So after all the fun was over it was on to the Yo Yo track, one of my least favourite tracks from today, so we are riding along and have nearly made it to the end of the track when before I knew it I was on the ground, my helmet broken and almost off my head and in a world of pain, I don't know what happened it was fast flat section and I didn't hit the brakes or a tree for that matter and I wasn't going around a corner, just a straight stretch of track and bam I was out, I hit my head pretty hard and immediately got a headache either from hitting my head or knocking the wind out of me, I think luckily my ample rear copped the brunt of the fall first cushioning the blow for the rest of my body, so it is 7 hours later and I am feeling very sore and sorry for myself (nobody else will) I have a ripper bruise on my butt already, some skin off my elbow, hip and back and some bumps and bruises all over. All up not a bad end to the day.
So we headed back to the car park, I assumed it was just around the corner so I called out that I would lead the way, also because I wasn't feeling good at all after the hit to the head so I figured it was better I wasn't at the back of the group, riding, riding, riding, no sign of the car park so I figured it wouldn't be much further, went around a corner and came up to a log, one that I knew I wouldn't get over, tried anyway and crashed again in front of everyone, that one hurt a bit too but couldn't show it in front of the others, so I cruised back at a snails pace to the car park and told the guys to head off to the Southern Loop without me and I would do some road riding on my own, I rode back in to town with the others and then headed back to the rail trail for a cruise along there, then headed back to Yaugher car park for some food and top up my water then off along the dirt roads alongside the tracks there, I didn't want to risk riding singletrack on my own, not only in case I had another fall but in case I came across any snakes I may not be able to get away from, anyway about 1klm in to my ride and I was thinking about snakes at the time when all of a sudden a snake took off in front of me, I was looking out for them but this one was in the shade, I couldn't see it until it moved, and good thing it did, I would have ridden straight over the top of it, I locked on the brakes and came to skidding stop about 6 feet from it, it was clearly a tiger snake and it sounds silly and maybe it was the aforementioned knock to the head but it looked like a happy snake, it sort of looked at me as it slithered off but didn't flatten itself out and look angry like the majority of snakes I have some across on my rides, perhaps it was lulling me in to a false sense of security so I would keep riding past it and then get me on the way, yep I am strange one I know but these are the thought I have when I am riding on my own, clearly not rational thinking, I didn't get sucked in to whatever it had in store for me so I headed back to the car to call it a day, it was only about half an hour before the guys got back and I heard some stories of the carnage on their ride, packed up and headed for home.
So that was my day today, doubt I will be making it out on the roadie tomorrow but will probably make it out for a paddle down the beach.
So the countdown is on now, I have 14 days to lose 7 kilos and get fit enough for my comeback race at first round of the state xc in Bendigo. Can I do it? well unless I can lose half a kilo a day and ride consistently then no I wont, I am coming in to the last month of my semester at uni and have a heap of work due so my focus has to be on that for now.
14 more sleeps until I get to see my favourite band Pearl Jam play!
Until next time, Happy Biking!
Kat
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