After A Bike Crash - 6 Lessons Learned

Here are 6 Lessons Learned from my Bike Crash / Accident and what to do and NOT do during the first 30 days after an accident.

• Wait at least 30 days before you decide to sell all your bikes, tri gear, wetsuit, and jerseys on Craigslist. Do throw away your helmet.

• Do what you can do: walk, hike, swim – stay active.
• Talk to your friends. Talk about the accident and get it out of your head. When people stop oh my goshing’ing and their eyes start to glaze over, find the next friend to talk to.
• It’s okay to unfollow and unlike social media related to biking and triathlon, for the first 30 days.

• Be thankful for what you can do. Be very thankful even if it’s so small like being able to walk the dogs without help.
• Reflect on past accomplishments and future goals but do not make plans that can’t be undone in the first 30 days.

I may or may not have done all or some of these things. 

And, I appreciate all my friends who listened to me and understood.

Leadville & Mountain Biking & Motivation

I will be back on the mountain bike.
I saw this picture on my computer...... and remembered..

2014 24 Hour Race Tucson, AZ

I am a mountain biker -
Cyclist
Triathlete
Runner
Swimmer
Hiker

An outdoor lover.

I will get back on my bikes post-injury. It will take some time.

In the meantime, I am adding Leadville 100 MTB to my endurance race bucket list. Maybe in 2016?!

Ironman, Transformation, Running

“Everything can be transformed.  Every single thing.  Goodness exists.  It is all around.  It’s just sleeping.  It can be wakened.”

I love this quote. It is from the TV show Enlightened. The main character is kooky, lovable, and often makes bad choices - hmm.... sounds like someone I know.  

As I get ready to run my long run this morning I’m thinking about transformation. I’m thinking about how the last six years I lived triathlon. How becoming a triathlete changed my mind and body, how it made me change into a person who could do anything she set her mind to. 

As I watch friends and bloggers write about their transformation while training for Ironman, I am excited, thrilled, and jealous. And since I’m obsessed with nutrition, training, and mental preparation for Ironman I have been reflecting on my own past training and racing. 

After I finished a race I never thought much about the accomplishment of it. I did it. Okay, what’s next? I’m always wondering what’s next.

For now I relegate Ironman to remembering long training rides runs; and how good I felt after. I remember finishing my first, second, and third Ironman and the family and friends I shared them with. 

Coeur d'Alene 2009, Arizona 2010, Wisconsin 2013

I took for granted that they would just happen and would continue happening.

The What’s Next for me is my transformation into a runner: #50marathons50states. I am scaling down and focusing on the run, getting leaner and faster. 

                                                                                   
Monologue from Enlightened: