
Went back to the crash site a while ago and found some debris from the crash. This is the right lens from my riding glasses. From the marks on the lens I'm guessing two impacts, at least, to the lens. The first would be the scratches going more top to bottom. The second would be those going more right to left. How do I know? I don't, still don't remember anything. However the left to right scratches seem to go over the top to bottom scratches so they must have come second.
Considering how gouged it is I have no idea how my face didn't get scratched up. Nose, brow, cheek, chin, not a mark on them. A little bit on the right of the head where the temple from the glasses would have been but nothing else.
I've been back to work for three weeks now. Very limited duty. Two hours a day the first week. Three a day the second and it was supposed to be four a day the third. Wasn't quite up to it so did the third week at three hours a day. Next week will be four a day. Feel much better at the end of this week than felt at the end of last week. I'm pretty sure I'll make it through next week okay. May be wanting Friday to come a little early. But that'll be okay. That happened sometimes before I crashed.
Have been spending some time on my new trainer. Feels okay. Have done two twenty minute spins on it now. I'm thinking I'll be able to get out for a short ride before the end of November.
I'm thinking with the spinning on the trainer and exercises from therapy the ride will be, relatively, easy. The part that will really need some testing is balance. Will need to ride in the yard a bit to see how that goes. Between now and the end of the year I only need five miles to be over 1,000 miles. About a quarter of what I was anticipating around the time of the crash but at least it's four digits.
Alan,
ReplyDeleteHeck, to make that goal you can walk the bike 5 miles if you have to or ride 100 yards each day. How long is your driveway or the street in front of your house?
It's good to see you want to get back on the saddle. Do they make a steel or kevlar helment?
Happy Thanksgiving.
Henry