Went for 10K today ended up completing it in about 70 mins with a run walk approach. Dinner Dance last night and the Xmas meal took its toll. Struggled up some hills. lots of friendly people out today, runners waving I guess that's better than saying hello as you can't hear it if you headphones in. I'd nearly got to the end when I said hello to a couple walking their jack russell and then it happened. I fell over. I'd stumbled early on in my run and was impressed by how quickly I recover but I think my maximum stride felt about 2 metres. Anyway at the end I went flat down on both knees and hands so at least I didn't do any major damage. The walkers stopped to ask if I was okay which was lovely. I said I was fine just needed a rest I then got up and finished my run, walked for 6 mins to cool down.
Hot bath and lots of scrubbing to get the much out and I still feel pretty good despite the throbbing knees. It's years since I skinned my knees talk about going back to your childhood
Have great runs today.
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Ouch! That looks awful! Mind you bit of a wash with the flannel and you'll be as good as new. I scraped my knees a few weeks ago and they were fine, but yours look worse I have to say
If you have some sea salt chuck some in a hot bath and have a soak. Epsom salts is good stuff as it's antiseptic! If you have the bog standard garden Epsom salts that will be fine, or it's Epsom salts in the form of bath salts if you have any. You don't tend to get bath salts these days come to think of it
Great idea MW. Missed my stretching as I wanted to get them cleaned up. That's the trouble running round bridle ways with mud covering chalk and flints. I was lucky with my hands though justa minor cut.
Oh the inevitable smack as you land and you know it's gonna happen. In slow motion. Erk! I banged my cheek as well. I really had to brace myself to try and reduce the impact to my face as I knew I could have smashed my face in. It was literally pitch black. I take the torch with me now but managed to forget that the other night. It's even black as a bag on the main roads.
I scraped my hands, as you can't help it can you. "A mere flesh wound" though as they would say in Monty Python!
not surprised you struggled up some of those hills after a dinner dance and a Christmas dinner the night before. I struggle on a normal run. Hope the knees are ok and you enjoyed your trip back to childhood
Jo you should try it! I successfully ran off what was shaping up to be a *hideous* tequila hangover this morning. The first ten minutes were like purgatory, but after that? Blooming magic!
Getting Fitter, that looks like a badge of honour to me.
Haha, I was at home with very old friends, playing Irish folk tunes very badly, and doing shots of tequila from the most appropriately-sized receptacle my kitchen had to offer. Which was an eggcup. So less rock and roll, and more geeky eccentricity. Hope the knees are better today
Ouch!! Talk about going back to your childhood. Puts me in mind of yellow iodine knees! How I hated that. Hurt more than the grazed knees lol! Sounds like you had a great run though apart from the tumble.
I hate falling cos I always get that horrible feeling as if Im going to throw up, must be the shock. Plus it makes ya feel like a right t*t doesn't it when other people are around
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I then got up and finished my run, walked for 6 mins to cool down.
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