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An ideal wound healing environment is clean, moist, and protected. A moist environment promotes healing factors, and decreases pain. Dressings should be non-adherent and able to absorb any wound exudates, while protecting the wound from the environment. A topical triple-antibiotic ointment (like Neosporin) may be applied if tolerated, and no allergic reactions are present. An antibiotic-containing mesh dressing, such as Tegaderm AG mesh dressing with silver, can also be used as a first layer to reduce infection risk. These dressings use antimicrobial agents such as silver or iodine, and come in various shapes and sizes to fit the road rash area.
If you see redness around the wound, red streaks, or if the wound feels hot or secretes yellow or green pus, your road rash could be infected. Some pain, swelling, and redness are normal parts of the healing process, but should decrease over the course of several days; increases might indicate infection. If left untreated, more severe, systemic signs of infection, such as fever, malaise, or movement loss. See a doctor if signs of infection arise. Otherwise, proper cleaning and care will minimize scarring, and lead to full healing.
JM: A minor oversight. Instead of making us ride back to get the clue, we gladly took the significant time penalty (which was about the same as Jeremy running), left our teammates to figure out the clues, and, after our timeout, got the second part of the passport. Game on!
WP: Next, we all set out in one group on our cyclocross bikes to knock off three different tasks. Matt had to find a bike shop and return from there with an Oyster tattoo; John and the ladies made their way to a bowling alley across the river and took turns until one of them got a strike or spare (Linda, like the Chicago native she is, nailed it on the first try); and Jeremy had to take a kayak from one side of the river to the other while I ran over the bridge to the other side, met him, and we traded. As I nosed smoothly across the gray Willamette, the clouds parting just a bit, I got a beautiful view of the city and felt really happy just to be there at that moment. There was also a submarine docked on the riverside, which sent me into a short but thrilling Red October fantasy. Then Matt, Jeremy, and I decided it was time to refuel, so as we awaited our returning bowlers, we stopped for pastor burritos from Tito, a street vendor. Mmmm, burritos.
JS: I love oysters. I was just eating my Tito burrito, man. But I heard you looked like Thor, god of thunder, as you slurped nature's phelgm off your shoulder. Yet you came back looking kinda schmutzy to me. But there was no time to clean you up. We had to all run to Powell's, the world's largest bookstore, to snoop out titles to help us fill out a clue card that would lead us to our next stop: Deschutes Brewery. We ran like the wind around the corner to Deschutes and quickly identified four types of beer by taste and smell, and then it was time to race back to HQ for the last time. Since by this point it made no sense to compete with the other teams, I competed with my team, defeating them all, including adventure-race goddess Robyn, quite handily. I came through the gates blazing, sneakers close to melting. The sun burst through the clouds at that moment and glory beams poured down upon me. There was pizza, too.
JM: Had I known the racer with the worst battle wound would win Deschutes beer for a year, I might have had a more spectacular crash or at least some road rash, but since a chain-oil tattoo and misshapen cobblestone bruises don't exactly count, I was happy just to walk away in one piece. Let's do this again next year! Will? Jeremy? Just don't put me on a bike.
WP: I will ride with pride, even as a conspicuous out-of-towner. In fact, while most of the teams in Portland were all-local, and all too good at finding equestrian statues, I think we enjoyed it more, because for us it was a vacation in an awesome town we didn't know very well. Take note: Oyster is a cool event to plan a reunion around, so long as a couple of you know where you are. Also iPhones are a good idea. As is celebrating after the race is over.
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