the stats:
start temp/humidity: 11.1/59% (apparent temp 8.3)
start time: 5:47pm
total distance: 17.48
total time: 46:09 (including 0:27 stopped time)
avg speed: 22.7kph
total calories: 518(?)
avg HR: 145(?)
it was quite pleasant for this morning's...
was having an ok ride in until this happened...
let me set the scene:
as previously mentioned, there’s remedial works being undertaken on the northbound shared path on Commonwealth Ave bridge so everyone is diverted to the southbound side then down, around and under the bridge to re-join the cycle lane on the other side…
this morning, I was going under the bridge and had slowed to ring my bell for a pedestrian then accelerated to overtake (although I wasn’t going that fast)...now this was just as the path rose and turned to the right, almost a blind corner you would say...just as I came level with the pedestrian before the turn a cyclist came the other way – f*ck!...I braked, he braked, the pedestrian continued on, I attempted to turn back to the left side of the path only to clip handlebars as he came to a stop...I went down hard on my left side...there’s a railing on the left side between the path and the road and I made the split decision on the way down to put my arm over the lower railing to save my shoulder...
after swearing once (at no-one in particular!), I re-gained my feet while the other cyclist picked up my bike...thankfully no damage to my bike and I continued on to work...just checked only 30secs stopped for this - it felt longer!
after a shower and examining the damage, I iced my left hip/side butt (nice graze, will bruise!)...I took some skin off the outside of my roo knee but that’s ok, will probably bruise...I expect I’ll have a nice bruise on my bus stop arm aka fidibida...my main concern is my left calf which tweaked hard as I went down, trying to remove my feet from the pedal...another candidate for ice!
what a goose!
the stats:
start temp/humidity: 8.1/57% (apparent temp 7.0)
start time: 8:12am
total distance: 17.11
total time: 44:24 (including 1:26 stopped time)
avg speed: 23.1kph
total calories: 312
avg HR: 119
needless to say I'm not running at lunch as I'm a bit sore, I'll go for a walk instead and will have a trot tomorrow (FkF) and Saturday (parkrun)...hopefully I'll be right for Sunday!
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