The MS150 was this weekend and Saturday was to be the first century ride for Stef and Jamie. They made it but not without an event. Stef was trying to cross railroad tracks and she crashed. Someone had gone down in front of her and she was trying to miss him. She did manage to miss him but still joined him on the ground. But being the determined gal she is she got up and finished the ride with a couple of miles to go.
Later, in the ER she found out her elbow is broken. Not badly, but it hurts like crazy anyway. The ER doc said no impact sports for at least a couple of weeks so Stef says she'll be on the stationary trainer so as not to lose the progress she's made so far.
My ride was less eventful. 98 miles in 4:46. No crashes. Clock time was 5:12 so rest stops were very limited. Grab water, energy drink and off again. I did stop long enough to talk to one of Stef's cousins but other than that, ride, ride, ride.
My goal was sub 5 so I was quite please with the outcome. Except of course for Stef's crash. It is huge that Stef and Jamie finished their first century. Most cyclists will never ride 100 miles in one day but they have! This ride of course is more about health than time. There were over 3000 riders raising money for the health of many people we'll never know. I'm grateful that our family has the health to help those less fortunate than we.
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My little brother broke his elbow in a biking accident some weeks ago. It sounds like a bad place to break since you use your elbow to do just about...oh everything. Hope Stef feels better soon.
Thanks Carrie! She's doing much better now than she was on Sunday. Hope your brother is OK. Elbow is a bad spot to break due to the potential for arthritis (especially if you're young - like he is!).
Stef's break is very minor but very inconvenient too!
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