Another new park day, this time Wharton State Park with
@michael.su. Started off ~ 11 am from the Batsto lot - already snowing and colder than we thought it would be. Rode the orange 19 mile loop as I was hoping to get in 3 hrs moving time - turns out it wasn't in the cards. We ran into only one biker the whole time, good ol
@Juggernaut going in the opposite direction. After about 7 miles in had my first crash - pretty comical as smaller pine trees were bent over into the trail and I caught one with my bars - actually sprung back and shot me off the back of the bike and I landed on my back - well cushioned by my camelbak - no harm, no foul. A little later a similar spin around on another small tree. We stopped around the half way point for a pic
A little further, we stopped and switched places - me leading now as I said how Mike missed my earlier crashes. Didn't think there'd be another but
(for
@soundz)
My pedal caught something in the snow at speed and I flew otb - had I landed normally in superman belly flop would've been no problem but I got spun to the right and landed on my right shoulder - the frozen sand felt like concrete and I felt a crack when I landed. Hurt like hell so had to walk it off for a few minutes, then rode on. Shoulder wasn't too bad but a sharp pain with a deep breath, knew that from previous experience. Anywho, finished the loop without further incident, Mike bolted. With about 2 hrs 8 min moving time, figured I could get to 3. Headed out on the blue trail - unlike orange, there are some roots, and every time I went over one my shoulder jolted with pain. Stopped by a lake for a pic
Started riding again and noticed the rear tire felt weird - figured it was caked with snow so stopped - it was flat as a pancake - wtf? How'd I get a flat here? Pumped it up and immediately heard hissing. Rode it anyways and got another 1/2 mile before completely flat again. With no spare tube to throw in this tubeless tire, threw in the towel and hiked back to the car.
Didn't even make it to 2.5 hrs. Took off and stopped for a hoagey with Mike, then drove home. Shoulder felt progressively worse as I drove, by the time I got home I could barely get off my underarmor top - took a shower and headed to the ER for xrays. After and hour and a half and about 10 xrays of my shoulder and chest, the verdict - nothing broken! Goes to show this old bird can still take a licking and keep on ticking. Mike suggested via tm that I should head back out and get that 38 minutes - shoulda said that to wifey just to see her reaction.
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2/15
2:22:23, 21.5 miles
https://www.strava.com/activities/494375245
