Running race 13:13 [4] 1.47 mi (8:59 / mi)
Dirt Cheap Trail Race, sort of...
Started out comfortably as the course was on the wide, mowed trails at the start. We cut into the narrower area and looped back not too far from the start where we were on the wider trails briefly. We came down a hill with some roots and I was cautious. We got to the bottom and I was able to open it up a bit, when I suddenly hit a root and couldn't keep my balance. I stuck out my forearm to break the fall, and landed pretty hard. As I got up to continue, I noticed a nice little gush of blood coming out. I had managed to reopen most of the wound from the Flying Pig. So, I had to drop out of my second race of the year (and second of my life) and wander back to the start. So many people asked if I was OK! (I was surprised how many people were behind me - I had actually been doing quite well). One woman had tissues that I was able to use to stop the bleeding.
I ended up getting wrapped by the EMTs when they arrived just after the leaders finished. The leaders included Zach, who grabbed 4th place. Then I dropped Z back at UR and drove to urgent care. The doc there didn't want to put stitches in because of the risk of infection with restitching a recent wound, so he sent me to the ER. I went home and met Chris, and decided on Highland, which was good until the nurse shift change right after I was sutured (only 3 this time) which caused me to wait almost another hour just to get cleaned up and bandaged.