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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe first one back after the closures was at Sipapu. It\u2019s always a hard one, but this year it was just downright brutal! I was pretty battered from Saturday. One of the sections had us crossing the river 7 times. I didn\u2019t go swimming or drown my bike so I was very happy, even though I had a rather high score for the day. Sunday that didn\u2019t get better. On the first loop, I crashed and hurt my knee, the good one, through pads! This was the second time that trials made me cry. After getting it together, I decided to only ride the stuff I was comfortable with. Then my bike on the second loop decided to stop running. I managed to get it down the hill if it had been up hill I\u2019d have been dead. Once down to the bottom I found Mal had decided to DNF the rest of the day. So I borrowed his bike to finish my day. I was still only riding what I was comfortable with. I got back to the section I\u2019d gotten hurt on and crashed again\u2026. This time I smashed my fingers on the left hand. The pinky ripped part of the nail off, the ring finger had a gash in the first knuckle, the middle finger second knuckle was smashed and purple really quick, lastly the thumb top knuckle was also purple and slightly deformed. Weeks later they all still hurt, but I finished!!!! So I still have my iron man status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I spent the next couple of weekends helping Jessica with the Glorietta sections, for the October event. It was loads of fun, it made it sadder that I didn\u2019t get the house next to them. I still hope the deal falls through\u2026 not nice I know, but I really wanted to leave up there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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