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Falling Over Watch - have you got falling over?

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Jan 2019
12:33pm, 25 Jan 2019
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Lemon10
I have fallen over twice as an adult, both times I slipped on wet smooth rocks in the fells. Broken arm one time and suspected broken coccyx the first time. Any recommendations for super grippy fell walking shoes / boots would be very welcome!
Jan 2019
2:28pm, 25 Jan 2019
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Pastmybest
I fell over twice in a few weeks ๐Ÿ™ I reckon itโ€™s because Iโ€™m getting old ๐Ÿ˜‚ the last one was on Dec 7th & Iโ€™m only just back to normal sprained ankle and took a chunk out of my knee. Just hoping that things donโ€™t come in3โ€™s ๐Ÿคž
Jan 2019
5:16pm, 25 Jan 2019
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chunkywizard
Usually I fall over on XC, or when running on footpaths, bridleways, especially when it's dim/dark. Having failing eyesight doesn't help either!
Jan 2019
9:21pm, 25 Jan 2019
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Northern Exile
I have to say I've never fallen during the years that I ran on roads. It's only since I took to the fells that I've had trouble staying on my feet!
Jan 2019
9:39pm, 25 Jan 2019
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
I am a sure footed quick descender in hill (fell) races. I'm a regular faller on gentle woodland tracks. My all time classics are admiring the Arc de Triomph and face planting after tripping on a tiny tarmac ridge, and skinning my knees after tripping as I jogged very gently past the still empty starting corrals on Hopkinton Main Street before running Boston. UK best was probably tripping over my dog during a speed session last year.
Jan 2019
7:51pm, 26 Jan 2019
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Northern Exile
I managed to fall twice on my run today, I was up in one of the loneliest corners of Nidderdale. Given the terrain, I feel I might be forgiven ๐Ÿ™‚
Feb 2019
5:56pm, 2 Feb 2019
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Nice faceplant at parkrun today. Running into a bright sun with a lot of tree roots underfoot and trying to stop the dog taking a route on the opposite side of a tree from me was too much for my brain to compute. Luckily where I landed was about the only soft section of an otherwise frozen mud and tarmac course
Feb 2019
5:57pm, 2 Feb 2019
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northernslowcoach
I slipped on slippy snow during my race today
Right in front of my boss :-O
Feb 2019
6:11pm, 2 Feb 2019
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Northern Exile
Plenty of falling over going on today at the Rombalds Stride race, pretty much all snow and ice. I surpassed myself by only going onto my arse once :-)
Feb 2019
6:16pm, 2 Feb 2019
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northernslowcoach
I saw the best falling over at Rombalds a couple of years ago
Speedy guy coming down to Burley Woodhead tripped, fell forward, somersaulted, jumped up and carried on running downhill - I gave him a round of applause :)

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I feel over a tree root on my run today about 1km in. My arm hurts.

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