100 Miles of Nowhere: Recovering from a Recent Head Injury Division
I’m the champion of the singlespeed division of the Centennial Park 50 miles of nowhere for those recovering from recent cycling related head injuries. See, a week before the race I came off on the harbour bridge and looked like this:
Then like this:
Then I looked like this:
In the process, I also managed to twist my (steel) forks rendering my bike unrideable. This naturally put my race victory in doubt. Thanks to the quick ordering of a local shop, though, I got a new fork on and was ready to go.
I wasn’t keen to push the body too hard before all the swelling had gone down, so I aimed at 50 miles. This ended up being 21 laps of the 3.8km course around Centennial Park in Sydney.
Completed in 3.5 hours. Not bad for an injured bloke on a cheap steel singlespeed who had completely forgotten about the race and done no training. Did I qualify that enough?
Comment by Betsy | 05.11.2010 | 1:51 pm
OH MAN! You are a hardcore badass! Get well soon.
Comment by The Cheat | 05.11.2010 | 1:55 pm
Definitely the winner of the “oh gawd” division.
Comment by justin | 05.11.2010 | 2:00 pm
Was not expecting that photo! Must’ve been a gnarly crash,you looked jacked up!
Oh, and way to go riding the 50 miles with limited recovery!
Comment by Rose | 05.11.2010 | 2:03 pm
Ummm, OUCH!
Comment by Tina Z | 05.11.2010 | 2:28 pm
Holy sheet!
Comment by Noodle | 05.11.2010 | 2:35 pm
Made of WIN
Comment by Chris Horner | 05.11.2010 | 2:49 pm
Hey, you look like me after any given race! Glad you could still ride. Well done.
Comment by SuomiTri | 05.11.2010 | 3:36 pm
Loose chin strap– THERE’S your problem!! ;-)
Well done on the ride!
Comment by Erine | 05.11.2010 | 4:34 pm
You rock. I think I love you. I’m quite fond of the “c” shaped nose/adnexal abrasions/gaping chin wound look. What is that saying- chicks dig scars?
On a serious note, glad you were able to ride and that you’re doing well all things considered!
Comment by Lorsis | 05.12.2010 | 1:59 am
That’s hot. Eld, where do you find these people and then get them to take off their shirts!?
Sweet abrasions. Ladies like.
Comment by Road Rash | 05.12.2010 | 7:30 am
Wow, chicks dig mangled men. Good to know.
Comment by Richard | 05.12.2010 | 9:05 am
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie . . .
You can join in now.