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Making the Best of Injuries
Re: busted old guy update / was 50 shades of paddling
John Rybczyk
02/25/15 #16947
My race strategy in any given year is absolutely built upon who's injured when. For example, I've shamelessly used other's joint replacements, concussions, pneumonias, heart palpitations, wrist and spine discombobulations, pregnancies and bowel surgeries to consistently (but temporarily) beat a wide variety of racers whom I cannot normally beat. RD may be injured now, but all is fair in love and surf skiing and that crafty son-of-a-gun will be beating me again soon enough. For now I will take full advantage!
Johnr.
And Later..
John Rybczyk
10/13/15 #18161
I certainly hope that the Wednesday night bike rides will start up again. The mountain biking related injuries sustained by various members of our group last winter allowed me to occasionally beat some paddlers that, under normal conditions, would certainly paddle faster than me. Not that I would wish injury on anyone specifically, but I couldn't beat Scherer this year, at any race. So definitely more hilly, nighttime, rain soaked, mountain biking for him this winter. Also, I'm not comfortable with how fast Vanessa is getting. Ask and I can recommend some not very bright bike lights and marginal brakes that don't work well when wet.
Johnr
