So, as part of my effort to Do Something, I decided to throw caution to the wind and try trail running. There's a weekly fall running series here in Duluth just for that, and tonight was the first run. So I thought "I'm Brave! I'm going to Do Something! I'm going to go Trail Running!!!!"
Let me just preface this with the fact that I didn't really pay too much attention to the length of tonight's run. Much to my chagrin when I got there I realized that the run was 10.5 km. That's right, about 6.5 miles. For someone that hasn't run a whole lot in the last 2 months, jumping from 3 mile runs to over 6 is a pretty big leap. But I decided to do it anyway. I was there already, why not?
The course was on cross country ski trails, and we had to run 3 times on this one loop. The first time was alright. The second time through I was a bit tired but still feeling strong. UNTIL I got to the turning point. A pesky root sprung up from the ground and grabbed me tight by the ankles. I proceeded to go flying through the air and, having snowboarded in a previous life, I knew that I did not want to fall on my hands and risk breaking my wrists. So I turned to my side and fell smack on my left shoulder, followed shortly by my head making quick and hard contact with the ground. Glasses went flying and I screamed "SON OF A BITCH!" on the top of my lungs. One of the people making sure the runners went on the correct course ran over to me and asked if I was alright, that I had landed straight on my head. Two guys that were behind me were overly concerned with my well-being as well. I was only concerned with whether my glasses were broken and if I had dislocated my shoulder (I did not). I got up, started walking, and when I got to the turn to go back through the loop I said "Two" and starting running again.
I would like to say that pictures are worth a thousand words, but it's hard to get the scope of the destruction with my crappy little camera. Here's my best shot:
I really don't have a double chin. Ouch.
So, yeah, I don't know if I'll try trail running again. It hurts to fall. Damn trees.
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