I empathize with Lance

I can't believe I have posted here since November. Well, my scale has been trying to tell me to get back out on the road but I've just managed to focus this week when I realized that the All Star 5K is next Sunday at Angel Stadium. I only run for the T-Shirt... ;^)

So I did a short run on Saturday and felt pretty good. I decided to extend it today but I only reached a mile when I tried to jump up to the sidewalk from the road to avoid a car. I stumbled on the rough pavement and instead of slowing down, I continued to move at the same pace. That

is, my upper body continued to move and my feet slowed down. That caused me to fall face first into the curb. Bloody lip, knee and right pinkie finger. Blood in my mouth and just under my lower lip. It doesn't hurt that much but I'm sure it'll bother me later.

At least I don't look like Lance. He did a face-plant during the Tour of California and the road got the better of him. Today's stage in the Tour de France also brought some crashes. Early estimates claim that more than 50 riders crashed on a slippery descent, Lance being one of them. But professional bicyclists, being the gentlemen that they are, kept the peloton together while some of the favorites where able to catch up.

Cancellara, wearing the yellow today, kept the group together at the finish even though he could have narrowed the gap between himself and the leader, Chavanel, who will wear the yellow tomorrow. You can see Cancellara at the finish line, scolding an AG2R rider for straying out in front of the peloton.

You can see here, where I crashed. Just one mile into my run. Thank goodness I had my RoadID on my shoe. If I were to have passed out, someone could have called the toll free number and found my medical and emergency contact information. But I didn't have to use it this time. I did decide to stop my run early, just in case I became dizzy later and crashed and burned.

I wonder if I need to find another route or simply stay on the sidewalk?

Oh, my new Navy technical shirt I bought at Great Lakes Navel Station is a bit roughed up in front. No holes but something to remind me about being careful. And now that I'm eating some salty food, my sensitive lip is reminding me in a rather painful way. Maybe I need some alcohol in my mouth to numb the pain?