Jansen went down hard in his first lap. Evidently he hit a tree, then bounced off at least one more, then ended up down an embankment in the end. He said he mostly hit things with his face and right side. Tanner was right behind Jansen and thought the crash was hard enough to drop his race and walk Jansen out of the woods. The faster these guys get, the harder they hit.
(they both wish Tanner had on a helmet cam)
At first, Jansen said he couldn't breathe and his side was excruciatingly painful. His face didn't hurt, but his vision was blurred. Once his vision cleared and he could breathe again, he and Tanner started walking. It was a very long walk.
Paramedics cleaned up the cuts and did a quick check of his side. When he got home, I could see there was a puncture all the way through his cheek and his side was still incredibly painful. He had xrays and a thorough exam by our friend, Kwan, the next day and they found no ribs to be broken and he did not stitch the hole up, since the face heals so quickly.
Jansen cannot believe he did not break anything. He was very fortunate!
Unfortunately, the wound keeps bleeding and today another large splinter came out of it.
The pain in is side is finally easing off after a couple days.
Here he is all cleaned up, before the swelling started.
Lower right is the puncture. The right side of his face is swollen and discolored, now, but should heal quickly.
Ah, another manly man scar to show off!
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1 comment:
ouch! heal quickly, Jansen! I've got to learn to bounce like that...
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