There goes my season...

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after my ankle surgery, I trained on the bike all winter. Was smack dab on track-  fit and crushing it on my local rides and climbs.  I hadn't seen power like this since 2009!  RAGBRAI was the first target (just for fun) in the last week of July, Tam Double first weekend of Aug, Eastside Fondo Sept, then i'd be lean and mean for Albie season.

Well, first day of RAGBRAI i got tangled with a rider who drifted over to get into a sprinkler cooling the riders (Note: if you close your fucking eyes and look left on a bike you'll ride hard left bitch!). Down we went. I landed shoulder and hip first, with a 170+ lbs of Iowan pork sow landing on me. She got up, didn't say a word and rode away.

I ended up riding into the finish and straight to the med tent, then took a ride to the ER-- concussion, pulled pec, pulled groin, pulled glute, separated clavical, and a few days later (after the pain of the "pulled groin" wouldn't abate) i would learn - broken pelvis.

My plans are all shot.

On crutches again for at least 8 weeks. Maybe i'll get lucky enough to fish sturgeon this winter.

Feeling pretty low now, can't do shit for myself yet...shoulder means i can't go far on the crutches, pelvis means i can't sleep without meds- and i hate being hazy like that. Can't sit, can't lie down, can't stand for long...fuck me!

I know its only a few weeks, i've been through this before, but right now all i see is a wasted vacation and a blown summer....

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oh bummer steve, that SUCKS!!!!!! so sorry for all that work to get back and then this, an even bigger set back, hope you can make it back for sturgeon, heal well, cameron

Really sorry to hear that Steve. After a previous mishap and a  recovery and a long slog back to first rate shape and then this happens. No advice but believe me I feel for you.

Dude that sucks, sorry bro. Could always hit up the pier and charter boats for the time being . 

That sucks so bad!

That blows, buddy.    

You're a strong guy and very intense.  Time to turn that energy toward things you CAN do right now. 

Keep kicking life's ass, Steve.  It's ALL relative, and it don't last forever.

It'd be cool to salmon fish with you at the Cove before the closer in November.  Keep in touch - maybe I'll get one of those big tandem AI's...

Major bummer!  Here is to healing quickly!

Dang Cav, I mean, Steve. Some bad luck there. Sounds like you but a wall of fat and meat going 53 x 12 or something!

Heal up man

I feel your pain been on the couch for 5 weeks one more week to go for me, maybe.
Damn, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Heres to a fast recovery bro. Stay up.

Vin

Sometimes life just gets shitty.
Remind yourself that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
You've proven it once already.
Hope this helps:

pǐ jí tài lái [pi ji tai lai]
evil extreme good arrive
At the extreme point of misfortune, good will surely arrive
Things at the worst will mend
The darkest hour is just before the dawn

Shoulda went fishing. 

Fuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!

Damn that is crap. Hoping a for a quick recovery.

Sending good vibes to you for a speedy recovery!