It looks like my biking season is pretty much over. Yesterday while riding I wiped out on my bike while making a left turn. It seems that my front tire lost all of the air that was in it and gave out while I was making the turn and that resulted in my crashing in the middle of Foster Avenue (literally – I was on the double yellow lines). At first I thought it was just a bad sprain but the pain continued and was worse than I’ve ever felt before. Since I had to be home to take care of the kid I decided not to go to the ER right away. Later, I was taken to the ER (at Methodist Hospital) and after two rounds of x-rays it was declared that I had a broken fibula.
It’s a weird feeling breaking your first bone at 40. Getting around is not easy, even with crutches since I’m not used to them and they are more uncomfortable then they look. Also, getting to the office is going to be a challenge via the subway since there are a lot of stairs that I have to get up and down. Another problem is that I have a trips to Philadelphia, Greenville, SC and then Pittsburgh in the next 5 weeks. I have a feeling those trips are going to pose some challenges that I can’t even foresee yet.
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