Strangest things seen while out on a run...
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- A ferret, running wild along the city waterfront
- A fox that paced me while I ran
- A toilet, carefully placed on the sidewalk just when I really needed one! (no, I didn't!)
How about you?
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Not strange, per se, since I was in a greenbelt but I startled a skunk and narrowly missed being sprayed!0
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amandacanales wrote: »Not strange, per se, since I was in a greenbelt but I startled a skunk and narrowly missed being sprayed!
That happens all the time here - I'm in a city and it's skunktown all the way!0 -
Likely the naked guy being chased by a guy with a bat, being chased by a partially dressed woman... no I didn't ask.
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A opossom trying to get away - really ugly creatures!
A girl running in socks - shouldn't be that strange since my husband runs barefoot.0 -
RunnersLament wrote: »Likely the naked guy being chased by a guy with a bat, being chased by a partially dressed woman... no I didn't ask.
Are you in Winnipeg too?2 -
RunnersLament wrote: »Likely the naked guy being chased by a guy with a bat, being chased by a partially dressed woman... no I didn't ask.
That'd do it! Throw in a ferret and you've really got a party!1 -
Not strange, but I feel like very overweight people tend to drive aggressively close to me when I run. Everyone else gives me a wide cushion as they pass, but when a car is inches from me it's always someone who is quite a bit larger. Maybe it's just me.0
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Not strange, but I feel like very overweight people tend to drive aggressively close to me when I run. Everyone else gives me a wide cushion as they pass, but when a car is inches from me it's always someone who is quite a bit larger. Maybe it's just me.
Maybe they just seem bigger when they're looming over you!0 -
Luckily I run in safe/boring places so...
-Almost stepped on a rattlesnake that crossed the path right before I got to it
-Tarantula (I thought from a distance it was dog pop so was already ready not to step on it, but was pretty freaked out once I got closer)
-Coyote the size of a german shepherd
-Occasional people running in jeans (?)0 -
blues4miles wrote: »Luckily I run in safe/boring places so...
-Almost stepped on a rattlesnake that crossed the path right before I got to it
-Tarantula (I thought from a distance it was dog pop so was already ready not to step on it, but was pretty freaked out once I got closer)
-Coyote the size of a german shepherd
-Occasional people running in jeans (?)
Oh yes, I saw a coyote too! Actually, a coywolf (Eastern coyote), which is what we have around here. Way bigger than a coyote. I see lots of rattlesnakes while hiking but I think you win for the tarantula!0 -
Fox and deer (I'm in a city).0
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What if you're the type who sees NOTHING while you run because you're just focused or not paying attention or something?
I ran a half marathon a while back and the route went right past the Alamo. I totally didn't see it. I remember at the end being like, "wait, where was the Alamo?" Apparently, it was around mile 3.2 -
I don't run but I do walk often in my neighborhood. I have seen a family of armadillo, a squirrel following me, a cat and an iguana being walked on a leash and a heavyset old lady with breasts down to her knees wearing a man's tank top (oh my eyes) putting up the flags on everyone's mailboxes.0
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JeepHair77 wrote: »What if you're the type who sees NOTHING while you run because you're just focused or not paying attention or something?
I ran a half marathon a while back and the route went right past the Alamo. I totally didn't see it. I remember at the end being like, "wait, where was the Alamo?" Apparently, it was around mile 3.
So hard to remember the Alamo...
I ran a race once where there were firefighters there to cheer us on - didn't notice a single one of them.1 -
JeepHair77 wrote: »What if you're the type who sees NOTHING while you run because you're just focused or not paying attention or something?
I ran a half marathon a while back and the route went right past the Alamo. I totally didn't see it. I remember at the end being like, "wait, where was the Alamo?" Apparently, it was around mile 3.
So hard to remember the Alamo...
I ran a race once where there were firefighters there to cheer us on - didn't notice a single one of them.
OMG, I can't believe I didn't think of that. It was too easy...
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rhtexasgal wrote: »I don't run but I do walk often in my neighborhood. I have seen a family of armadillo, a squirrel following me, a cat and an iguana being walked on a leash and a heavyset old lady with breasts down to her knees wearing a man's tank top (oh my eyes) putting up the flags on everyone's mailboxes.
If I saw a family of armadillos or an iguana while running, I would run everyday!0 -
One time on a trail run, there was a squirrel in the middle of the trail and I got about a foot away from him and I stopped because he didn't move. We looked at each other for about 10 seconds then he started charging for me.
I screamed like a little girl and ran about 20 feet, looked behind me and he was still chasing me. At this point another runner was coming from the other way in the trail stopped and started laughing. I had to jump off the path into the wooded area and he stopped chasing me.
I then confirmed with the other runner that what had just happened, did indeed happen.0 -
Hmmmm. The list is long. In no particular order...
- a Model T (or similar) buried up to it's axles, miles from any road
- a half-eaten sheep
- a buck deer that wanted to face me down rather than run
- a lightning strike close enough where the hair tingle, flash, and boom were all pretty much simultaneous
Yeah, I do a lot of my running way, way off-trail...
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Asher_Ethan wrote: »One time on a trail run, there was a squirrel in the middle of the trail and I got about a foot away from him and I stopped because he didn't move. We looked at each other for about 10 seconds then he started charging for me.
I screamed like a little girl and ran about 20 feet, looked behind me and he was still chasing me. At this point another runner was coming from the other way in the trail stopped and started laughing. I had to jump off the path into the wooded area and he stopped chasing me.
I then confirmed with the other runner that what had just happened, did indeed happen.
Attack squirrels are become more common - next time, carry nuts to pay the toll and ask permission before crossing him...2 -
JeepHair77 wrote: »What if you're the type who sees NOTHING while you run because you're just focused or not paying attention or something?
I ran a half marathon a while back and the route went right past the Alamo. I totally didn't see it. I remember at the end being like, "wait, where was the Alamo?" Apparently, it was around mile 3.
Are you saying that you did not remember the Alamo?0 -
JeepHair77 wrote: »What if you're the type who sees NOTHING while you run because you're just focused or not paying attention or something?
I ran a half marathon a while back and the route went right past the Alamo. I totally didn't see it. I remember at the end being like, "wait, where was the Alamo?" Apparently, it was around mile 3.
Are you saying that you did not remember the Alamo?
Oh God someone already made the joke, the shame.0 -
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We appreciate that (and I appreciate that I run in the city!)0 -
JeepHair77 wrote: »What if you're the type who sees NOTHING while you run because you're just focused or not paying attention or something?
I ran a half marathon a while back and the route went right past the Alamo. I totally didn't see it. I remember at the end being like, "wait, where was the Alamo?" Apparently, it was around mile 3.
Are you saying that you did not remember the Alamo?
Oh God someone already made the joke, the shame.
You gotta get up pretty early to out-pun me!0 -
A family was taking a walk on my path with two loud grade-school-aged kids and two excited golden retrievers on leashes. What was strange was their orange tom tabby was walking several paces behind the family, looking around like he was the rear guard. I passed them again on the way back and the cat was still following along at the same distance. I had no idea a cat would do that.0
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I walk along the river here and I see typical stuff, frogs, turtles, foxes, ducks, vultures, but recently the bald eagles that nest near where I live as they were out and about. Huge birds. The fox likes to pop up around the neighborhood if I walk in the evenings, and scare the bejeezus out of me. Cute though.0
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Montepulciano wrote: »I walk along the river here and I see typical stuff, frogs, turtles, foxes, ducks, vultures, but recently the bald eagles that nest near where I live as they were out and about. Huge birds. The fox likes to pop up around the neighborhood if I walk in the evenings, and scare the bejeezus out of me. Cute though.
Vultures and eagles and turtles, oh my!0 -
Sometimes I see a pack of turkeys and let me tell you, I get so excited. They are gorgeous. But they always scamper away though when they see me approaching. I wish they were friendly.
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