Torn hamstring

[Yen]

I was told that it was very fortunate that I was wearing my mtb helmet rather than my other helmet. It has more material in the back and stopped my head before my OTHER helmet would have - chances are I wouldn't have been able to wait a month to see a doctor otherwise but thankfully that isn't not what happened As it was I had major neurological symptoms that eventually let to injections to take down the inflammation causing them. I am thankful!

I do think you nailed it in one. THIS is the challenge at starting the fitness journey later in life - this is where I think my initial over-use injuries/etc were from.

WOW - scary! Good to know about that helmet. Several members of our group have cracked their helmets in simple falls, but had a concussion that the doctor said might have been far worse had the helmet not been worn. Just a simple bump of the head can lead to a fatal injury -- case in point is Liam Neeson's late wife (actress Natasha Richardson) who fell on snow during a ski lesson and died a few days later. We should all learn from that.

We could write a blog on these lessons learned, couldn't we?!?

[Catrin]

...We could write a blog on these lessons learned, couldn't we?!?

Yes, I think we could