100 Miles of Nowhere: Recovering from a Recent Head Injury Division

05.11.2010 | 1:30 pm

I’m the champion of the singlespeed division of the Centennial Park 50 miles of nowhere for those recovering from recent cycling related head injuries. See, a week before the race I came off on the harbour bridge and looked like this:

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Then like this:
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Then I looked like this:
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In the process, I also managed to twist my (steel) forks rendering my bike unrideable. This naturally put my race victory in doubt. Thanks to the quick ordering of a local shop, though, I got a new fork on and was ready to go.
I wasn’t keen to push the body too hard before all the swelling had gone down, so I aimed at 50 miles. This ended up being 21 laps of the 3.8km course around Centennial Park in Sydney.
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Completed in 3.5 hours. Not bad for an injured bloke on a cheap steel singlespeed who had completely forgotten about the race and done no training. Did I qualify that enough?

– David B, Sydney

12 Comments

  1. Comment by Betsy | 05.11.2010 | 1:51 pm

    OH MAN! You are a hardcore badass! Get well soon.

  2. Comment by The Cheat | 05.11.2010 | 1:55 pm

    Definitely the winner of the “oh gawd” division.

  3. Comment by justin | 05.11.2010 | 2:00 pm

    Was not expecting that photo! Must’ve been a gnarly crash,you looked jacked up!

    Oh, and way to go riding the 50 miles with limited recovery!

  4. Comment by Rose | 05.11.2010 | 2:03 pm

    Ummm, OUCH!

  5. Comment by Tina Z | 05.11.2010 | 2:28 pm

    Holy sheet!

  6. Comment by Noodle | 05.11.2010 | 2:35 pm

    Made of WIN

  7. Comment by Chris Horner | 05.11.2010 | 2:49 pm

    Hey, you look like me after any given race! Glad you could still ride. Well done.

  8. Comment by SuomiTri | 05.11.2010 | 3:36 pm

    Loose chin strap– THERE’S your problem!! ;-)

    Well done on the ride!

  9. Comment by Erine | 05.11.2010 | 4:34 pm

    You rock. I think I love you. I’m quite fond of the “c” shaped nose/adnexal abrasions/gaping chin wound look. What is that saying- chicks dig scars?

    On a serious note, glad you were able to ride and that you’re doing well all things considered!

  10. Comment by Lorsis | 05.12.2010 | 1:59 am

    That’s hot. Eld, where do you find these people and then get them to take off their shirts!?
    Sweet abrasions. Ladies like.

  11. Comment by Road Rash | 05.12.2010 | 7:30 am

    Wow, chicks dig mangled men. Good to know.

  12. Comment by Richard | 05.12.2010 | 9:05 am

    Aussie, Aussie, Aussie . . .

    You can join in now.

 

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