As some of you know, I bit it on my bike. It is all still very sad to me. I was out training for my sprint triathlon that is this weekend. I was on my 14 mile loop when I dropped my water bottle. I stopped quick, got one shoe out of my clip in pedals, but not the other one before I tipped over. I fell to the right and landed on my right hand in gravelly asphalt. Blood started gushing right away. I was so mad and frustrated. I rode the last 5 miles home with one hand, the owie one dangling beside me leaving a trail of blood all the way home. I jumped in the shower, slapped a BIG band-aid on and went to get the girls from my MIL. By the time I drove the 3 mins. to her house, the blood had sopped through the band aid. I showed her my owie and she convinced me to go to the Dr. I was in denial, I really didn't want to go. After 45 mins. of scrubbing the road rash out, they sewed me up with 4 huge stiches. This meant that I can't get my hand wet for FOUR weeks. After a week of being in denial, thinking I could just wrap it up and still do my swim in the lake for the race, I decided giving up my spot may be better than coming down with an infectious disease. Thus, the Valley Girl Sprint Triathlon is no longer happening for me on Sunday. I am so disappointed, but I was able to sell my spot to an eager girl who has never compteted.....
So here I am in the second week of Summer with a dumb bandage on my hand.....no water or swimming activities for me. I now have to go monitor Brayden setting up the slip-n-slide as I type this. Yeah, it won't be a problem keeping dry with three eager children ready for water fun! Wish me luck! Oh, and stay safe, unclip before you tip! :)
