My Morning Commute
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@jopamora 50019 wrote:
Was Rod nearby? Heal quickly!
Who? Me? :confused: I used to think “Chris Randall can ride as far as he wants, I’ll just ride a little bit farther than that.” Maybe he was thinking the same thing about me, but I doubt it. All I know is no matter how much I ride, he rides a little bit farther and a whole lot faster. And I’m really sorry he won’t be able to ride for the next five or six weeks. Bike Arlington All Stars lost our MVP today, as the warm-up period is coming to a close. Chris was on track to get 5000 points (diamond level) in the warm-up period (Feb-Apr) and had a good shot at finishing first for that period.
Chris, take care of that ankle. Get well soon. You’ll be back as strong as ever.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2747[/ATTACH]@consularrider 50013 wrote:
This morning’s commute was over before it started. I was switching the bike I was going to ride and coming down a step, I caught my foot and twisted my ankle. At the ER thry told me the x-ray shows an avulsion fracture, and that I’ll be off the bike for six to eight weeks.
Hope you heal up quickly!
And with that, the Bike Arlington All Stars mileage goes down by at least half. Or…. I feel a disturbance in the force, as if a 1000 mile riding ankle called out in anguish!
Sucks. Get better. Behavior yourself.
@consularrider 50013 wrote:
This morning’s commute was over before it started. I was switching the bike I was going to ride and coming down a step, I caught my foot and twisted my ankle. At the ER thry told me the x-ray shows an avulsion fracture, and that I’ll be off the bike for six to eight weeks.
Sorry Chris, that sucks. Get better soon.
@consularrider 50013 wrote:
This morning’s commute was over before it started. I was switching the bike I was going to ride and coming down a step, I caught my foot and twisted my ankle. At the ER thry told me the x-ray shows an avulsion fracture, and that I’ll be off the bike for six to eight weeks.
Get well and back on the bike soon!
@consularrider 50013 wrote:
This morning’s commute was over before it started. I was switching the bike I was going to ride and coming down a step, I caught my foot and twisted my ankle. At the ER thry told me the x-ray shows an avulsion fracture, and that I’ll be off the bike for six to eight weeks.
What’s an avulsion fracture? From Wikipedia:
An avulsion fracture is a bone fracture which occurs when a fragment of bone tears away from the main mass of bone as a result of physical trauma. This can occur at the ligament due to the application forces external to the body (such as a fall or pull) or at the tendon due to a muscular contraction that is stronger than the forces holding the bone together. Generally muscular avulsion is prevented due to the neurological limitations placed on muscle contractions. Highly trained athletes can overcome this neurological inhibition of strength and produce a much greater force output capable of breaking or avulsing a bone.
No “average” person could do that, so I think that makes you bada**. I hope you heal in full so you can get back on your bike again!
14th St Bridge at, well, dawn. A gaggle (pride?) of fire trucks were heading over it about 15 minutes later.
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