1st running injury

[PrincessStef]

I should start by àppologising for the white legs. I am Welsh and live in Wales. I have a cold and a cough so i thought I would just do week 3 run 2 with my husband and no extras.

Well about 10 seconds into the first run i became entangled in a bramble that was lurking in the freshly cut grass. My husband couldnt run for laughing . i eventually escaped after running like pheobe for about 60 seconds . we finished our run and i inspected the damage. Well that will teach me for wearing Capri pants

Be careful everyone brambles are deadly.

[the_tea_fairy Graduate]

I have an actual scar on my ankle from a bramble because my head torch ran out while I was running in the woods and when it got me I was 100% sure it was a monster (turns out I still believe in monsters when I'm in the dark in the woods by myself!) so just kept on running like a terrified thing instead of stopping to untangle myself. They are surprisingly sharp, aren't they?!

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to the_tea_fairy]

Ha Ha. I probably would have thought the same if I had been on my own. I was a little braver with my husband there

[pot58 Graduate]

Ooh it looks nasty! But on the bright side you had shaved lol!!!!

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to pot58]

yep. I don't think I would have posted the photo if not.

[5kOrBust Graduate]

Running like Phoebe

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to 5kOrBust]

A reference not everyone will get

[misswobble Graduate]

Brambles get hold and keep hold! Useful though, and it won't be long til they're packed with fruit

We all tumble and get cut and grazes at some point. Epsom salts in a hot bath and you'll be good as new ☺

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to misswobble]

thanks. I didn't think it had cut me until I finished running. I am quite a wuss and normally I would have made a fuss but I didn't even notice until I finished running. Funny thing this running

[Ullyrunner Graduate]

Ooh ouch! That husband of yours needs a clip round the ear!

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to Ullyrunner]

I would have laughed if it was the other way round though

[mfamilias Graduate]

Oww Poor you. Your husband's lucky - I would have pushed mine into the brambles and left him there if he'd laughed at me Just tell people it was your pet tiger.

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to mfamilias]

Next time he is going the bramble side

A pet tiger sound good though

[nhs2015 Graduate]

Hoooo that hurts. Are you sure it was Brambles and not a mean witch hiding in the bushes?

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to nhs2015]

Ha Ha. Don't say that. I have to run that way again and sometimes I am alone . It is Wales though and there are lots of witches

[millwalki8 Graduate in reply to PrincessStef]

I went out with a few in my younger day

[nhs2015 Graduate in reply to PrincessStef]

Oops, I didn't know that.

[Hidden]

Ouchie. I have done a couple of things similar in the past!

I remember last year running down the road with my jacket tied around my waist, and it got stuck on some bramble or other and it TWANGED me backwards haha!

It's funny how many hazards are out there for us runners Take care out there! x

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Ha Ha. Sorry I can just imagine it. Luckily only my husband was around to see my encounter. There are lots of things that you just don't think of.

[GoogleMe Graduate]

Brambles certainly don't need C25K, they are well able to run after you

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to GoogleMe]

I know. It was chasing me for ages

[Dunder2004 Graduate]

Hope it heals soon Stef.

Long pants for me if there is any threat of laceration from the undergrowth.

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to Dunder2004]

Long pants for me from now on - the Capri's are not a success, I also find my shins are sore after running in them

[old_git Graduate]

Always run in my long johns!!

[PrincessStef Graduate in reply to old_git]

Good Idea. The Capri's are not a great buy for me