I went to the doctor this morning. He said my collarbone has started to mend. Everything seems to be going as expected. I talked to him about getting back on my bike and a time frame for rejoining the ride. He agreed that as long as I take it easy at first, especially with my shoulder, I can get back on the bike. I outlined a tentative plan for rejoining the TransAm ride and he said it should be OK. (I suspect it helps that he's also a cyclist, so he's got the same wiring in his brain which says "Get on the bike and ride!".)
So I came home from the doctor, put on my cycling clothes for the first time in 4 weeks and went for a ride. I took it easy, riding various loops around the neighborhood which is almost completely flat, but I did 12 miles at an average speed of 10.4mph. Pretty slow and not a lot of exertion, but it's a start. I'll see how I feel the rest of the day and how I sleep. Then I'll try to get out and do >20 miles tomorrow. If that works then I should be well on my way to getting back out on the TransAm route soon!
Keeping my fingers crossed.
My fingers are crossed too, Mike!
ReplyDeleteBest, Diane