Time Trial PB's

[sevenfourate]

Congratulations on your times Viniga, some great times there

Unfortunately my season finished no sooner as it begun. A bad crash on a training ride at Easter (hitting an unseen pothole) resulted in a smashed collarbone that needed pinned and plated, three broken ribs and a punctured lung that required nine days in hospital

My main A race for the year (The National 12hr) was just 8 weeks after the crash so I had no chance of recovering in time so I decided to sack this season off, train hard over winter and hopefully come back stronger in 2026

Wow ! You doing ok so far ?

 

[honeybadger]

Wow ! You doing ok so far ?

I’m getting there thanks ! Being in hospital for such a long time doing basically naff all helped the ribs knit back together quicker I think. Was back on the turbo two weeks after coming out. Just very light Z2, gradually building up the duration. After a further couple of weeks I started introducing tempo efforts, keeping a close eye on my breathing making sure my breathing was ok. Ten weeks after the crash I got the ok off the surgeon to venture outside and I couldn’t wait, I was like a caged tiger
since then as well as my mid week training rides I’ve done a 100mile + ride every weekend. Yes I’m a mile muncher

 

[sevenfourate]

I’m getting there thanks ! Being in hospital for such a long time doing basically naff all helped the ribs knit back together quicker I think. Was back on the turbo two weeks after coming out. Just very light Z2, gradually building up the duration. After a further couple of weeks I started introducing tempo efforts, keeping a close eye on my breathing making sure my breathing was ok. Ten weeks after the crash I got the ok off the surgeon to venture outside and I couldn’t wait, I was like a caged tiger
since then as well as my mid week training rides I’ve done a 100mile + ride every weekend. Yes I’m a mile muncher

You soon ‘willed’ yourself over what sounds like they could have been very nasty injuries….

Which is great to hear !