Here I am about 4 weeks into my time where I’ve traded in the bike for a cast… unwillingly. Would’ve thought I’d get to a post in this time for certain, and kaboom here it is! Still another 2ish weeks to go before its time to move into a little physical therapy, and hopefully some much needed pedal time. This injury marks the first time in over 5 years that I’ve taken more than a week or two away from the bike… completely away. In this time, there has been a little thinking, productivity and some good times. Heres what I’ve roughly managed to knock out so far:
- Read multiple books ( in full! )
- Bothered Heather
- Ebayed copious amounts of cycling equipment thats been sitting around.
- Registered for Fall Classes
- Reconnected with a few friends
- Built a bike for my padre
- Registered RideClean for Tour of Utah… Believe me, this is a bigger task than I thought, and were in!
- Bothered Heather
- Watched a few great movies such as Valkyrie and The Wrestler
- Expanded my musical horizons with Pandora.com
- Bothered Heather and the dog
- Spent a day at the UofA Science Museum getting learned
- Developed extensive plans to take over the world.
- Loads of core work!
These are just a few things that have gone a long way to keep me busy and on the up. Its more importantly been a great forced chance to step back and prioritize a few things in the big picture. So when all is back to normal, I will have a few more things going on in life than the singular, and often times blurry focus on cycling. Sometimes a little change is for the best.
-Ron
