Comments on: What Now?

By: Steven Carper

Steven Carper — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:58:43 +0000

Dude, just read about your incident; what a crash that must have been! It’s amazing how our brains were designed to act in such a trauma.
Two years ago, I was training my brains out for what was to be my first year of road racing. I was in the best shape of my life at 32 years old. The bulk of my training was commuting to work and I was putting in atleast 25 miles a day.
Then, on a Friday, in rush hour traffic, I ran a red light @ around 25 mph. Atleast, that’s what the police reports and witnesses said. I still don’t remember a thing about the accident, as I suffered a mild concussion and loads of road rash. I was very fortunate, as I did not break a single bone in my body from my 30 foot flight in the air.
After two days in the hospital, I was released and hobbled around for a good week and a half and was road racing three weeks from the wreck. I found out I didn’t really like road racing as much as I thought. Then, my three month old racing bike was stolen (the one replacing the wrecked bike) and I decided to buy a ‘cross bike to commute on. I fell in love with cyclocross and then the following year, triathlon.
All this to say, in my experience, tragedies and challenges not only make you stronger, but I frequently appreciate that I am still able to compete and train doing something I love: riding my bike daily.
So, try to enjoy your “couch” time, since we type “A” personalities usually do an awful job resting our bodies so they can rebuild stronger and fly us down the road on our two-wheeled wonders.
Oh yeah, one more thing: ALWAYS wear that styrofoam lid. Mine saved my head, too.

By: Michael Bauman

Michael Bauman — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:09:50 +0000

I just read your story on Joe Lindsey’s blog. I’m just one of thousands who wish you the best, and who pray for your full recovery and return to the highest levels of competitive cycling with Slipstream. God bless you on all counts.

By: DK

DK — Tue, 20 May 2008 03:57:55 +0000

Great to see you last Friday. You are smart not pushing the recovery of the head injury. The rest of the body can take a bangup and you can usually push as far as the pain will allow but, the brain will take its sweet time. We are all pulling for your complete recovery and are sure you will be hard charging soon again!

By: Melisa Anderson

Melisa Anderson — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:01:34 +0000

Timmy-
Just wanted to let you know that you are in mine and Kirk’s prayers. Recovery after injuries is always a hard and trying time, but amazingly enough it is often during these times that we see God working the most in our lives. We know that you have the motivation and determination to overcome this obstacle and you will come back even stronger than you were before. Remember that you have been blessed with an amazing talent and your family and friends will be there to support you during every stage of your recovery.

By: Sean YD

Sean YD — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:26:14 +0000

Timmy – Keep setting those goals on the road to recovery. And keep those blog posts coming. You can win that race against Ian… *GRINS*

By: tony b

tony b — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:15:11 +0000

Timmy-
Keep your head up bud. I know this has to be a very trying time, but focus on attainable short term goals and the recovery will come. We all know that you are an amazingly strong, dedicated and motivated person, so there is no doubt that you’ll be back stronger than ever. You’re in our continued thoughts and prayers. Keep on truckin’!

By: nikki

nikki — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:23:14 +0000

Timmy – Happy to see read you’re recovering and getting better. Keep digging deep and set the daily goals until you’re up and racing. Until then, we’re still thinking about you and wishing you a full recovery and looking forward to getting you back out there!