If a bear was chasing you, how far could you run?

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  • lkplibra
    lkplibra Posts: 147 Member
    Sadly, playing dead would be my best option. :(
  • DoingitWell
    DoingitWell Posts: 560 Member
    I woukd mesmerize the bear with a Zumba routine.
  • smiley13000
    smiley13000 Posts: 142 Member
    I COULD go12 miles... Hopefully the bear would give after 1 mile though...lol.
    The farthest I've run was 12.2 miles. I did it on 12-12-12. Lol.
  • cwettstain
    cwettstain Posts: 58 Member
    As a bear, I'm hurt by all the negativity here... I mean, what if I had just snacked on some wicked awesome berries or some salmon?? I wouldn't even dream of chasing any of you with a full belly. I'd much rather have a chat over some tea. Some people are just going to be anti-social, I guess...

    Love,
    An actual bear.
  • brittknight828
    brittknight828 Posts: 29
    Good for you! That is so awesome you're doing a marathon!! I did my first two 5ks this year, and I ran the entire way for one (the first one) of them. I could probably jog for around 40 minutes or maybe a little less now that I've been running less often. Note that I said 'jog.' If a bear were chasing me, I'd want to go as fast as possible. But when you go as fast as possible, you get tired more quickly, especially if you aren't used to it. That's the problem a lot of people have with their first 5ks, or races in general- they want to go fast! They want to keep up with everyone else, not what their body is telling them to do. So....long story short, I could probably run my fastest for maybe 5 minutes before playing dead...or becoming dead. ;) Good luck with your run!
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    This is not a silly question, but just so everyone knows, don't run. I live in bear country and this is a big issue for hikers. Don't run.

    What do you suggest? I know if a black bear would come running towards me I would deploy my self defense mechanism...****ting my pants

    Face the bear. Look big. Back away slowly. Don't make eye contact. Don't make noise or fast aggressive motions. If a bear charges you, it may just knock you down to show it's stronger and leave you alone. It may scratch you up a bit and leave you alone. Stay down for a bit to see if it backs off. If it starts mauling you and doesn't stop, then you fight for your life. Punch in the nose, gouge at the eyes, etc.
  • StephCoff1969
    StephCoff1969 Posts: 357
    Sadly I'd be a goner...
  • RobynLB
    RobynLB Posts: 617 Member
    My knees start hurting between mile 12 and mile 15. I don't go further than than. I think the bear would catch me at that point. I have a trick for when my legs get tired: switch strides. Learn to run with a toe strike, a heal strike, and a mid-foot strike. You can switch strides when your legs start to fatigue and you'll notice an immediate freshness because different strides used your muscles differently.

    That actually sounds cool. No serious damage or anything to the muscle? I've just started running this past month and I wonder if this would work for my leg fatigue.

    If you just started running, you are probably doing a mid foot strike or a heel strike naturally. Just learn one other strike at a time, like a toe strike. Practice only running with that stride for a few weeks, until you can do it without thinking about it, then you can switch them up. I sort of made up this running strategy so I can't really say that it's recommended or optimal. I just know it's worked for me.
  • DisneyAddictRW
    DisneyAddictRW Posts: 800 Member
    I run 39.3 miles next weekend but not faster than a bear!
  • 00sarah
    00sarah Posts: 621 Member
    10 miles!
  • roadmapmaker
    roadmapmaker Posts: 120 Member
    you only need to run faster than the person behind you! sorry just the classic colorado answer sometimes the bear is replaced with a mountain lion. yes it just happened at christmas! :happy:
  • Cheval13
    Cheval13 Posts: 350 Member
    just FYI, you can't outrun a bear. I would back away slowly, or climb a tree that takes me more than 10 M high.
    As far as how far I could run if my life was in danger, it depends on whether or not I have shoes on. :) With shoes... probably 20+. Without shoes... 15 if I'm lucky (and very, very afraid for my life)
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
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  • DuhhMuffin
    DuhhMuffin Posts: 198
    I don't think I'd make it very far xD

    But I've never been in a situation where I was afraid for my life, so I can't say for sure!
  • Topher1978
    Topher1978 Posts: 975 Member
    Until I was eaten.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
    In the gay community I am a bear, so I guess i wouldn't have to run. :laugh: :wink:
  • amili045
    amili045 Posts: 99
    if you have no choice... and have the option... go downhill. the bears front legs are smaller then its back and its a lot harder for them :P but you probably wont get far anyway haha
  • lorib75
    lorib75 Posts: 490 Member
    You shouldn't run from Bears! :bigsmile:
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
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    That's funny. A lot of reading to get to the funny, but funny anyway.

    I'd be a bear brunch buffet. I can run for a long time-but nowhere near as fast as a bear.
  • rob1976
    rob1976 Posts: 1,328 Member
    All the way to wear they find my partiallly eaten corpse...
  • Fitstephy
    Fitstephy Posts: 66
    as far away as I could because I HATE beer. it's nasty.
  • MichaelYoung1976
    MichaelYoung1976 Posts: 307
    Further (and faster) than the person who is with me.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    Never run from a bear, you punch it in the nose. Duh. :indifferent:
  • AverageUkDude
    AverageUkDude Posts: 371 Member
    2 years ago 19 miles wouldn't have been a problem. Today I honestly dont know as I concentrate on strength work these days uhmm....
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
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    I'm gonna die!!! :sad: :sad: :sad:
  • Stephen_L
    Stephen_L Posts: 7 Member
    Phewww!!!! no bear here, though. But here in Malaysia we have tigers and elephants, and the threat only applicable to those hardcores trekkers and adventurers in thick rainforest jungle.

    Outrun them? nah.
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    Aren't you supposed to stop, turn in its direction slowly, and start singing to it? (Where did I hear/read that?)

    Would a bear be able to get me to sing in public? Hmmm... if I throw my electronic cigarette at it and it bites it, anyone know what the LD50 of nicotine is for a bear? If I fill it up before I leave, would 72mg be enough to at least make it stop trying to hurt me and switch to vomiting mode?

    Zombies... for that I'd run into dense wood (best place for low branches to give them a knock to the head and re-kill them), across a road, or get across a canal lock and hope someone has a barge pole I can knock them into the water with. Was going to say towards other people or a crowded place, but the only thing worse than being chased by 1 zombie is being chased by a 100 zombies.
  • samantha1242
    samantha1242 Posts: 816 Member
    If you go out in the woods today you're in for a big surprise...

    I used to think this everyday when I lived up North in bear country. But you aren't really supposed to run away from a bear, so even if I could run far I doubt I would make it less then 10 feet. :)
  • Fitstephy
    Fitstephy Posts: 66
    I just realized I thought it said "beer" and not "bear"
  • rkr22401
    rkr22401 Posts: 216 Member
    I could run from the bear for the rest of my life...however, I don't think that would be a long time in this scenario.

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