Not Once, But Twice

9/19/08 Posted in Sherri Powers  |  2 Comments

The fact of the matter is I haven’t had a skinned knee since the third grade. Until now that is.

It started out as an average run on the trail at Lake Lansing North. The trails were beautiful, as usual. Joanne and I even saw two deer running through the woods during the beginning part of the run.

While running on the trail has it’s positives, like the beautiful views and of course it provides a scenic break from just running around the neighborhood to get my miles in, I’ve learned it has it’s drawbacks as well.

The drawbacks come in the form of tree stumps and roots that stick up just enough so that if your not careful, you’ll end up tripping . They’re also hidden just enough so that if you’re not watching where your going for a few seconds, your almost guaranteed to trip.

Luckily the first time I fell, I was running uphill. Before I even knew that I was falling I was on the ground. Or in Joanne’s words, one second I was there and the next I was gone. Going uphill really helped though because I didn’t fall very far or so it seemed because it happened so fast and I didn’t seem to have any bumps or bruises.

After laughing it off, I was back on my way through the trails. There’s no way I could fall again right?

I had nearly reached the end of the trail when I flung over another tree root and found myself on the ground again. This time I wasn’t so lucky.

After slowly getting up and brushing off my arms and legs, I looked down to examine what seemed to be just mud on my pants. Looking closer I realized I actually had a skinned my knee. It was bleeding and everything.

I could not believe that I had done it again in the first place. You’d think that after falling once on the trail, that same run, I’d learn to be extra careful about what was headed my way while running.

I can officially say that I’ve learned my lesson. My advice for others would be, don’t let your guard down for even two seconds because those stumps and roots are waiting to get you.

I laughed it off with Joanne again because what else could I do at that point, I had just fallen twice on the same run and on top of that was sporting an official skinned knee. I will say, that I didn’t let it slow me down, I finished that run all the way to the end.

And then of course Joanne helped me clean off my knee with the First Aid Kit that she has stored in her car. Thanks Joanne!