June 8, 2010: It is my first biking day after my hamstring pop recovery. The Thursday before this, I took a spinning class session to make sure I can do atleast 80% of my usual level of spinning and biking. And I realised that I am good to go an this Tuesday. So I pickup a time after my work, and the Washington Old Domenion Trail near Ashburn. The first 15 minutes, I take it very slow and decided to go next 15 minutes a little faster but under 10 miles an hr. Then the weard thing happened. I was not feeling sure of myself, weather I am doing it right or wrong. I was in almost the center of the trail. Ans I realised a runner running towards me in the next 100 years and so I slowed my bike then suddenly someone from behing the runner on a bike, trying to get passt the runner, on his process got into my way. And my muscle memory applied the brakes. But the problem is that the memory is from very very long time ago, where the driving is on the left side, and the left handle breake was the back brake and right handle brake was the front wheel.
You would have immagined correctly, I applied the front brakes more than the back and it send me over my handles. I realised I am air borne going over the habdle bars in slow motion while I am trying to stay back in my saddle. In a fraction of seconds I am on my both knees and right shoulder meeting the ashpault paved trail. My helmet took a secondary hit and my cheek in a mirracle missed a scrape, but I can feel the burn sensation. Luckiely its not a crash. My bike was still ridable after this. After about 45 minutes with my doctor office, I am cleared to go home with bandages on my knees and shoulder after checking with my records that my last letanus shot in 2008 is still good.
On my way home, I was checking my equipments and found my left hand glove missing a dime size of its materials. And my both shoes showed some type of scrapes and fabric tear, showing that without these equipments I would have received more scrapes in my arm and legs.
Even though this would have delayed my training towards the annual running competion, I am happy that the injury is minor and recoverable in time. And no fractures.
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