tonight i went to run my usual 5k trail run (doesn't that sound hardcore?) and went down hard right out of the start. i have no idea how i managed that; the terrain was flat and grassy and there wasn't so much as a dip to lose my footing on.
but i went down, rather dramatically.
it probably looked a lot bigger than it was, because i am a very good roller. at least that's what the guy in the oncoming lane said when i got run over by the dodge durango on route 2 a number of years ago and my choices were basically roll or die.
it is my opinion that once a fall is already in progress, there's no point worrying about it. you may as well roll. if you roll well, you can keep the tender bits from hitting and you can keep the long bones from breaking, and you can keep the connective tissue from snapping. a few bruises and cuts will heal right away, and with a kiss and some bandaids you can race again tomorrow.
tomorrow we'll race the same course on moutain bikes. that will not suck.
tonight was our first look at this year's blue course, and it's my favorite of the three, even though i have not yet seen the third course. i've been around long enough to know that the third one, next week, will be, uh, climb-ier. that course, no matter what trails they put it on goes up and up and up and then just when you think you can't take any more it goes up some more and then there's a short hard downhill and then you go up again and again and then it's just a long flat mile and a half run from there.
but tonight's course is in the woods, on the lowland. sure, it goes up and down, but it's the flattest of the three and while it has its twisty moments, it flows and swoops and in general is very fast and fun.
tonight, though, it's painkillers and muscle relaxants. and benadryl, too, for my allergies, so no matter how i cut it, tonight i'm going to SLEEP! woo-hoo!
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Well here's hoping that tomorrow you aren't too too stiff and sore.
with all that I hope you wake up!
I read a quote once that reminds me of this post:
"Whenever I see an old lady slip and fall on the sidewalk my initial reaction is to laugh. But then I think about what if I was an ant, and she fell on me? Then it wouldn't be so funny anymore."
Yeah, I know the feeling. Things aren't quite right in the control room, the gyro-stabilization unit whines and fails to correct and damage control takes over. Most people try to catch themselves, which is a major error. Try bench pressing your own body weight if you don't believe me, then consider you are not an Olympic class gymnast.
I learned to tuck and roll a long time ago, and it's kept me from injuring myself during any number of mishaps.
I'm glad you didn't do yourself a serious mischief.
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