Watch your step! (4.75mi)

After last nights track workout, I thought I'd go out for an easy 5mi jaunt at lunch with Jim today... We decided to head out down the trail at work since we haven't really been on it recently due to it being covered in snow and ice, but with the sun out today, it looked like it might be somewhat passable... I should note, I've been running on this very trail for the past 4-5 years now. It's the same trail that essentially got me started running outside, when I first made my transition from the "dreadmill", after several months of peer pressure from my co-workers... Whenever my career inevitably takes me away from 201 Jones rd, having this trail to run on will definitely be one of the very top things I will miss most...

In any event, things started out well enough, the trail got a little dicey in a few of the more shade covered areas, but for the most part we were moving along without too much trouble. However, as we neared the first bridge along the trail, there's a part where the trail crosses over the train tracks, and as I went over and turned, I hit a patch of snow covered ice, and both of my feet immediately shot out from underneath me, and I came crashing down on my left hip/side with a loud thud, followed by my left knee and left arm right shortly after. I was a bit shaken up for a minute, but after getting back up on my feet, I felt ok to keep going. I was definitely pretty sore and was limping for a little bit, but as we went along it slowly became easier to manage. I'm not 100% positive, but I think Jim opted to shorten the route, as I think he may have felt bad and definitely doesn't want to be involved in any running related injuries I might incur while running with him... I was fine with going shorter, as I didn't want to do anything too long to begin with, and my hip and leg were definitely getting pretty sore...

After getting back to the office, and sitting at my desk for a little while, my knee and hip tightened up some, so now I'm a bit stiff when I first start to walk, and have a bit of a limp also. There's a small bump on my left knee, but fortunately, I don't think it's anything major. At this point, I don't think there's any reason for me to deviate from my normal running schedule yet, so I guess we'll see how Crossroads goes tomorrow night...