RunningAHEAD - Topic: What did you see on your long run this week? (page 2)

felter2468

posted: 9/14/2008 at 7:07 PM
modified: 9/14/2008 at 7:07 PM

Saw the biggest bull frog...although he was somewhat disassembled (flattened in the road). Also almost got took out by an Explorer going around a corner.

Econo

posted: 9/14/2008 at 11:03 PM
modified: 9/14/2008 at 11:04 PM

a couple of Great Blue Herons and really cute & friendly tuxedo cat. Oh, and a sad sight...a squirrel bolted out onto the bike path in a zigzag manner...obviously injured and on his last little legs. Sad

colinw

posted: 9/15/2008 at 8:51 AM

I saw a pair of boots just sitting in the middle of the road nowhere near any houses. As well, one was a cowboy boot and one a work boot, so they weren't a pair. A couple of people obviously out there somewhere missing some boots! It was foggy during my run and nice and cool, but visibility was difficult, so it was interesting to see other runners pop out of the fog every now and then and run past.

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Roses Revenge

posted: 9/15/2008 at 10:11 AM

A group of six or eight runners waiting in line at the porta-pottie chanting "GO! GO! GO!"

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AKFlyer

posted: 9/16/2008 at 11:52 PM

Two black bears 30 yards off the trail checking me out while I ran by! I had to run back on the same trail to get back to my car. I had no problem keeping my head up and looking ahead! Shocked

thomasruns

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posted: 9/17/2008 at 12:23 AM

My long (for me) run will probably be tomorrow and I hope to see Vandy girls who will consider me to be an old fart Sad

Quote from RunnerKSA on 9/14/2008 at 5:16 PM:

I have the most beautiful (but incredibly hilly) park to run in here in Nashville.

Which park are you referring to? Not that I'm quite ready for "incredibly hilly" just yet..

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ArlaHile

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posted: 9/17/2008 at 1:19 AM

A rabbit bounding across the road and then back again for no apparent reason - it looked completely joyful. Arla

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BenBuck6

posted: 9/17/2008 at 10:21 AM

In our group run...our 1st 18 miles was on a 9 mile loop. Water coolers were placed at 1.5 mile, 5 mile, and 7.5 mile marks. At the first 5 mile mark I saw an empty chair where our water cooler used to be. Someone stole it. After that I saw a bunch of guys re-thinking their hydration and I saw 2 guys struggling with de-hydration.

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kcam

posted: 9/17/2008 at 10:25 AM

This wasn't my long run (just my normal lunch-time run yesterday) but I saw a guy standing on the skid of a helicopter putting something on the highest line of a High Voltage power line. He was harnessed up and would put what looked like a small white band on the line every 15 or so feet. The chopper'd just hover there while he hung over and attached these things. What a job!!!

Ileneforward

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posted: 9/17/2008 at 10:29 AM

A tarantula!! Smile

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 9/17/2008 at 10:29 AM

Lots of deer, squirrels, and a sad little turtle about 1.5" in diameter...he was no more. Sad

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

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mark-bixler

posted: 9/17/2008 at 11:01 AM

I run early in the morning...This past Sunday during an obscenely hot 8 miler i saw a beautiful doe...She just kinda watched me come up and then bounded gracefully in to the woods...One other morning I helped a turtle cross the road...Last week I stopped about 100 yards into my run to let a skunk cross the road..(no I didnot help him cross)...Lots and lots of bunnies every morning...On another rainy, dreary day I took a lost dog back to it's home... Running is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get....

Listen. Yeah, it's gonna hurt some. That's the marathon business.

But here's the thing. When it starts to get intense, that's not time to panic. This is what you wanted to happen. It means that all the training, all the miles, all the wakeups, all the cold, all the wet, all the sleep-deprived days and all the shit you've done to yourself over the last 6 plus months is finally about to pay off. It means you've put yourself where you wanted to be. You've given yourself an opportunity that very few will ever have. You've given yourself a chance.

Now finish it.

dallas

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posted: 9/17/2008 at 1:23 PM
modified: 9/17/2008 at 1:24 PM

Quote from thomasruns on 9/17/2008 at 12:23 AM:

My long (for me) run will probably be tomorrow and I hope to see Vandy girls who will consider me to be an old fart Which park are you referring to? Not that I'm quite ready for "incredibly hilly" just yet..

She's talking about Percy Warner Park. My picture to the left was taken there. I ran it yesterday, and didn't see any deer or wild turkey (a pretty unusual occurence.) No Vandy co-eds, but I did see the Harpeth Hall (all girls high school) track team. And I found and picked up a hotel room key, which brought a raised eyebrow when my wife found it on my car seat last night.

The tangents are moot.

thomasruns

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posted: 9/17/2008 at 1:53 PM

Quote from dallas on 9/17/2008 at 1:23 PM:

She's talking about Percy Warner Park.

Ahh, ok. Well that's on the opposite side of town from me so that'll be my excuse for not checking it out, at least until I'm ready to tackle bigger hills Wink

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turboterie1

posted: 9/17/2008 at 2:10 PM

Quote from pdyer on 9/14/2008 at 2:07 PM:

Glenburn is just outside of Bangor. The sunflowrers sound beautiful. I love sunflowers they are so happy.

Exactly why I like them. I can't help but smile when I see them.

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