Sneaky runner

[BFWendyBird]

I was out on my favorite trail today and it was very busy since we had cloud covered and light rain. I feel like I make a lot of noise running since I have water sloshing in 4 bottles around my waist, but aparently I'm really quiet. Three times I came up behind walkers, slowed my pace for a minute waiting for them to move over, finally said, "Excuse me" and they jumped out of their skin! I really don't do this on purpose, but I'm thinking I need to start singing out loud when I run trails or something because some of these people were old and out of shape and I'm afraid I may give someone a heart attack!

 

[barefoot.zumba.runner]

haha, this happens to me all

haha, this happens to me all of the time. I usually try to clear my throat or something...I've even snuck up on a few dogs :O

Singing would be more fun though I think

 

[Barefoot TJ]

I've snuck up on deer before

I've snuck up on deer before too.

 

[stomper]

I sing a bit, or whistle, or

I sing a bit, or whistle, or intentionally step on some crunchy but not too pointy sticks.

 

[NakedSoleNate]

 this happens to me all the

this happens to me all the time...on the streets, freaking people out....it's fun as all hell...in the woods...well...I've even seen cyote , tons of deer, racoon....fox, etc...it's AWESOME. But the thing that was most surprising was when I snuck up on that great white shark, I know he was a little out of his element, but who am I to say a great white has no business vacationing in the mountain hills of central PA??



Maybe I shouldn't have eaten THAT berry....

 

[BFWendyBird]

ROFLOL

ROFLOL

 

[BFWendyBird]

ROFLOL By the way, I took

ROFLOL



By the way, I took the liberty of posting the Ultra Runner link here, but I did give you credit

 

[NakedSoleNate]

 I saw it on Lou Rantin's FB

I saw it on Lou Rantin's FB page first...should give him credit...although I think he posted it from someone elses ;-). Who can decipher the ways of viral video??

 

[BFWendyBird]

Oh thank goodness there is no

Oh thank goodness there is no video!

 

[Nyal]

 I was camping last weekend

I was camping last weekend and was trying out some of the trails. They seemed a bit too advanced for me, boulders nestled in deep grass so I was making mistake after mistake. After an awkward landing I paused and rubbed the new sore spot on the foot. When I bent down I noticed there was a field mouse two inches from my pinky toe. He was grooming himself. I stared at him for about two minutes until I felt like I was being a little creepy so I cleared my throat. He leaped into a tension crouch, looked up and saw a mountainous human looking back at him. With a sniff he blurred into the underbrush, no doubt swearing to himself and wondering how in the hell a human snuck up on him like that.

So yeah, I snuck up on a mouse. Not as fun as Norwegians to scare, though.

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Now that is the best "snuck

Now that is the best "snuck up on" story I have ever read. I LOVE it. I could totally see that happening. How cute. How big was he by the way? Oh, and yikes! What if you had stepped on him? I stepped on a dead frog the other night during one of my midnight runs. It was eeeeeeew!

 

[Alanindahlonega]

I got within 10 ft of a

I got within 10 ft of a Turkey last week in VFF KSO's....probably been able to catch "her" if I were Barefoot

 

[NakedSoleNate]

 TJ....was it dead before you

TJ....was it dead before you stepped on it??

 

[Barefoot TJ]

Yes, it was dead...already. 

Yes, it was dead...already. Are you implying I murdered it as in hit-and-run, then left the scene?

 

[NakedSoleNate]

 Yes, I was accusing you of

Yes, I was accusing you of being a midnight frog murderer :-D

 

[barefoottyler]

Snuck up on deer before. I

Snuck up on deer before. I tried to chase it but those guys run FAST.