Training Log Archive: 'Bent

Browner and Storm came over to drop off their dogs and go riding with us. We had a nice ankle-friendly route planned, mostly doubletrack. I had seen a Strava map that showed a load of singletrack in the NW of Palgrave. I’d checked that area out during the shutdown, and there was some old overgrown singletrack there. I had actually asked Andre the Trail Maintenance Volunteer if we could revive it, but he said the bike club didn’t want the liability.

We managed to find a discreet entrance where I had suspected, but to my surprise rather than a vague old track there’s a solid, technical singletrack trail there, with a mix of newly built sections, big drop-offs, and very recently cleaned-up old trail. We rode it for over 2km. Unfortunately Browner hit an off-angle wet log and faceplanted hard. Nothing broken, but we had to pull the plug and hike-a-bike to the doubletrack then home. Decaf, dogs on lap by a bonfire helped Browner recover, and IPA for us.
Not the most ankle-friendly riding, but no twists or crashes on it for me.

Turns out it’s brand new rogue singletrack.

Easy ride with the dogs before the weather got too wild.

Note- got Thumbs-of-death to work on my ankle, and he lent me an air brace.

Rehab and workout 1

Test-drove my ankle in hiking boots. Not bad, but no running yet and too soggy to ride. Also cleared the leaves off the Covid Crusher trail.

Kneehab and easy workout 3. Cautious foothab seems ok, but no wobble board yet.

I put a platform pedal on the right and rode light gears to work. Felt OK on the ride.