Nicely done valygrl, rwt. Well written, and what a **** show. Congrats for surviving, and good, smart racing.
55+, 16/40 ish. Happy, fast strung out. Likely would have had a top 10, but the 4-5 neutral laps allowed fresher legs to catch on.
45+4, working my way up and in the top 20 and picking them off one by one. Feeling good and ready to do well. I was third bike in, almost had it missed, then plowed into, I think. High sided, bike was 20 feet away. Tried to stand, couldn't and felt like a pulled muscle. Helped off the course, fried got my bike, and I slowly loaded it up. Drove home, got some crutches, and went to Lutheran. Transported to Good Samaritan, and now have 3 bad ass screws in my femurol neck bone at the hip. They got right down to business.
Pretty pissed off.
I am so sorry, LAJ. I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.