Teresa Mackelson loves to jog, but she said she cannot anymore.

"First thing I thought was I might have broken my neck, I was petrified at that point in time, I was scared to move,” Mackelson explained.

Two years ago she said she was running across Henderson Highway on Cheriton Avenue on the sidewalk that was under construction at the time.

There was no barricade warning her not to jog there, and she said that's when she stepped in a gap in the concrete, where decorative bricks were set to be installed. Mackelson alleged that she fell hard.

"I went down, I wasn't even propelled forward, just went down right on to my face, knees, I was messed pretty bad,” she added.

Mackelson is suing the City of Winnipeg and Borland Construction.

The lawsuit claims the defendants created a highly dangerous and concealed trap without taking proper precautions to avoid an accident.

The allegations have not been proven in court and neither side has yet filed a statement of defense.

The city declined to give CTV News a comment on the incident. Borland Construction has not yet given a statement on the accusations.

This isn't the first time the city has been taken to court because of a sidewalk. In July last year a 64-year-old woman said she broke her ankle and both legs on Selkirk Avenue after a fall.

In the last two years 311 has received 2,526 calls to repair sidewalks with 1,234 of them deemed hazardous.

The city said it attempts to make hazardous sidewalks safe within two days of them being reported, which could include a barricade going up.

Mackelson is seeking compensation for medical expenses and injuries she claimed she sustained, including a chronic ankle sprain that she said prevents her from her daily jog.

"It hurts too much. I right away end up with swollen tendons, and I have to put medication on it, it's just not worth it, it's not worth the pain,” Mackelsonv added.