RawTeamBrazen2: Two steps forward, staggering back....

Not all things go according to plan, and sometimes it feels if things really do come along in threes-I'll explain:

See the broken collar bone on my left? Well it took until two weeks ago to get that signed off as ok to start sport again. 14 weeks of slow recovery, and only two weeks after getting the pins removed from my left elbow.

Well, the staples were taken out on the Thursday and I went straight out on the bike, two weeks ago yesterday (staples don't look as good as stitches do they, but surgeons cannot sew anymore by the looks of it).

Training went well for a whole 6 days, then on a minor training ride a few metres from where the dog took me out in January, a truck pulled out of a beach access without looking left and I hit him hard. Broke my left collar bone again, and did a rib plus smashed in my cycle helmet. Hours of fun!

So, what is next? All I can do is rest up, make the best of a bad job and try and stay out of harms way for at least a quarter or two. I am still crewing for Paul Carpenter on the 6th of June, so let's see how that goes then assess in July. I have promised to do the Loch Ness Monster Duathlon in September with JJ, Alexander and Giulian so that is the next target. Glutton for punishment, or merely losing too many brain cells cumulatively to be sensible enough to know when to give in! Target is still RAW 2011 and RAAM 2012.

What was the third thing? Never try this at home-I did and it hurts:

Take a piece of Stilton Cheese which is sticky enough to stick on the new special cheese knife that appeared in our cutlery draw. Make some sandwiches. See stick yStilton on knife and decide to lick crumbs off. Realise to late that knife is scalpel sharp and an amazing gash appears in cheek. Blood pours out and won't stop and it is in one's mouth so no plaster effective. I won't say how I stopped the bleeding but Rambo did it and it works!

Back to the drawing board.....and check out the new paint job on the GTR:-