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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby Chris249 » Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:27 pm
I assume you'll be all ready and fired up for the Masters Nats....not!
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Re: Tour de Mike
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby mikesbytes » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:53 pm
Not a good run - worst accident per year;
2008 - break cleat 20mtrs from a standing start at the velodrome. Broken hand
2009 - break crank at 50kph on same velodrome at same place as in 2008. 5 broken ribs and punctured lung
2010 - my best year. Worst accident was running over a bike at 50kph on Dunc Grey Velodrome. Landed straight my flat spotted the front and went down. Lost bark, that's it. Could of even restarted the race on a different bike
2011 - front taken out by another rider in a crit at 58.5kph. One broken rib
2012 - loose front end at 40kph when training. Knocked out, blood clot on brain, broken skull at rear, broken face around right eye, broken collar bone, 2 broken ribs
Time to take up lawn bowls?
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby ft_critical » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:40 am
Perhaps you could become a Spin Class Instructor Mike?mikesbytes wrote:Had a CT scan today to check that the blood clot in my head has gone, also to check the bones in my face. Results tomorrow.
Not a good run - worst accident per year;
2008 - break cleat 20mtrs from a standing start at the velodrome. Broken hand
2009 - break crank at 50kph on same velodrome at same place as in 2008. 5 broken ribs and punctured lung
2010 - my best year. Worst accident was running over a bike at 50kph on Dunc Grey Velodrome. Landed straight my flat spotted the front and went down. Lost bark, that's it. Could of even restarted the race on a different bike
2011 - front taken out by another rider in a crit at 58.5kph. One broken rib
2012 - loose front end at 40kph when training. Knocked out, blood clot on brain, broken skull at rear, broken face around right eye, broken collar bone, 2 broken ribs
Time to take up lawn bowls?
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:48 am
Currently loosing $400 a week not working as a spin instructor
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:18 pm
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Tour de Mike
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby Chuck » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:58 pm
+1toolonglegs wrote:Good to hear
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby thomashouseman » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:15 pm
Awesome! Bet that made your day!mikesbytes wrote:All clear in the CT, no sign of the blood clot or anything else
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby foo on patrol » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:22 pm
Lawn bowls, you're going soft now.
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Re: Tour de Mike
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby scotto » Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:51 am
wow, youve got all the accessaries bar one.
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby sogood » Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:34 pm
I call your bluff! Even if you had every bone broken, you still won't be able to restrain yourself to stay below maximum power!mikesbytes wrote:Apparently the bike is good for 30kph, but I think I'll take it a slower than that...
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby foo on patrol » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:40 pm
scotto wrote:bell, plastic pedals, kickstand and a garmin!
wow, youve got all the accessaries bar one.
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby mikesbytes » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:21 pm
This morning I returned to my job as a spin instructor, but I chickened out and caught a cab there
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby mikesbytes » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:57 pm
I'm a bit puzzled by that. Yeh there can be some variation due to hydration. But I can't see that I lost that much muscle mass in the 4 weeks I've had off
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby wombatK » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:14 pm
You've never had much fat on you, and hydration isn't going to explain it either. That leaves loss of muscle mass asmikesbytes wrote: I'm a bit puzzled by that. Yeh there can be some variation due to hydration. But I can't see that I lost that much muscle mass in the 4 weeks I've had off
the obvious explanation. It really is a case of use it or lose it, and the frustrating thing about your injuries is that
you've got no choice about the situation.
Recovering the muscle tone is a baitch, but at least you've had lots of practice at it in recent years. Let's hope
practice makes perfect, and you will recover even quicker than last year.
And after reading details of your injuries above, I think you could be excused for not trying to haul that ebike up the
harbour bridge steps.
And catching a cab is not chickening out. That's a strategic withdrawal.
Get well quick.
Cheers
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby sogood » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:17 pm
Your activities dropped off a lot and the loss may be from a combinations of sources.mikesbytes wrote:And I weighed myself this morning on the same scales as on Jan 9 (same day of week and time). And I've lost 2.5kg
I'm a bit puzzled by that. Yeh there can be some variation due to hydration. But I can't see that I lost that much muscle mass in the 4 weeks I've had off
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby sogood » Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:18 pm
+1wombatK wrote:And catching a cab is not chickening out. That's a strategic withdrawal.
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Tour de Mike
Postby mikesbytes » Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:32 pm
Sunday 27th May 2012.
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