Busy week...downhill all the way

It has been a busy week last week.

The number of blog posts is down as we concentrate on getting the Metric Martyrs new site up and running.

The week-end was intended to be a time of relaxation and physical exertion...a 157 mile 'Coast to Coast' cycle endurance with a group of 40 somethings suffrering from mid life crises. Bets had already been placed that an accident was a distinct possibility ...and I am pleased to say that I didn't disappoint. 25 miles into the trip on the first day and the first serious downhill, my tyres hit a patch of gravel on the tarmac at 30mph. Luckily my face broke the fall and that saved the bike!
Evacuated to Keswick hospital by our support vehicle and then the 100 miles back to Sunderland General for x-rays for a suspected broken jaw and cheekbone. Luckily they came back all clear but the two square feet of missing skin means that as well as looking like a Mike Tyson victim I also look like an extra from the Mummy Returns. At least the face is okay for the Mike Dickin Radio Programme this Sunday.

The rest of the lads completed the trip unscathed and in good time.