After the Fall!

Two days have passed since 'the fall' that left me flat on my face on the dirt and rocks in Diamond Fields Road!  I was having such a pleasant long run; the day was perfect and only 5km to go to finish 16km, when I planted myself face first in the dirt...top lip first actually! To say I was stunned is to underestimate the shock by a long way : I'd gone from vertical to horizontal before I knew it : nose bleeding, lip bleeding, mouthful of dirt and gravel, but luckily no teeth missing or broken.

With tissues held to my face, I had to walk at first and then jog 5km to get back to the car as quickly as possible, drive home and take a look at the damage....and that's the second time lately that I've been looking at a face that I couldn't recognize as my own!  'Planet of the Apes' is a scene of beauty by comparison! It's been a very painful couple of days trying to eat and drink...straws would have been the way to go but I didn't have any. 

Tomorrow, I have a long-standing appointment with my GP...I can't imagine what she'll say when my lip enters the room first with the rest of me following! Argh!  And I'd been trying very hard to lift my feet knowing the surface was so rocky!  Arghhhh!

The Crime Scene!

16km.......in spite of everything!
Time :  2: 13:09
5km splits :   41:07;  39:01;  41:30; ( last 1km walk uphill!)

3 workouts total 36.1km

Before......

....and before!