Took an afternoon run on the Point Mallard Trail. A hot afternoon again (around 93F). The trail is shaded so it didn't seem too bad.
At about 3/4 mile in, I tripped over my own feet and took a header on to the trail. One of those slow motion crashes. Very vivid , yet there is nothing to do. Ended up sprawled on my back covered in dirt with a smile. Both knees, elbows, palms and a small bit of my back bloodied. Not bad though.
Crashes like this happen mostly during ultras for me. Taking thousands of steps eventually leads to a couple duds here and there. One foot not picked up enough or set down properly. With so many steps in a long race, its amazing we humans can do it so well. |