Dillingham Haggblom

Commute—02/01/10-02/11/10

Crashed on my way in 02/03/10—coming down Kanakanak Road towards Gladden’s apartments.  A bit puzzled that I did, but I apparently hit a not very visible section of ice when I thought I was on pavement, and my speed was too high for it.  It was so fast, I don’t recall anything in between being and being down.  I landed on my left side, bruised my left elbow, and whiplashed my neck some.  Broke my left toe cage.  I moved me and bike off to the shoulder, put my dangling headlight back on the handlebar, and the hanging pannier back on the rack, and the chain back on the front cog.  There was no seeing my toe cage in the dark to retrieve it.  A week later, most of the stiff and sore of my neck and shoulder are gone, and my left elbow’s large bruising is fading some.  That’s still sore.

Broke the newly replaced toe cage 02/10/10, navigating through a wind-hardened snow drift on the lovely sidewalk.  Bummer.

Yesterday’s cycle home at 4:30 pm was so warm, at 36.5F, and the breathing was so much easier than at 0F and below.  My legs were fine in mid-weight capilene bottoms and windpants, with Patagonia sock liners inside Cabela’s sport boots.  My top was too warm with a mid-weight capilene zip neck under windcoat, and I should have brought in one of my Patagonia wool tops for the warmer temps.  They do good at low winds and starting at mid 30’s.  They are not warm enough in higher winds and lower temps.  Could swap my goggles for glasses, wow, what a treat.  Probably didn’t need my silk weight balaclava, but my face didn’t get too warm with it on.  That’s usually the temperature I can go without it.