathlon. Super bummed as I was having a good race, but the bike slipped out from under me without warning. So, with road rash, a.k.a. cheese grater taken to skin, obtained over a 30 foot section of road, a bunch of the normal stuff that would normally be easy has been made more challenging.
So, a bunch of friends have helped to get things done around here (thank you very much!), while I am hobbling around feeling like I am an 80 year old.
Nonetheless, the smaller tasks that I often say “I will get to that later” are what I am getting to right now, and the bigger more manual tasks, I am asking for help more than I normally would (and again, thank you to all those that have helped, are helping, and are yet to help ;p )
Unlike Wilson and Deb, I (along with Lulu) have yet to pack our bags. I am going to follow the motto of, take stuff that you know you probably won’t come home with. So there will be a lot of quick dry race shirts going with me. Underwear gets 4 days out of each pair. Frontwards, backwards and inside frontwards and inside backwards. That means 4 pairs will last me two weeks! Perfect. My new sandals came (Keen Rialto’s … super comfy), and I have a brand new pair of Sketchers GoRun 7’s ready to roll.
Ugh…I hope you get better soon!
Hopefully, there was a doctor nearby…?
Haha! I wish. No one stopped on course. I did have an amazing doctor when I got back to the transition zone… My wife!
You and the family will have an Amazing Race…no more speed bumps. Take care and enjoy all the special moments. Looking forward to the pictures and stories. Hugs