"but i don't run...."

i'm not a runner. i don't like being sweaty and i don't like hearing the sound of my own breathing.
a couple of weeks ago a friend of mine asked me if i'd be in his music video. i said, "of course! that sounds like so much fun!" without actually knowing what the video shoot would consist of. i assumed i would be a blurry extra in the background that you would see for a half of a second and i was psyched for it.
after a couple of texts back and fourth and one phone call i learned i would be one of the more major characters in the story of the video. alright.
i found an outfit i thought would work and then just waited nervously until the day of the shoot finally arrived.
i showed up to the set just before the sun came up and was then informed that majority of the shoot would consist of us running through the woods. awesome.
filled with adrenaline i was sure i could take on anything and besides we were just doing short sprints, it's not like we were running miles at a time, i can handle short sprints.
well, actually, i can't. see i could have handled it if we had been running on flat (or even semi-flat) ground. but no, we were running through woods. like legitimate woods, no trails. and i think we hit a bog or two? i don't even know i just know that i struggled. majorly.
so in the video there were people that were supposed to die so at various points they were told to fall. i was one of the lucky characters that was supposed to live, therefore i didn't need to fall. BUT I FELL MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.
seriously, first shot, started running, five steps in i hit a random hole in the ground. girl down. two shots later i fell again. and this wasn't a cute little trip and stumble this was a full on face plant, body sprawled in the overgrown, thorny brush kind of fall. after some "big group" running shots we started doing smaller shots of two people at a time. when i was up it was just me and a rather attractive guy i had just met that day who were supposed to run. it was a pretty thick part of the woods and my foot caught a root. i was stopped by my face hitting a tree. the dear boy behind me managed to not trip over my flailing body for which i was thankful. best part: they were filming that part in slow motion and in the playback you could see my head bounce off the tree branch. second best part: everyone laughed at me. everyone.
at the end of the day i walked away with numerous scratches and sore legs and we aren't even finished with the video yet. but never fear, i will be back for part II, i won't let a scrape on the cheek and public humiliation stop me. 

xo