We got back yesterday from another weekend mountain biking in Scotland, which the same group of us have been doing bi-annually for the last 4 or 5 years now.  This morning I am riddled with aches and pains. Nothing in comparison to what my friend Tim must be feeling right now though, having fallen off on the first day, breaking his collar bone in the process.

Nobody saw Tim's fall but it happened on my favourite stretch of all of the 7 Stanes - the "Omega Man" at Ae Forest. Here's a video of what it's like - although it doesn't really do justice to either how fast and fun the 2 minute descent can be.

I always get to the bottom with a massive grin on my face. It's a shame Tim didn't, as this was his first time. Although he says it hasn't put him off and he'll come next time. Nutter.

While sat in Dumfries hospital waiting room with Tim on Friday night I tweeted:

After a day mountain biking at Ae forest it seems fitting that we're now in A&E.

This probably looks like a typo and makes no sense unless you happen to know there's a place in Scotland called Ae and that A&E is the Accident & Emergency department in UK hospitals.

Credit is due to the Dumfries A&E staff. Rather than a 5 hour wait just to get seen we were in and out with a couple of hours and the staff were just as friendly as I've come to expect the Scots to be.