It’s been almost a month since that
horrid day when my ankle snapped and I was summoned off my bike for 6 weeks. At first I wondered how I would keep busy, but somehow I managed.
A lot of my free time went into thinking about riding and I eventually got an indoor trainer. Riding with a space boot on is interesting to say the least. It constantly feels as if your one leg is longer than the other… Not a comfortable ride at all. And no amount of riding movies on my laptop in front of the trainer could make it less boring and frustrating. Riding has literally become something I have to force myself to do. I’m sure this will be fixed once I can do some proper mountain biking again!
Furthermore I spent countless hours reading and drinking coffee at the Jonkershoek tea garden while Hanco was out riding. This way I could still experience a small bit of nature and see some of our riding friends.
Most importantly – and I think that this is probably one of the best things to come out of this broken ankle – I spent even more hours finishing up my thesis. I am on track and ready to hand in at the end of October. I even managed to conjure up an extra unplanned chapter!
I also baked and baked and baked! Cupcakes, lemon cake, brownies and eclairs to name but a few. This is a hobby of mine that I didn’t get as much time for when I spent all my free time mountainbiking. Due to my excessive baking, both Hanco and I will have to spend some extra hours on the bike once I can ride again!
There are only 10 days left before I see the doctor for the last time and get my x-rays done to make sure I’m healed up. There after it’s physio and recovery. My riding goal is still to do the Lourensford 15 km race at the end of September and after that I will see how my ankle takes things. I do not plan on racing or competing seriously the next few months, just riding and enjoying being back on the bike!
