Today's ride only really had two hills and one river crossing. It wasn't meant to have a river crossing, but Bruno and I were following the cycle path into Shrewsbury and took an underpass that was next to a river. Appoaching it we could see the river had broken its bank and I did think it was strange that in the middle I could only see the top of the fence. In my tired state, I must just have thought it was an odd design. Pedals up, the water rose and rose and rose until our shoes were underwater and the bottle cages were getting wet. Time to pedal and hope. I've never pedalled underwater before. I wouldn't recommend it since water seems to be a little more resistant than air. Strange, but true.
Anyway, that was my story for the day. People are great (I promise to return to my old cynnical self when I get home).
Read on for Matt's alternative story of the day .....
Comedy Moment 5 (wasn't that funny to me): Finally got started today after a few false starts and got 1.5 miles to the bridge and decided to take a picture of the county border marker, Reached into the pannier and retrieved the keys to the car ..... do I go back or cycle on .... ohhhh decisions. So I went back. Second attempt I met a man, who had a great route to JoG ..... hours later I started the ride.
Matt - Ok so much for the LeJog bike ride. Now for the alternative.
I went to hospital - yep that's right not Al but Matt went to a minor injuries department.
I got off the bike yesterday and my left hand refused to work. It had not been right for a couple of days but when you can't hold a fork to eat dinner you're in bother (see every picture on the blog for evidence of my love of food). So Elayne took me to the local hospital in Tenbury Wells, (funnily enough I first met Elayne in a hospital!). Great place in and out in 15 mins. The NHS is great some times.
It turns out that I have tendonitus. The advice was stop the thing that is causing the problem......
So I have had the day off enjoying myself shopping with Elayne in Ludlow and Shrewsbury and seeing life from the support vehicle. A bit frustrating but I have to admit I did enjoy the rest.
I have been popping the Nurofen and have a support for the hand/wrist.
Plan to be back on the bike in the morning and see how things go just the braking scares me a bit!
Elayne: Have been compiling a good B&B guide for this trip. Last night's - Argott House scores top marks so far - beautiful house, lovely hosts - Mary and Paul Drummond are stars. Mary even offered and did the smelly washing! Great cooked breakfast this morning. Go and stay here in Tenbury Wells! Last night's food in the Ship (Second best place to eat in Tenbury Wells according to Mary) was also first class. We'll be back!
Have also started good hospital guide (Let's face it, I have had some experience) and Tenbury Wells District hospital is fab. Have never spent less time on a hospital visit. All hospitals should be like this..
5 comments:
Hospital gags.. Hmmmmmm
No doubt important to you both, but probably best avoided. Will surely end in tears.
Alan, if you work in a "techy" environment you must surely be used to people opening a conversation with "I know an interesting story about....websites, IP, ethernet, bikes, Le Jog etc..etc..etc..".
(I recommend avoiding all eye contact).
PS. You have cycled three times as far as I have driven this week!
Its midnight just got home from the folk club. I log on for my daily fix on the Alan Matt blog. I must have spoken HOSPITAL out loud as Pops rushed out with the car Keys shouting where is he. I grabbed him at the door "NO ITS NOT ALAN this time its Matt" he didn't believe me at first.
Hope you are soon back in the saddle Matt
The pain in the hand might be down to how you hold the bars, to you ride on the "tops"? You should try and keep the wrist straight if possible. The tendency is to ride with the wrist "cranked" and all your weight on the bent wrist, more likely to do you no good this way. Change hand position fairly frequently. I always find the hands on the brake hoods leaves a naturally straighter wrist. Anyway change positions more often and get a good comfort strategy sussed out. Get it right and you can go on almost for ever.......
The pain in the arse is obviously Allan and not much you can do about that! No seriously if you are getting saddle sores try Sudocreme or Ligocane. Lots of long distance cyclists swear by sudocreme.
The pain in the hand might be down to how you hold the bars, to you ride on the "tops"? You should try and keep the wrist straight if possible. The tendency is to ride with the wrist "cranked" and all your weight on the bent wrist, more likely to do you no good this way. Change hand position fairly frequently. I always find the hands on the brake hoods leaves a naturally straighter wrist. Anyway change positions more often and get a good comfort strategy sussed out. Get it right and you can go on almost for ever.......
The pain in the arse is obviously Allan and not much you can do about that! No seriously if you are getting saddle sores try Sudocreme or Ligocane. Lots of long distance cyclists swear by sudocreme.
Hi - re discomfort - you should both have taken my advice and done this flat on your back on a recumbent! :-)
Hope it feels better soon
Jeremy
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