I once pulled a hamstring five miles from home on lonely country roads and had to walk limpingly the whole way back, but it was a nice day for a long walk and there was nothing epic about it except the duration. I'm sure others have much more epic tales to tell, particularly those who started running, like me, in the pre cell phone days.
5 miles is a longways, but you didn't sound too hurt. It almost sounds downright pleasant. Haha. I never had to go that far, but my first major injury while running happened during an XC meet freshman year. I hurt my ankle pretty bad and started walking back towards the start. Turns out I was closer to the finish. It makes total sense, looking back. I didn't enjoy running a whole lot then. I bet if I were 800m from the finish, but unable to see it, I still would've thought I was closer to the start.
Broke my leg on a trail run on a cold rainy evening in 1995. I was not able to move and had to find cover. I yelled to several walkers, but they did not stop. Soon, I was discovered by my family after living off the wild for 40 hours. The leg has not healed properly and today I am only able to cycle.
Flowtrak wrote:
Broke my leg on a trail run on a cold rainy evening in 1995. I was not able to move and had to find cover. I yelled to several walkers, but they did not stop. Soon, I was discovered by my family after living off the wild for 40 hours. The leg has not healed properly and today I am only able to cycle.
Is this a true story? If so, it's pretty awesome and yet completely demoralizing at the same time. Why would the walkers not stop? To me, how do you NOT stop when you see another human injured and asking for your help? What did you eat and did you have that "oh shit, what if no one finds me, I am going to die" moment(s)?
Down here in MX I sometimes run out of gas on a high altitude trail run. No more than 5 mile or so walk back to the car though.
How do you run out of gas on a trail run? Doesn't this normally happen when you are driving?