A huge splat on the old side of Highway 45 South.<\/p>\n
Seeing as they had opened the new side of Highway 45 South, I though to myself…<\/p>\n
“Self, why do not you just run on the old side of the Highway!?”<\/p>\n
I must admit to feeling clever. \u00a0What a great idea!!! \u00a0They had not ripped up the old Highway as of yet. \u00a0There was no traffic at all. \u00a0There were some of the construction guys there…guys that have been following my running progress and knew I would stay out of their way, so why not run on the old section of the Highway!?<\/p>\n
So, I did.<\/p>\n
The road was in worse shape than I expected. \u00a0MFH (My Favorite Husband) and I have driven on this side of the road many times and knew that it desperately needed help, but this was way worse than I expected.<\/p>\n
Bridges had 6″ gaps in the asphalt and if you looked down through the cracks…wide open nothing. Disconcerting is what that was. \u00a0They opened that new Highway not a moment too soon.<\/p>\n
They had placed barricades to keep traffic off the old section of Highway and they were pretty serious with those barricades. \u00a0I had to step off the asphalt to go around them. At mile 2.50 I stepped off the Highway onto the “shoulder” of the road and did a face plant on the road. \u00a0I biffed! \u00a0I fell firmly. \u00a0Down I went. \u00a0Hard.<\/p>\n
Of course, there had to be a group of 5 little construction guys right there to witness my fall. I was angry. \u00a0I was embarrassed. \u00a0I was hurt. \u00a0The 5 construction guys were there pronto.<\/p>\n
“Ma’am! \u00a0Are you alright!?!”<\/p>\n
I really was not quite sure if I was alright or not. \u00a0My first thought was, “Oh no! \u00a0My leg!!!” \u00a0And then after I decided that my leg was okay, I thought, “Oh no! \u00a0My phone!” \u00a0Then I looked down and both of my knees were bleeding. \u00a0RATS.<\/p>\n
Let us just suffice it to say, I will be going a few days without shaving my legs. \u00a0The knees are chewed up a little bit. \u00a0Boo.<\/p>\n
I thought about calling MFH to come and get me but with all the construction going on, there would be no place for him to pull over and pick me up. \u00a0Instead, I ran another 2.50 miles, until I was off the old Highway, and then called him and he came and picked me up. \u00a0I am a little stiff. \u00a0Nothing that a run tomorrow morning will not fix! \u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
That is this mornings run. \u00a0I am happy to report that falling down did not make my pace slow at all. \u00a0I still covered the miles I needed to run for the day. \u00a0I gave the construction guys a show. \u00a0All in all a successful morning?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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