It Was Only a Matter of Time..........

Such a beautiful morning. Great morning for a run. Decided to do a 50 minute run this am since I'm off work and would not have to rush to get it in. I start out, the sun is just up, perfect temp, not a lot of traffic. I'm 2miles in, running through a residential section that is so pretty and I remember looking up at some of the trees and thinking how lucky I am to be out and about this wonderful morning. And then I fell flat on my face.

I remember my right shoe catching on an uneven part of the sidewalk and before I could even form another thought I was lying facedown on the pavement. At an intersection. With cars waiting for the light to change. Super. My first thought is "Damn, why couldn't I have fallen about 10 yards back where there was no traffic?" and my second thought was "Damn, this really hurts!". Also felt like I was going to throw up for about a minute, not sure why, but managed to hold that back.

I get up, inspect my hands, which are scraped and burning, and then my knees, which feel the same. And there's some blood. Nothing appears broken, so I start walking it off, trying my best not to hobble. Walked for about a quarter of a mile and decide to see if I can run again. Oh, no, no, had to stop that craziness immediately. So I just keep walking. Other runners start passing me. An 80 year old man walks by like I'm standing still. Just keep walking, have no other choice. But at least the blood isn't dripping off my knee, so that is good. I wanted to scream at all these people passing me, "Hey, I'm injured! I don't always move this slow!", but I managed to hold that back as well.

Got home and hauled out the ice. Hate ice on my body.

Pretty, yes? This is after cleaning, antibacterial goo. Also kinesiotaped both knees to help with swelling.

Does this happen to other runners? Or is it just because I'm a klutzy, poser runner?

Anyway, I hope these puppies heal fast, cause I'm signed up for 10K in 3 weeks! I have training to do!

The bright spots of this am adventure:

*At least I wasn't wearing my Lululemon capris. I was wearing my Ellie ones and I ripped a hole in the left knee. If I had ripped a hole in my Lulu's, I would have thrown up. Hey, Ellie, want to send me a replacement pair?????

*My iphone escaped unharmed, somehow. It was in my Bandi belt, right on my stomach, had to land right on it??????

*Nothing broken!

The dark spots of this am adventure:

*I fell. In public. Mortification.

*I added more scars to my knees, as if I didn't have enough already. What, you think this is the first time I've fallen in public?! Not by a long shot.....

*I've probably set my training back, who knows how much just yet.

I'm going to get up and walk around now, can't let the knees get too stiff. Happy Memorial Day everyone!!!!!!!