An eventful few weeks- being chucked out of a car for ‘The Bill’ ending up with a couple of bruises to racing in the depths of Northumberland in an off road triathlon..and ending up with a great deal more than just bruises! Stitches? Nah just gathering more battle scars.
A fight sequence dressed as an old woman and being pushed from a car was my most interesting stunts this month. Followed swiftly by a cold wet and slippery Triathlon- getting back on the Moutain Bike after recovering from my broken rib during Xterra UK race in July.
It has been a tough few weeks of injury but survival is the key. The race was Kielder Triathlon, 1800ft of climbing with a red route grading for the MTB leg, a cold and very dark swim and the run was up 1500ft , and very boggy conditions. I actually thought I was going to be swollowed up by the mud, but just ended with losing the shoes in the ‘quick sand’ conditions.
My crash was unexpected as I had already ridden the course the day before and it was uneventful. The wooden bridge I was on at the time was the culprit. My front wheel suddenly gave way whilst I kept going. I slid head first on the sharp stoney ground and was badly bleeding, but I dusted off, put the ‘back to front’ bike back together and raced until the end. Pure will power got me through and I had no idea I was in the lead and that I had won until the end.
Now concentrating on healing quickly and training hard for World Xterra Championships in Hawaii in October. So need to get back on that horse…..
”Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” …Albert Einstein.
