Our half-ironman training had been going so well. On our weekly long ride (3 hours) on Saturday, it all came to a halt. A minivan cut Brett off, causing them to collide and Brett to crash. The result - a broken wrist, bruised shoulder and some serious road rash, a broken helmet, a bike in need of repairs and a wife whose blood pressure has still not returned to normal. It could have been so much worse...and we feel so lucky that the helmet did it's job.
We won't know if Brett will be able to do the race on July 21st...his arm is splinted now and the orthopedist this week should be able to give us more answers.
We can all learn from this...pay 110% attention when driving and always wear a bike helmet.
