OWWW

Well I got up at 0600, got dressed for my bike ride and was out the door and on the bike by 0608, I was determined to do 30 minutes at the least, little did I know I wouldn't be home until 0707...

The first 15 minutes was honestly pleasant, not easy, still sweating up a storm and missing my camel pack [note for next time] but a good ride to be sure. When I heard the cue telling me it was 15 minutes, I turned my bike around to be greeted by the Galveston 'breeze'...A few minutes in to that I was spent, so I got off my bike and walked for a couple blocks. I figured I would get off the seawall in hopes that a side street wouldn't be as windy....

So I take a side street and realize that I have chosen one that has trolley tracks that I must cross... now what I should have done was cross both tracks at the same time at almost a 90 degree angle, as opposed to what I actually did which was cross one track, that went fine, and then cross the second track at closer to a 20 degree angle...

Of course my wheel slipped into the trolley track and I went over like the idiot I am. First off let me tell you that my falls have always been spectacular, I'm not sure exactly what happened in this instance, I was more concerned with not hitting my head than the aerodynamics I was performing at the time. But I fell on my left side, so I have a road rash on my knee, and a few scrapes on my hand and a bruised shoulder, as well as a bruised right knee and hand...

Well I picked my self up and was instantly dizzy, so I sat down on the curb in the middle of the median...more smart thinking on my part... I decided I would call a cab to come and take me the last 16 blocks home. So waiting for the cab I got out of the road, got my head back on straight, and took pictures of my knee which I posted to Facebook :).

Turns out the Cabby took too long, and I was ready to get back on the road and push through it. He actually found me a few blocks away and was very nice and concerned if I was okay, I told him I was fine and would push on, Yay for nice people.

Now remember that wind I was talking about, well turns out that it was no different on the side street than it was on the Seawall...oh well, those last 16 blocks took me about 10 minutes, and I made it home in time to shower, dress, eat a sensible breakfast which I inhaled though not as quickly as I was drinking water and juice, and I was out the door at 0746, ready for work despite my injuries :)

So the things I learned, or rather was reminded of today:

HYDRATE!!! so next time I'll have my camel pack and/or a couple bottles of water

Road Obstacles should be respected

But with all the walking and the biking, I burned 445 calories!

So here goes another day in paradise :)