Was running through the Presidio in San Fran at sundown. I almost stepped on a mouse which darted off into the bushes, looked up and saw a big ass owl swooping down right in front of me just above my head. Obviously messed their meeting up. Scared the sh!t out of me for a second haha.
The other night, I went for a run towards one of the more secluded developments off at the edge of the woods, were the homes are a little further apart than the rest
The homeowners mustāve been overwhelmed/overcome by the replay of the Olympic Ice Dancing routine and got busy right there on the couch ā¦ without first drawing the draperies closed
As a bonus, because it was so unseasonably warm, they had their windows open, so I got the full audio as well
Meh, not many interesting things for me.
I take the greenway home from some rides at night so I can cool down and go slow. Iāve come across a big fat family of raccoons in the middle of the trail.
Iāve also had a fox run in my headlight while riding for about a solid 1/2 mile before it ducked off somewhere.
Iāve come across a panicked guy looking for someone, but I thought it was a scam/threat so rode off quickly. Months later I told the story on a group ride, the guy I was telling the story to was the same guy. His brother or someone at a wedding bailed out drunk and they couldnāt find him. The brother was the groom.
Iāve come across the random group of hobos drinking 40ās on the greenway before.
I used to ride my MTB/CX bike after work in a park that had a lot a small twisty trails off of a main trail and a main run path. The park was notorious for its after hours gentleman meet ups.
Ran into many ācouplesā mid-action. Some would hear me coming, most would not. It used to make me laugh as they would hastily try to disengage then try to act casual, most of the time being caught literally with their pants down.
During a night mission fire road gravel ride, came across a very large muddy, bearded man with a distinctly sketchy vibe and carrying a shovel and a pickaxe. This was at about 2am in an isolated area. I really donāt want to know what the hell he was burying.
This guy?
You *donāt *want to know, trust me
Gravel road riding in farm country with a few team mates. Road by a large barn with a few country boys enjoying adult beverages. Previous encounters in this area involved rolling coal and middle fingers. An hour later on the return loop home we prepared for the worst (unleashed dogs, beer can toss, etc).
Coming near the barn we heard a few hoots and hollers. The partygoers gave us the thumbs up and beer hand up on the pass by.
About 18 years ago I was in San Francisco at an annual professional convention where they put on a 5k run down at Fishermanās Wharf. For the longest time, there was a naked, homeless man sitting on a park bench near the start/finish line. I think I PRāed that race.
Iām waiting for the āWeirdest Thing ā¦ā and āShit my Pantsā thread crossover
āWe were on our usual Saturday Morning club ride, when we saw someone taking a shit on someoneās lawnā
āOne Saturday morning, I had to pull over to take a dump, and all of a sudden, mid-plop, this club ride rolled past meā
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I was about to step on the treadmill at the gym when I saw this message scrolling across the dashboard
āService Required ā Apply Lubeā
Oh really? Wow, this treadmills know everything these days, donāt they?
I once saw a bunch of runners try to move a building before a race
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I once saw a bunch of runners try to move a building before a race
DonĆ¢ā¬ā¢t leave us in suspense. Details!!
I once saw a bunch of runners try to move a building before a race
DonĆ¢ā¬ā¢t leave us in suspense. Details!!
Think about it
I once saw a bunch of runners try to move a building before a race
DonĆ¢ā¬ā¢t leave us in suspense. Details!!
Think about it
Sarcasm doesnĆ¢ā¬ā¢t come across well on the web I guess.
Gravel road riding in farm country with a few team mates. Road by a large barn with a few country boys enjoying adult beverages. Previous encounters in this area involved rolling coal and middle fingers. An hour later on the return loop home we prepared for the worst (unleashed dogs, beer can toss, etc).
Coming near the barn we heard a few hoots and hollers. The partygoers gave us the thumbs up and** beer hand up on the pass by**.
I love this story!
Riding through farmland - dear at the side of the road watching me pass before crossing the road - had a red ribbon tied around its neck - had to check my liquid intake and fatigue level to verify I was not having a hallucination ā¦
Good catch - riding less on the road now - lots of dogs and surf boards in the back of pick ups on Maui ā seeing a horse in the back of a pick up was a little weird. Bears crossing the road in Whistler pretty common.
Riding through farmland - dear at the side of the road watching me pass before crossing the road - had a red ribbon tied around its neck - had to check my liquid intake and fatigue level to verify I was not having a hallucination ā¦
That reminds me. I was doing a 6 mile threshold run once. I was at mile 4 and it was tough but I was hanging in there at 6:30 pace, feeling proud. Out of the forest, a deer jumps out and starts running with me right at my side for about a 100 yds. I swear I thought he was laughing at me for being so slow. A mile down the road, a guy that looked like a Kenyan (5Ć¢ā¬ā¢4Ć¢ā¬Ā 135 lbs or so. Black with East African features), was walking with his girlfriend in the opposite direction. When he saw me, he left her there and started running with me. He was going 6:30 like it was an easy run. But he was helpful and encouraging and ran with me for about 1/2 mile. Neither of those two things that happened that day have happened ever to me and I couldnĆ¢ā¬ā¢t help but figure that they were related and a divine power was behind it.
Amazing the way the divine seems to conspire in our favour at times - seems to happen in races at the lowest point - someone strides past and looks relaxed - imitating that personās stride for a brief time seems to be all that is needed to get back on track - to accomplish more than what we thought possible -and appreciate what we can do rather than moan about what we canāt. Used to experience the divine a lot when I was into astronomy - late nights searching for galaxies and finding many other things the universe has to offer.