Photo by Alan TreuthartAlan caught the carnage at the beginning of the 3s race on film. Nice shot! If you look behind the crash, I am just to the right of the folks going down. I am looking up in a red helmet, and I have my foot unclipped -just in case. Fortunately, I was able to squirt out of there, but look how many riders are already ahead of me, and this is seconds after the whistle! I even lined up on the second line!
I decided to not race the P123 race today. Something told me last week that my body had gotten everything out of racing for one hour and 45 minutes that is was ever going to get. In other words, enough is enough. Because the race took place on Saturday, we had planned a nice three hour endurance ride for Sunday morning. While bending over Sunday morning, I felt a twinge in my lower back. I tried to walk and stretch it out, but within two minutes, my lower back locked up and screamed anytime I put weight on my lower spine. I didn't walk again until 4:00 p.m. and those were very slow and small steps. Still at home today, actually. The doctor prescribed the steroid, Methylprednisolone. I believe this helped with any swelling, and it also cleared up my sinuses, which have been a mess since Jackson Park. Anyway, I'll be fine. Woodstock is iffy. Hope I don't get tested at Montrose!
