So with a Marathon in 5 weeks time, I did the grown up thing and did my training long run before the fun of partying and snowboarding for the long weekend. Good move, and felt great.
...what wasn't so smart was to get carried away in the bluebird sky and warm slushy spring skiing conditions and bomb down the runs with reckless abandon like it was a deep powder day.
I ploughed into a heavy hump of wet snow on the lower slopes of Peak to Creek and it flipped me end over end. It happened so quick I dont remember being able to see the slopes beneath me, but I clearly recall bouncing off my back, my front and my side. As I was trying to jam the edge of my board into the slopes to stop me sliding down backwards, I caught the edge so hard it wrenched both my ankles viciously, & I thought to myself "I'm still going so fast, if I do that again I might snap an ankle". So I just used my knees and hands to slide into the snow and gradually slow me down.
End result - strained ankle, cant support my body weight in the right ankle. Damn it. Training is going to suffer this week. Lets hope recovery is quick!
