Don't Be Like Steve

If you have read the previous post, below, you have already seen my sermon about being vigilant to avoid fluke injuries as the marathon approaches. So you know, avoid things like unicycles, rugby, frozen fish....

Read for yourself. This is from Steve "I Hate Running But I'm Training For Another Marathon" Williams. He wrote me to point out yet another way to get a fluke injury.

I was at the grocery store a couple of weeks ago, when it was hot. So I was wearing sandals (open toes)...and of course I was in a hurry. On the top shelf in the frozen foods section were the frozen juices. I needed a couple of cans. I swung the door open and quickly grabbed a couple with one hand and spun around to put them into the cart. Well, those darn cans can be pretty slippery I found out, and one slipped out of my hand and dropped from the top shelf, scoring a direct hit onto my big toe! The immediate pain was so intense that I thought I had broken my toe, and I'm sure there were a couple of kids in the aisle who learned a few new words that night! It's been about three weeks now, and that toe still has some color to it, but luckily it's not too sore anymore. Just wanted to share with you another "foot protection" story, something a guy wouldn't even think about, until it actually happens; but believe me, I am now very aware of not dropping items (slow down, firm grip).

You can go crazy trying to imagine every possible fluke injury you can get. So I guess just slowing down and being careful is the best we can do. Are there any other fluke injuries out there, that you know of, that we should be careful to avoid this week?