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sorr bout the double posts... it says it didnt post it then it does???

my accident

sooo.. everything was going well until thurs night when my friend jenn and i decided to go on a bike ride. we were at a 4 way stop in a little town called Niwot when an SUV decided to make a right hand turn around us. He made the right turn too sharp and the side of his car caught the back wheel of my bike and I went down. I caught my fall on my arm and the guy drove off. Luckily, some witnesses got the license plate # of the guy and the police tracked him down and wrote him a couple of tickets. I went to the emergency room that night and got some X rays on my arm (because it hurt a lot) that determined I had a radial head fracture (non-displaced). So as a result I have not been running since and have been in a vicatin daze the past few days. Im finally feeling better today without the help of pain killers and have an appointment with the orthopedic doctor which will hopefully tell me more about how long this will take to heal and whether i will need a cast instead of the splint im wearing now. ... well I hope all is well and watch out for cars..

my accident

soo... everything was going well until last thurs night when i went on a bike ride with my friend jenn. It was a beautiful evening, finally dropping into the 70s when we were at a 4 way stop intersection in Niwot. There was this big SUV behind us that decided to make a right hand turn. ... well they passed around us but made the turn too sharp and the side of their car hit the back wheel of my bike and I went down... several spokes of my wheel are broken and my seat was a little bent and I caught the fall on my arm. The car drove off but luckily some witnesses caught the license plate #. The police came and talked to witnesses, and got a statement from my friend and I. they tracked down the guy that hit me and wrote him a couple tickets. That night I went to the emergency room because my arm hurt a lot... more than my foot ever did. Got some Xrays that determined I have a radial head fracture (non-displaced) . The past few days Ive been sleeping a lot (not running) and in a haze of vicatin. Im finally feeling better today without the help of pain killers and have an appointment with the orthopedic doctor. Hopefully, all goes well and I can get this splint off my arm and wont have to get a cast... Anyway, watch out for cars.... hope all is well..

boulder runners...

So I finished my first real track workout on the new training schedule yesterday which was 3X200, 3X400, 3X800, 3X400. It actually went really well and I hit the paces despite the 90 degree weather. The interesting part of it was there were two (one male, one female) world-class looking Kenyans running on the track with me. When I say 'with' I mean they were effortlessly lapping me several times. To make matters even better ... I think it was Adam Goucher or some other national champion olympic athlete type also doing a workout on the track too. I guess you could call it inspiring... ahh well.. I was thinking about doing this 4.5 mile uphill (1900' climb) race this weekend, still contemplating it, but now Im starting to think it will be a bit over my head. The training schedule is going well and Ive already lost about 8 lbs from it. Well... I am off to a meeting with my advisor, not going to bring coffee:)

boulder runners...

So I finished my first real track workout on the new training schedule yesterday which was 3X200, 3X400, 3X800, 3X400. It actually went really well and I hit the paces despite the 90 degree weather. The interesting part of it was there were two (one male, one female) world-class looking Kenyans running on the track with me. When I say 'with' I mean they were effortlessly lapping me several times. To make matters even better ... I think it was Adam Goucher or some other national champion olympic athlete type also doing a workout on the track too. I guess you could call it inspiring... ahh well.. I was thinking about doing this 4.5 mile uphill (1900' climb) race this weekend, still contemplating it, but now Im starting to think it will be a bit over my head. The training schedule is going well and Ive already lost about 8 lbs from it. Well... I am off to a meeting with my advisor, not going to bring coffee:)