The ultrashea

"It doesn't have to be fun to be fun"

-Mark Twight

"We don't make sacrifices. If we truly love this sport and we have these goals and dreams in the sport, the classroom, or in life, they're not sacrifices. They're choices that we make to fulfill these goals and dreams."

-Deena Kastor

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift"

-Steve Prefontaine

July 9

crash + 8 days

Followup visit with the doctor yesterday - the road rash is healing well, and the hematoma has shrunk a bit, although it’s still really tender.  I’ve switched to a Tegaderm dressing for the time being, and we’ll see how that goes in terms of healing for the road rash.

Road rash/hematoma/bruise on hip - crash + 8 days

The verdict from the doctor in terms of racing for this weekend is that racing with the crash injury as things stand right now doesn’t represent a risk for permanent damage - racing with the injury will hurt a good deal more than racing uninjured, but that’s it.  So at this point, I must ask:

What has two thumbs and is racing this weekend?

What has two thumbs and is racing this weekend?

This guy!

I did my usual Thursday morning interval session this morning to test out my hip and to try to knock some of the rust off my legs and lungs.  Ride went great - the fastest interval ride that I’ve done this season.