Saturday, September 26, 2009

Full Contact Running

"There comes a point in a runners life when you just need to get off the concrete and start living dangerously." ~Jason Paine

Jason has spent the last three days at Middle School camp. In addition to loads of stinky laundry, he returned home with this on his face . . . It's okay to laugh I did (still am).



So, here is the story. One night he broke away from the group to go on a run along the waterfront near the camp. The area has been under construction and is not quite finished yet. However, Jason managed to get passed the barriers. There was a refreshing coastal breeze on this beautiful clear night and he felt GREAT! Jason was loving every minute of this fantastic run as he sprinted along the dirt path. He never saw the very tight rope stretched across the path until it hit him square between the eyes. It then lashed his neck knocking his backwards. He basically clotheslined himself. There was a Chinese man watching who began yelling at him, "ai- ya, siu sum!"
Jason had to repeat this story to all the teachers and students the whole next day when we got back to camp. The funny thing is he is still talking about what a great run it was. "I would do it again, even if I fell in a pit." There you have it.

2 comments:

J.M.Paine said...

That a boy!

gerry said...

I am sooo thankful it wasn't at neck level. YIKES!