Ran in the morning at Wells Branch park and got in 11 miles of aerobic easy running. During mile 5 as I was crossing a wood plank foot bridge I caught my right toe on a nail that was protruding up about 1/2 inch and I did a face fall landing on both hands and both knees and my stomach, then slid to a stop on the wet bridge. I was amazed because I didn't even cuss. I just looked back to see what I had tripped on and then did an assessment of the damage and realized everything was fine, thank goodness. Then I finished the run with no issues. A great way to get the week going with two consecutive long mileage days.
My mother turned 100 years old today. She lives in American Fork, Utah with my sister and is doing great. She had been living alone in her home up to 2 years ago when she had a fall and broke her hip. We sold the house and she moved in with my sister as a caregiver since then. My running friends think I have inherited some longivity genes from her, which is supposed to explain why I am still running marathons and competing at my young age of 60. I do love to run. | 