This is my left knee. This is also what happens when a knee comes in contact with a sidewalk. A collective "oh, so sad" now would be appropriate.In four years of running I have avoided any major accidents. Stumbles, yes. Hard falls, no. This morning at the end of one of the best runs in a long time a cracked sidewalk (thanks OC) put an abrupt end to my endorphin high and replaced it with road rash, sore muscles everywhere and a bruised lip that looks like Zeus backhanded me. My right side took the brunt of the fall and for a few minutes there was a fear that my arm was broken. Luckily I hadn't eaten breakfast or Colonel Sanders would have had a mess to clean up in his parking lot.
A couple of Tylenol and I'll be back on the road again Friday, this time watching for the broken, uneven sidewalks that lurk in this city.
$.62 (and a band aid)
P.S. Sorry, no photo of the lip or bruised arm. Use your imagination.
P.P.S. You know that sound? Well, I made it, loud and clear!
5 comments:
Now that hurts! I'm sorry you fell so hard that you hurt your lip and arm too. I hope you're not hurting worse this morning.
I'll see you tonight and will give you more sympathy then... and then I'll tell you a story of my first black eye that's always good for a laugh. I'm such a klutz.
"Oh, so sad!"
Seriously, that looks painful! My question is, how are you going to even the score?
You look hot!
When you are running will you stop to pick up a penny? Did you ever see the Andy Rooney 60 Minutes piece on New Yorkers stepping over change? Too funny. Sorry about your knee! Sharyn/KalamaQuilts
Sharon, I certainly DO stop to pick up pennies! And nickels, dimes, quarters, golf balls, screwdrivers, gift cards, etc.
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