As I mentioned in my last post, I ended last week’s group ride by taking the bike down for a spin. I landed pretty hard on my head as well as my head. My head was well protected by my helmet, and that day I replaced it with a better level of safety from the bike shop. I didn’t hurt my head enough thanks to the helmet. I got a concussion, luckily it didn’t affect my cervical spine, but it hurt my neck muscles for a few days. My back was fine, there was no break, but the natural padding provided by the gluteal muscles took the weight, so those muscles were very sore. I took it easy to walk for a few days, but I still trained my upper body hard. Yesterday was my first longer, harder ride, and everything felt so much better. It’s nice to learn from a mistake I’ve made, and then come back from it.