Crashing Thoughts…
I guess we can tell a lot about ourselves, by what we think about in situations of need… Last week, on my way back home in the evening; an odd combination of my bike, a layer of sand on the road and a speed breaker had me making ‘unanticipated’ contact with the road. The ‘event’ left me with a decent amount of scars but what amazed me was what I thought about just after the accident.
Firstly about the accident, my mechanic informed me later that my bike’s breaks were on the edge and that my rear wheel had suffered a puncture… Both very good reasons for the accident to happen, but in combination I have a strong feeling was the cause.
I remember the moments before the accident very well and that only adds to the surprise that I cant think of anything I could have done to avoid it (besides maybe taking another route)… The next thing I remember is picking myself up and checking to see the damage…
I remember looking at the palm of my right hand, it had three bruises with the skin barely hanging on… Then I glanced at my right knee, there was a hole torn thru my blue denims(not a good sign)… There were two bruises on my right knee…
The first thing I think about: Can I still run the 10k run in three weeks time? Quick assessment in my head and I hope I can be running fit in two weeks(ambitious I know), I even move my leg to see how bad the damage is… Seems fine (the actual damage would be known only the next day).
The next thing I think about: My fingers are fine… good I can work! I am not a workaholic by any sense of the word and this thought didn’t convince me otherwise, I was just happy I wouldn’t be held back for the next couple of weeks coz of this silly accident.
Back to the present day: I believe it was my drive to get back onto my feet but whatever it was, the palm is almost entirely healed 
there is a small pinch of pain if the area of the wound is touched but that is almost nothing… The leg is much better too, I can walk easily without leaving a hint that I am injured but cant fold my legs to sit on the floor yet.
With four days to go to the run; I might just make it… My last run which was the day before the accident was 7km run that took me 46 minutes. At that time I was hoping to run the 10k in 50-55min but with the injury I will be happy to repeat the 59min time I achieved last year.
Last year preparing for the run felt a lot like ‘Rocky‘ for me. All I was hoping to do was to finish the run and prove to myself that I could do it… Looks like the feeling is back again this year…
