As much as I want to put my scary crash from a few weeks ago behind me, it keeps creeping up its ugly head. The latest reminder ocurred this past Saturday, when I took my bike out with the intention of doing a brick workout. I rode ten miles north along JFK Boulevard before turning around to head home. A few minutes after the turnaround, my chain started skipping as if I was between gears. Suddenly I heard this violent metal-on-metal sound, and my bike came to a complete stop. Basically, my chain had snapped. Great -- another ride aborted. After hailing a cab and heading home, I decided to head out for the run anyway. I ended up having a really strong three mile run at 7:00 per mile pace, including a 6:50 final mile.When I took my bike back to the shop (I am now literally on a first name basis with the owner at this point), it turns out my rear derailleur had been badly damaged in the accident a few weeks ago, which caused my chain to snap. My frame also got bent a bit, but it looks like my bike shop was able to bend it back in place. So at this point, the casualties of my crash has been a helmet, two wheels, a tire, a rear derailleur, and a chain. I almost feel like I should have saved myself the trouble and gotten a completely new bike!
Anyway, I have gotten off to a decent start training-wise this week -- weights yesterday and the spin bike today. The true test of how motivated I am will be tomorrow when I attempt to wake up early and run before work. One final thing -- got the new wheels in the mail last week and they are sweet! Above is a picture of my front wheel.
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