Falling Over?

[Multiterrainer]

I've not changed my avatar to Mr Clumsy for nothing (though after Withins skyline last year it should perhaps be Mr Bump!!)

Think my record was about 4 times in a mile coming down from Stoodley Pike in the Erringden Moor race a few years back.

[Flightless Bird]

how was the snake?

Going back this year. I'll ask!

[simon]

In addtion to simply falling over, I also tend to get knocked over - by trees. Scenario; you're running fast down hill, part shade so you are watching where you put your feet and WHACK - you're 6'3'' and (cos you are watching your feet / footing) you didn't see that low branch - flat on your back!

What's worse - one of those fall where one minute you are up and the next you are flat on your face - nothing in between and no air left in your lungs? Or, trip, fall, recover, stubble and go down leaving various bits of skin from your knees, hands, elbows aloing the trail?

Also, worse than falling over in cow pats - fox shit - it sticks / stinks! .

[southernsoftie]

Not quite a fall, but what about when you disappear up to the waist cartoon-style into an innocuous looking puddle/bog?

Happened to me on my 1st (and so far only) night run on Pendle.

[jodg]

Not quite a fall, but what about when you disappear up to the waist cartoon-style into an innocuous looking puddle/bog?

"Outer Edge" on the moors west of Cut Gate (Mickleden territory) is especially good for that. Ran the "Grin & Bear It" race last year and quite a few runners were jumping in up the their waists in places. It seemed like with every other stride you sank in halfway up your shins, v. demoralising after a while.

[LM]

Tripped myself up at the relays on a rock yesturday, managed to get my hand out in time before i kissed the floor and literally bounced back up.

I am seriously clumbsy, my mum calls me 'Dangerous Brian" - apparently there was someone called brian who was dangerous?

I fell on xmas on the fells as well.

I couldn't help notice that your Mum calls you Dangerous Brian. This was Brian Conley and he was hilarious as Dangerous Brian, look him up on You Tube. I'm sure not even you are as clumsy as he was!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltklJ...eature=related

[Mud]

At the Helvellyn tri, I was given some advice to tuck my cycling mitts in my pocket when starting the run, and then wear them on the descent to protect my hands if I fell.

Being a <*>, I ignored this advice.

I was doing fine until the final gritty path towards the YH at Greenside, when I looked at the view, tripped over a half-buried stoat or something (in front of some walkers, obviously), and was still picking gravel out of my palms two weeks later.

But at least I didn't trash my Aldi bike mitts.

* insert your own quiet expletive here, don't want to upset Chris or Chris

[RogervG]

In a recent hill race, I fell twice in exactly the same spot, once going up and once going down. I am quite a lazy runner, in that I don't lift up my feet very high. I find this very efficient on the road, but less efficient when I clip a rock.

[Al Fowler]

Fell over at uni today.
Tripped going upstairs talking, and them walked into a door which i thought was open.
Made me laugh so the embarrasement wasnt bad.

[Flightless Bird]

I had my eyes lazered last week. Hopefully this will stop me falling over as much......Seeing will definately be believing!