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Falling Over Watch - have you got falling over?

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chunkywizard Jan 2019 5:24pm, 24 Jan 2019 6,388 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizard Forgot about this thread! The scabs on my hand are just healing from my last journey which was a trip on a kerb into some temporary barrier erected around works in the town. Didint twist by ankle though, so that's a bonus!
Fitz Jan 2019 8:24am, 25 Jan 2019 2,040 posts	Quote Pin Fitz I've only fallen twice in my 10 years of running - a trip over a wonky paving slab resulting in scuffed hands & knees, and a proper silent movie / cartoon legs from under me back-splat on slimy mud. Thankfully neither was witnessed - the first was before dawn and the second in a muddy field in the middle of nowhere. I came close to a third this week: I tripped and stumbled forward, arms flailing and legs buckling; I just managed to save it before hitting the deck. I don't think it was seen, but the involuntary yell as I pitched forward was definitely heard by a woman smoking outside a nearby office building!
Surrey Phil Jan 2019 9:12am, 25 Jan 2019 2,829 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Thankfully, I don't fall much. However, it tends to be on freezing cold winter mornings when I don't see an icy patch.
chunkywizard Jan 2019 11:28am, 25 Jan 2019 6,390 posts	Quote Pin chunkywizard twice in 10 years? I fall over about once a month...
Northern Exile Jan 2019 11:37am, 25 Jan 2019 4,897 posts	Quote Pin Northern Exile I haven't fallen for quite a while, it's got to be coming soon!
Maclennane Jan 2019 11:47am, 25 Jan 2019 20,565 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane 3 times recently, due to shoelaces.
Dvorak Jan 2019 11:47am, 25 Jan 2019 17,124 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Wow zp, sounds nasty. I'm making no comment on own recent fall status, just in case
zp Jan 2019 11:58am, 25 Jan 2019 411 posts	Quote Pin zp Few cuts and grazes but I’ll soldier on. The worst bit was getting a dead leg from the impact and then trying to run on it .. which is probably how I fell a second time. 3 falls due to shoelaces sounds pretty unlucky 😕
Maclennane Jan 2019 12:04pm, 25 Jan 2019 20,566 posts	Quote Pin Maclennane You were unlucky, zp, I was an idiot.
Akie Jan 2019 12:07pm, 25 Jan 2019 434 posts	Quote Pin Akie Ive done it a few times, couple I got lucky and kind of forward rolled to save myself. But once basically used my face to stop my momentum which lead to some bleeding and pretty nasty gashes. Usually involved my kicking the floor for no reason.