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I use to hate riding the trainer! Since its the only way I can ride my machine its the best. Its been two weeks since the crash. Recovery is under way.

Thanks to Bobs Bikes and Will for all their help!

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The best way to get over a bike crash!!! New bike! I guess its going to be a while until this baby gets out of the open road.

Thanks GIANT for all their support.

I am 65% today. I have not taken any pain pills since yesterday morning! My body seems to be catching up and my spirits are lifting.

Enjoy this clip from the arm!

Nice to see that I am in good company.  Thanks to bicycling for the shout out~!  more tweets coming with many recovery days ahead.

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recovery day 2.3GP, originally uploaded by ronswilliams123.

I am at 53% today. Starting to get the idea of taking the pain pills before it hurts. The sun is out today!

Recovery day 1. Its a bit more painful than I expected.

My first race of the season did not go as planned! I was racing in a master crit in atlanta when I was taken out. I thought masters races where supposed to be safer? Someone overlapped my rear wheel while we were flying down the front straight. Yes we were going in a straight line at about 27 mph….no reason to overlapped someone rear wheel. The Someone did not even stay around to make sure I was ok? I know he is ok because I broke his fall, as he was laying on top of me while i was loosing skin sliding along the pavement. My wrist is broken in three places and I have to have surgery this week. Thanks to DR. WIFE for taken care of me!

Things are going pretty good with the Fat to Fitness Plan. I have riding the bike 12-17 hours per week for the last couple of weeks. I have joined a local gym and I am attending the “Body Pump” classes two to three days a week. These classes are whipping me into shape! They are harder that I thought and they are challenging me with many ways. I can ride a bike like a pro, but I am no “Body Pump” master…..yet! Today I also tried a yoga class, next time I need to take off the leg.

Coach Jim was deeply concerned about my fitness after he saw the “Pull Ups” clip. After an intervention and some tough talk, Jim is going to help me find my fitness! It is so easy to get out of shape? After Beijing I was over it….training, diet, etc. I let the fat, beer chugging, kid out for a couple of months, and now its time to put him away.

Some good news came this week! Brooke passed her board exam, so she is now a Board Certified Pediatrician.

I am happiest when I am fit!

The off-season has been good to me!   I have done everything I wanted to do, drank all that I could, eat everything, and traveled a lot.   It’s now time to get down to business.  I am ready to get back to training and see what I can do in 2009.     I am now a fitness level 0!   See the below clip!

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