Down but not out.

I talk about adversity a lot because the definition of the word seems to plonk itself in front of me in block letters along my journey. Over the past weekend I got dished out some more for lunch. The setting was a gloomy day in the Swiss alps, Finals day for a Swiss national. The rain was heavy and fog blanketed the mountain thick like tranny's exhaust fumes. Focus was the trigger word for the weekend and the wet and cold was not phasing me. As planned I hit up a run just before practice finished, Last minute lift run timed perfectly. I was putting together my last run perfecting my race plan until Half way down I clipped a rock and got ragged, Couldn't make it around the next turn and rag dolled into the bushes. During the ragdoll I felt my shoulder dislocate but then swing itself back in just in time to land heavily on a bed of rocks, Long story short after a less than helpful and expensive trip to a Swiss hospital I found out I had also fractured my scapula. Throughout the rest of the day I went through the normal stages of Grief we all experience and after a lot of disbelief and anger I finally came to acceptance. In the past this would have lingered in my mind for weeks, negatively breaking me down bit by bit. Although these days I have a more skilled mental arsenal. After some time I started to find positives. As bad as the situation went it couldn't have gone any better, Only a small fracture of the scapula and a dislocation that popped straight back in with what feels like little muscle damage. Only time will tell with the dislocation tho. I have decided to wait it out in Europe and see how my body recovers. To get to this point has been hard work and im not prepared to get on a plane home bound yet.La bresse world cup is in just over 2 weeks now and I don't feel very confident of a return then. Who knows tho the human body can do some amazing things. If not I will be putting some major effort towards achieving my ideal performance at The last world cup in 5 weeks time. I am growing fairly resilient to failure these days and its not without the help of some inspiration. Some athletes have had it as rough as it gets but then there success at the end of it seems to be worth so much more. Ben Townley is one kiwi athlete who never seizes to amaze me with his never say quit attitude. That's it too, your attitude! I'm not done yet.