Craziest thing you’ve seen while on a run?

Not what I would call crazy, but about 5 months ago I watched this 50 something year old lady completely bust her arse on roller blades. She refused help so much it was like the people trying to help her were at fault.

Watching a guy, who I actually knew, crash on a bike in a freak accident and die. I was running down the street and as the group passed I was telling them all the "heys" and "what's up?" About a block away he swerved to avoid some lawn crew blowing off a drive and lost control. He went over the bars and slammed the pavement pretty hard at about 20-22mph. The guy was a long time cyclist, bmx-er, and actually raced motorcycles so I guess that is what made it a total freak thing because he was no novice.

I got there before any other cyclist could even turn around to come back and he went in to slight tremor shakes and crazy deep breathing seizure. Sadly, I didnt' want to move him but I could see blood coming out of his ear. Obviously we called 911 and he was life flighted to a trauma center. The family had to make the decision to take him off life support.

Trail running lends itself to “damn nature you scary.”

Craziest one was a coral snake eating a rattle snake. Seen two rattlesnakes mating in the middle of the trail at 5 AM.

Few different bobcats startled and or stalking me.

There is a certain “section” of my trails that s known for gay hookups. Saw a couple of dudes snuggling in the brush and a dude walking around naked.

Pavement pounding:

I’ve seen a couple yelling in the car and then the girl get out and the dude throw his stuff at her in the street.

When running the strip in Vegas I saw a drunken barefoot girl stumble out of a casino at 6 AM. Jump the barricade, cross the strip, jump the other barricade. I couldn’t see if she got up, because she was on the other side but she at least made it across alive.

When I travel for work, I try and find fun spots. Usually parks more than anything. It’s pretty regular to pass cars where couples are in the throes of love.

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OT rating?

On a gig in nowhere, Oklahoma I went running on an isolated road behind a casino. About a mile in, there was a complex of buildings that looked like an old, abandoned junior college. No cars, nobody in sight. Creepy as all hell.

I started taking wtf pictures and just like that, a dude pulls up in a 4 wheeler w/sidearm. I had credentials and clearly look like a musician, explained myself and he said good day, gtfo, and I ran on back to the bus.

Turns out I stumbled into a place they call “The Lab” that was an ani-terrorist training complex. At least that was the story the locals believed.

Nothing near as wild as some of y'all but night running with my XC buddies in high school out by ULM's campus we saw a few blurs pass between us and an oncoming car. Ended up being several deer, one got struck by the car and we had to hurdle over the struck deer. We dedicated our state run to our fallen comrade. RIP Stagholtz

It was raining on a morning run and I had my cap pulled low and was looking down to keep the rain out of my eyes. I just happened to look up and about 20 feet in front of me was a momma skunk and her babies. All 4 of them had their tails up and were locked and loaded. I was very fortunate to look up when I did.. Needless to say I chose to go home by another route.