Boulder: 1, Mike: ...1. Let's call it a tie.

Mountain bike ride Yesterday. Mountain biking is harder and more interesting than road riding. I plan to do as much as possible in my general base work in preparation for Ironman. I spent about an hour in the woods in Howie Centre yesterday. Great trails, high heart-rate, core stability and good general leg work. Lots of mud. Ended the day by bailing off my bike on a slippery downhill and shoulder-checking a decent sized boulder next to the trail. Could have been worse, could have been my head, could have broken a bone. I did see stars. That's normal right? Seems like a pretty serious bruise today. No major colour but a bit of swelling and some moderate pain; especially when I try to lift my arm above my head... or reach too far for something... or lift things the wrong way. No swimming for me tonight. Probably no swimming for me tomorrow night. We'll see. Could have been way worse.

This is what I ride:

2011 Giant Trinity 0