Broken Foot? Maybe

This is why I don't mix hockey and bike racing. Monday morning I started up hockey again, and on my first shift, I took a hard snap shot off the top of my foot. This hurts like heck but happens all the time and is just part of the game. I finished the hour+ with no pain. When the skates came off, it really hurt to walk. That evening, I found myself looking at an x-ray that was "inconclusive". It might be broken (the top of the bone may have cracked from impact) or it might be strained ligaments (foot smushed down from impact). The Doc looked at me an said, "Normally we would splint the foot and give you crutches, but I am guessing you wouldn't use them." To which, I reponded, "That is an accurate assessment." He ended up giving me a gimpy looking bootie with the instructions to rest it. I said, "so I can do any activities that done hurt it, right?" He said that is a good rule of thumb. When we got home, I went straight to the basement, and Jen yells, "what the heck are you doing." I was doing the obvious, strapping on some cycling shoes to see if it hurts to ride. It doensn't. I rode the river bottoms yesterday, albiet a little slower than normal, with no pain. It still hurts to walk....

In more exciting news, my brother, riding for UW/VeloRochester won both the XC and STXC at Collegiate Regionals in Kentucky. He has won every XC collegiate race he has entered this year. Nationals are at Anglefire in a couple of weeks. He is going to show those Colorado "community college students" what Midwest riders are made of. Ben is about as good as Fisher at emailing, but if I get a race recap from him, I will post it.