Falling

I think I'm going to teach a seminar about falling, since I seem to be an expert. Once again, I stumbled on my run today. Most importantly, I don't think anyone saw. Oh, and I somehow managed to avoid major injury. 

At mile 5, I took a sharp right turn, didn't judge the landscaping correctly and caught my right foot on the grass. I went down on the concrete, but managed to come out with only a few small scratches on my leg and a little road rash on my hands. I wasn't too far away from a water fountain, so I was able to clean out my wounds. 

Here are the highlights of my seminar thus far:

Always hug the right side of the path you are on for 2 reasons: it is good etiquette and it provides a soft (usually) surface on your right.

If you start to fall, don't fight it. Use your best effort to get into the grass on your right.

Tuck and roll and try to land on any part of your body that has clothing (torn clothing is much better than torn skin).

Come into a sitting position as quickly as possible. This will give the allusion to passersby that you just need a break, not that you have tripped and fallen. 

What do you think so far?

Miles logged: 17.0