Crash Dummy: A Peach Pedal Recap

I managed to have my SECOND bike crash in 3 months at the Peach Pedal bike rally in Weatherford.  I had a big day planned.  I was going to do the 40-mile ride that morning and then tackle the 25K run at El Scorcho at midnight.  The bike ride was going pretty well.  I rode with two friends of mine, Stacy and Dee, and we stopped at two rest stops along the way (it's hard to pass up pickles and fresh peaches!).  We were in the home stretch where the 20-, 40-, and 60-mile courses converged.  I was at 35 miles and I was just behind Stacy and Dee.  I was passing quite a few 20-mile riders on the left.  However, I didn't realize a pack of 60-mile riders was trying to pass me.  I went down on my left shoulder, elbow, and knee, just like my crash in Galveston.  Also, my helmet was cracked.  Somehow my collarbone remained intact, which I'm very thankful for.  However, I couldn't get up at first because of the pain in my back.  A lady that had been riding behind me stopped to help me, and a volunteer was there momentarily.  I was finally able to get up from the middle of the road and hobble over to the side, away from the bike traffic.  The paramedics came, and I convinced them I was okay (I know better than to agree to an ambulance ride).  The volunteer, Mike, drove me back to the race start/finish at Weatherford High School where I met up with my friends.  I was feeling pretty queasy, so I laid down in the parking lot.  When I tried to get up, I realized I couldn't walk well and my groin area was hurting significantly.  Long story short, I pulled my groin muscle (adductor), had some pretty gnarly road rash on my left shoulder, and had some deeper cuts on my elbow and knee.  Fortunately we still had my crutches, and I was able to use a crutch or two to help support my weight.  After my first appointment with Dr. Brian, I was walking much better (and without a crutch).  Over the past 2.5 weeks, I have had four appointments in an attempt to hasten the healing process.  I've also been using the foam roller and lacrosse ball (who knew a little yellow ball could be an instrument of torture?) on a daily basis, and I have a massage scheduled for Tuesday.  I am signed up for the River Cities Triathlon, but I am struggling to swim or walk the dogs a half mile.  So for now I am focusing on getting better, and I'm trying to limit my workouts to activities that don't aggravate my injury.  I can't wait to run again (but I might hold off on cycling for a while!).