Today was my last chance to pick up a valentine's present for Vicki before she came home from Aberdeen. I decided to make the 12mile round trip to Braehead Shopping Centre my run for the day! I was due a long run so this was a nice convenient way to kill two birds with one stone. The weather was not great and the snow was coming down pretty hard. Fortunately I was wrapped up in my nice GORE running top which I received for Christmas. I plugged in my ipod and strapped my bag to my back before heading out for a steady jog. The run was fine and I felt comfortable. Whilst it was snowing the ground was not in the least bit icy and it was not actually too cold. It came as a great shock then to suddenly be hurtling towards the ground as I seemingly forgot to put my foot down in front of me. It happened as I was running past ASDA and a convenient queue of traffic. I glanced up at the sign to check my directions and the next thing I knew I was falling towards the ground. For some reason unknown to me I decided to commit to the fall and, rather than flailing about at the side of the road, I found myself diving into some sort of commando roll over my shoulder before pouncing back to my feet and continuing my run! I barely broke my stride! This earned me some bizarre looks from the stationary traffic and so I ended up chuckling to myself as I made a swift exit! I eventually made it to the shops in one piece, picked up the cuddly toy and made my way home with it safely in my bag! An eventful outing indeed!
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235.2 by jackarnold87 at Garmin Connect - Details
haha, what a recovery. I did something similar last night but it wasn't even snowing down here in Bristol. :)
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