People's reactions when you run

i saw a lady bf on the trails yesterday. i got excited then i noticed her sandals in her hand. she was still happy though.
 
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@Jen oh dont remind me... last time I ran right after a rainstorm and there were stretches where slugs were no more than 6" apart for like 50 feet or so. I squashed a many of them. :confused:

I have a section that always gets baby frogs on it. The things are about that far apart and move, its like reverse frogger. I've yet to step on one thankfully, I'd feel so bad killing the cute little froggies.
 
My favorite reaction--conversational pause--happened twice on yesterday's run:
there's two or more people ahead of you on the path/sidewalk, usually walking, having a conversation. They of course don't hear you coming. After you pass them, the conversation stops.
I felt so cheated the other day; there was a conversation pause, very slight, in which:
lady #1: did you see...
lady #2: yeah
lady #1: can you imagi..
lady #2: no
then they simply picked up their conversation where they left off. It all took about 3 seconds. I felt I was scandalous enough for at least a 10 second stop.
 
I pass some girls walking on the track. Their conversation stops, then about two seconds later I hear explosive laughter.
It's good to make someone laugh.
 
I always enjoy the reactions by children. They're honest and seem to grasp the natural subversiveness of barefooting (very young children are natural nudists too). Still get overwhelmingly negative and/or stoopid reactions by adults (99% of them are male). Sigh.

My favorite reactions are getting kicked out of stores. It's fun to make a scene, especially if you get thrown out of a vegan/hippie store for being barefoot.