Some of you already know through Facebook, but I thought I would post the story!

Yesterday was my 2nd day back riding after being off the bike for almost 2 weeks due to a lower respiratory infection.
I have the state road race coming up in a few weeks, and being paranoid about losing fitness I decided to do a group ride to see where my fitness is.(the 1st day is age graded and there is no age group for me, so I was going to have to ride with the 19-29 year old guys for 54 miles)

Right after the mid point of the ride"(out and back route)the pace was just picking back up, probably around 24,25mph and i was just sitting in the middle, so not to work) and this guy in front and to the right of me had one hand on his bars and one on his water bottle. His tire then blew and he lost control. Turns out he was a newer rider(why i don't usually sit in the middle or back) and he over reacted. He started to slid out left and took out the guy next to him. I was right behind them and tried to go left and get around but I couldn't. I crashed into them and then 2 guys behind me piled on top.
EMTs came and they made me go with them to the ER. I thought i was fine! But now that people have told me stories, I was very out of it!! I also almost fainted multiple times.
On the way to the ER, they gave me insulin or something, b/c my blood levels were really low and then all of a sudden I started have excrutiating pain in my left elbow.

Turns out I broke my elbow, in a sling right now and monday I get to go get a cast.
Also, one of the guys who crashed into me went over me and his pedal rant into the back of my head, took a chunk out of my helmet and left a 2 inch gash in my head. I have 5 staples in my scalp!!(think it was a pedal, could of been a chain ring)

so that was my exciting saturday!!