Unfortunately I was in a crash on Friday morning. I locked up my brakes and catipaulted myself onto the pavement.

Luckily, my injuries were pretty minor - broken finger, mangled ear (is held together with stitches for now) and skin abraisons on my neck, face, shoulder and back, as well as a lot of bruising on my back, neck, shoulder and head.

I'm feeling pretty good all things considered and the doctor is pleased with how quickly my skin is healing. What I hadn't bargained for was the exhaustion! I get up to do some simple task and have to lay down and rest afterwards. Is this normal?

By the way, my helmet saved me from serious head injury. It was broken in two.