Gravity.
I fell. Yep, totally ate sh!t on my run this morning. I fall about three times a year so I am at least happy I can cross one off my list.
Pre-run OJ. Super pulp style. Just like I like it.
It all started out as a really good run too. I stopped and smelled the flowers…
What are these white flowers? They really smell pretty! I stuffed some in my bra as natural perfume.
(Look what the humidity does to my hair though – that’s just the ends!)
And then I was just running along, thinking about life, liberty and the pursuit. I didn’t even use my music today.
When I run by a little inlet or body of water I stop and look for manatees. And one of the times when I started back up to run again I restarted my gps watch and began to run without noticing the sidewalk had a little ridge.
And I did one of those DRAMATIC FALLS like in the movies. Except, since I was fussing with my watch and stuff my hands weren’t in a good place to break my fall and I hit on my chest pretty hard (random, right?).
So, my knee and hands are a little banged up but I feel like my neck is weird since I yanked it up so I wouldn’t crash face first into the ground.
RIP Monican.
When I got back I nursed myself back to health with fruit and chocolate. It’s the only way…
Later I went to Home Depot with Ben’s mom and this sign mocked me… Thanks.
This is me falling:
![me falling again[3]](https://runeatrepeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/me-falling-again3.gif "me falling again[3]")
![me falling[3]](https://runeatrepeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/me-falling3.gif "me falling[3]")
You win this round, gravity!
i am a total klutz! And btw, I am a redhead and I always look like Gilda Radner in Florida’s humidity! I love Florida so I wear my hair up or wear a ballcap.
Hope your knee feels better soon!
Pulp! Lots of pulp!
No pulp for me please!
Our dog tripped me a few years ago when he was a pup and I went flat out and face down…….worst part was the girl running towards me just carried on as if this was part of my workout.
Not even a “Hello”!
I fell a few weeks ago running in the park, but I recently moved to Scotland and it rains every m-f day the pavement is covered in a moss-like film a lot of the time. I just sort of stayed on my back laugh/crying and being grateful I didn’t break my teeth or phone.
Also, love the Snookie gifs.
That flower looks like honeysuckle!! My fav!!! It is the sweetest smell of springtime!!!
I haven’t fallen for some time, which is good, because that hurts
Oh no! For scarring, try RoseHip oil or coconut oil or Vit E oil.
I fell today too! Except I was on my bike trying to turn around. I un-clipped one foot to put my foot down and missed and kept going on the soft shoulder. Apparently my bike does not ride well on the soft gravel and down I went! I usually fall at least once every year while running too.
No pulp!
My last fall was in December. I’m due for another fall any day now.
I feel while walking down the stairs the other day… Yep, right on my butt! And no pulp for me! 🙂
Ugh. I fell last week and sprained my ankle. So be thankful! It could have been worse!
I can totally relate to this! I had one of those dramatic falls one time while running with my dogs. It is pretty amazing how many people stop for you when you have 2 huskies keep going after your fall… they pull you just like a sled on the snow, except you get to experience the feeling of being dragged on asphalt until they realize what happened. Not fun at all if you ask me…
OMG I fall all the time! Yesterday I was out for a run and got PUSHED over by a dog, fell into the mud, and ruined a lululemon shirt. Worst run ever.
That is jasmine! It starts to bloom like RIGHT NOW for a few months and then it’s dormant throughout the winter. I just ran past a sidewalk full of it….it was LOVELY!
The GOOD thing about your fall is that you weren’t wearing pants, cuz then they would have been ruined!
Ohhh man, I feel your pain. I took a pretty good spill last year, and while the knees definitely stung, it was the scraped up palms that were the worst! Take care of yourself! Chocolate will definitely help 🙂
I have to ask: who takes those hilarious pictures for you?
Right?! I asked the same thing! They kill me haha
No pulp!
I fell off a snowmobile on February 2nd. I tore my rotator cuff and got tendonitis too. It’s still painful. 🙁 just started physical therapy for it.
That’s what I’m always afraid of, especially when I’m running in a new place! So many things to stare at and so many flowers to smell that I pay zero attention on lifting my feet properly up from the ground. Hope you’re fine!
Ouch! Hope you feel better soon. Neck pain is, well a pain in the neck so I hope it goes away soon!
My last fall while running was a couple winters ago when I still lived in Iowa. I think I had chipped a piece of bone off b/c it felt like a loose tooth in my elbow for awhile – like some weird tiny thing floating around in there.
I also feel off my bike in 2011 and broke my ankle. It sucked and I got depressed b/c I couldn’t work out for quite awhile.
LOTS and LOTS of pulp for life!
I fell twice last year within about two months so I’m good for a while. The second time I fractured the radial head in my right elbow…no bueno. 🙁
Find us some manatees!!
No pulp at all! And I just fell a month ago I still ran the 4 miles back to my house before going to Urgent Care. My stitches are out but I have some scary scars on my leg and a small bump on my chin thats still fading 🙁 Seriously considering the kneepads I used to wear roller blading lol
I fell off my stand up paddleboard a few months back… twice. That was fun. 🙂
I can take or leave the pulp but my husband HAAAATES it so we always go sans pulp if we get OJ (which isn’t that often).
weird question.. did u ask a random person to take pictures of ur fall lol or reenact them when u got back and had Ben take pics?
The fragrant flower is Jasmine! :-). Smells like heaven
You are correct! It is star jasmine and is all over this part of Florida. I live in Tampa.
I have to ask hahaha who in the world takes your pics when you’re running?! Did Ben go with you? Or did you have some rando passerby take it?
Falling is the worst! and kinda the funniest, too.
ohhhh totally been there! The last time I actually fell was…. I think a little over a year ago? I was texting and running… so dumb. hit the side of the curb with my foot and rolled my ankle, fell on my face, the whole shebang.
No pulp!! I don’t like that at aaaalll.
And I’m pretty sure that’s honeysuckle? it’s my favorite flower, I want to get a big bush of it for my apartment hahaha
No pulp for me! I can’t handle it.
I dont know the last time I fell, although now that I’ve said that I’m sure it will be later today.
No pulp for my OJ… Last time I fell was this past Saturday was walking quickly hands full of my fire gear in the station went to step over something and totally fell face first! I jumped up and only one person saw me and luckily no bruises this time.
I’m glad you’re okay! I totally ate it BEFORE I even started running on Sunday…I was booking it to get into my corral before it closed, and then wiped out. I thought I was going to die but it turns out I did not.
I fell at the gym recently, trying to stand on one leg with my eyes closed and balance for a minute (I was doing research for a blog post about other ways to measure physical fitness). I laughed at myself but I bruised my fanny so there was that to deal with when I got home.
Thank you for unearthing all of the Snooki gifs. It’s time for those to make a comeback.
No pulp ever.
And I fell out of the car yesterday in the parking lot at walmart. Because I rushed to get out. I completely tripped over the foot step thing. The worst part was that I landed on a cart and sort of rolled a bit until it crashed into the cart coral.
I can’t even make this stuff up. I’m the queen of falling down.
Pulp all the way…unless it’s in a mimosa! And I fell 3 weeks ago and it was a bad fall….finally healing! Lol just hope there’s no big scar!
Fingerless gloves, never leave home without them. They have saved my hands more times then I can count.
I almost fell yesterday! I was like “WTF did I just trip on? ” There was nothing there. Really? At least you an obstacle.
HAHA i love the gifs of Snooki- so good!
Hope your knee feels better!
I’ve already fallen a few times this year – mostly due to running on ice. Stupid Michigan. At least you got one out of the way!