At one point, near the top I was going just a little too slow and got a little too close to the edge of the road and before I knew it, I felt like this force suck me down as I fell into the mountain side of the road on my right side. The good news is I landed on the snow, the bad news is the bike hit my knee and gave it a bruise. Ouch.
It stunned me a bit as I lay there with my heart pumping covered in snow. After a moment or two I knew I was alright so I started to get myself back upright and as I did I thought I need more leverage on my left side so I stepped down on my left foot expecting to steady myself on the road but forgot that my shoe was clipped into my pedal and when I pushed down, it tilted my bike the other way and down I went again. I fell hard on my left side... splat onto the road.
Once again it took a minute to get my wits about me and then I got back up and with nothing broken including me or my bike, I had to figure a way to get clipped back into my bike on a 10% uphill grade. I turned sideways against the hill clipped in and started pushing my way back up. I made it to the top where i ate my peanut butter and honey sandwich bundled up for what i knew would be another very cold downhill portion and then finished off my second loop back at home 50 miles and 4:04 hours later.
I missed getting my full five hours in but overall I had a good hard workout with serious mountain climbs and a little over 4 hours in my saddle. Also, I got a little more familiar with my Tri Bike in the great outdoors.
Josh (my experienced Triathlete son) called to ask about my little crash and then gave me a great pep talk. He knows what I'm going through every step of the way in my Ironman Triathlon training and it really helps to have him there to talk to and to build my confidence. He can identify with my mental battles as well as the physical challenges you work through at this stage of the training plan and then talks me through them. It helps more than you know.
I'm very blessed to have Debbie and all my kids supporting me, Josh coaching and encouraging me and Mike Stone my nephew and my sister and brothers all cheering me on.
So just remember, every day to "Eat The Big Frog First" and it's all downhill after that!
Ever have an experience where you had to "Eat The Big Frog First" like this you can share?
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