Opening scene:
THUD! Both of us sliding in the middle of a busy junction of a very busy road.
#Gazelle sneers, I grunt, we look at each other smile, pick ourselves up and limp to safety by the road-side.
Injuries drop-in to mark this event and blood trickles to prove we were after all - mere mortals!
Back-story:
#Cycling day said my weekly schedule. I start the day on a high-note. I was looking forward to showing-off my new cycling apparels. The ride goes well as I bid good-bye to my last riding buddy on the last leg of our planned route. I was pushing #Gazelle more than she could handle but she obliged. In my eagerness to set a PR I miss the dip in the road. The next min we both were sliding on the road! Thankfully most of the vehicles tailing us were far behind...given that we were racing with the wind.
A kind-couple who were pulling out of the nearby eatery's parking lot offer me some water. I wash off the blood that was now close to a trickle. I thank them. Sensing the severity of the occasion they offer to drop me home. I respectfully declined. We were hurt but not shaken nor ready to give-up. Base was 10KMs away.
I do a quick cursory check to see if Gazelle can make it. After all Gazelle had chipped her right horn but she smiled, I knew she was all fine. Badly bruised, my right shoulder, knee, ankle and leg were bleeding, but our spirits were high. We were determined to finish this trip on a high.
Lessons learnt:
I get back on the saddle and paddle while voices in-my-head reminde me of what some wise-men once said:
#Winners don't quit and #QuittersNeverWin.
We #fall only to #rise back again!
#Warriors wear their #scars proudly!
Thanks to #angels watching over me, I walk away without any serious injury and live to tell the tale.
#BeSafe #RideSafeAlways
End of scene.
Tumble-ride baby #TumbleRide!
