i stepped in.....

migangelo

migangelo

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#1
i stepped in dog poop. didn't see it. it was covered in leaves on the trail. damn. today we took out a fellow brs'r on a trail run. i got left behind as i'm doing aerobic training. i saw them as they were all coming down the trail. i kept on going because i barely got warm. i wanted to run with them but didn't want to deviate from my plan. so when i did turn around i took a different trail to shorten the distance. as i was going down a leaf stuck to my foot. i didn't look and since it came off i just kept on going. didn't feel anything after that.



i got home and started doing some yoga only to see some crusty mud on my foot. only problem was it smelled. than goodness it washed off easily.



what's the worst things you've stepped in/on?



Mike
 
#2
Well it serves you right! 

Well it serves you right! Ha!
 
#3
I think the worst I have had

I think the worst I have had the pleasure of stepping in was some melted bubble gum. Didn't see it, and I just could not get it all off. Kept picking up little rocks and other stuff. Turned a good run into a sticky situation, no pun intended.
 
#4
The worst thing Mike, was

The worst thing Mike, was yesterday with you when I either stepped on the snake or almost stepped on it(I was too terrified to notice). I shrieked like a little girl and tried to run away faster. Or it could be that chunk of concrete that I stepped on in the first 1/4 of a mile on that run too. That hurt like he%$ and I bruised my arch so I did not go for a run today to let it heal. Nice little bruise there. Did you find out how far we ran??? I think it was 4 1/2 to 5 miles which either way is a record distance for me on pavement. My feet, other than the bruise, had no wear and tear at all! Yay!
 
#5
Oh ya, I was going to ask

Oh ya, I was going to ask Mike, was it your dogs poo? Couldn't happen to a nicer guy though! LOL!
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#6
how does it serve me right? i

how does it serve me right? i pick up my dog's poop or atleast make sure it's off the trail. it wasn't my dogs poop i stepped in cause i was running when it happened. the snake was funny. a little gardner snake gets such a big scream ha!



no one else has stepped in/on horrible things? i also squished a slug. felt kinda gross, worse than the poop.



Mike
 
#7
Hey, I am amazed that you

Hey, I am amazed that you lived to tell about it! After all, with all the questions about stepping in glass and dog poop, one would think that it could be fatal.

Really glad to see that you are still with us, Mike.

I have stepped on a squished slug. Recently, I got caught in the dark on my forest route (due to the fall's ever earlier sundown). I was nearly pitch black as I finished. In the twilight, I could just barely see frogs hopping across the path. In one instance I had to perform a pretty creative dance step to miss the little fellow.

Cheers

Paleo
 
#8
 Got a kick out of the

Got a kick out of the comment', "After all, with all the questions I get about stepping in glass and dog poop, one would think that it could be fatal".

It is so true. When I tell people I run BF that is probably the most common quiestion I get.

My pat answer now is that I just run more "mindfully" and it's all good.
 
#9
I always liked the response,

I always liked the response, "Well, when we barefoot runners want to step on glass or dog poop, we put on shoes."

Cheers

Paleo
 
#10
Reminds me, I did have a slug

Reminds me, I did have a slug wrapped around my pinkie toe I ran with for awhile. Ewwww!

So Nick screams like a girl, huh? Ha!
 
#11
Mike, I didn't say you

Mike, I didn't say you deserved it, just that it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Lol! And TJ, yes I do scream like a little girl when it comes to snakes. I hate em. I've stepped on these large slugs we have here and thats really gross and then your foot gets sticky and you pick up debris every couple steps. Oh, my first run with Mike I think I stepped in duck poo. I seem to remember getting off the path and rubbing my foot on the grass to try to wipe it off.

I always tell people we don't go on autopilot when barefoot running like one does when in shoes, therefore we avoid the hazards in our path instead of running over them.
 
#13
I also stepped in a poop last

I also stepped in a poop last summer. It' s a bad idea to run barefoot where other people walk their dog, I just wipped my foot on the grass and thought it was much easier to clean than a shoe ! :bigsmile:

I also crushed unto little snail. I heard the crushing sound and than realized what I did.

Barefoot running is such a big adventure !
 
#14
Can honestly say, have not

Can honestly say, have not stepped in poop yet, some close calls but no actual contact. But if you asked me that while I was cleaning up the backyard from my pups after one of their treks outside that is a different story. It always seemed like my shoes were attracted to it or something. That's it shoe=poop magnet. Another reason why I don't wear shoes anymore. ;-)
 
#16
Nick, it was TJ who said i

Nick, it was TJ who said i deserved it. i'm sure she was just messing with me. i should've broke up my paragraphs or directed it at her.
 
#17
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#18
broken glass. i was barely

broken glass. i was barely out of bed and grabbed the bottle of raw apple cider vinegar off the counter. at least i though i grabbed it as next thing i know it went through my hand and i watched it fall to the floor, in slow motion, then crash. scared the dog awake and left myself stuck in the corner of the kitchen bf. i had to pick up all the big pieces i could see before i could walk out. i was able to sweep later but i didn't get everything as i stepped on glass twice in bf. luckly no punctures. it just stuck to my soles kinda like tape.
 
#19
Heres my list.... In order

Heres my list.... In order from grossest feeling to the not so bad feeling....

-Finish line chute at Livestrong Austin half marathon was covered in bananna peels. That felt GROSS!!!

-Same race I stepped in a freshly dead, warm Oppossum. It was just the brains part, but the old lady I was passing started gagging.

-Another race someone had an accident before roping the toilet, so there was human fecal matter covering the porta potty floor. And it was that nasty, watered down, orangish colored poop too...

-Bird poop, dog poop, and lord knows what other varities of poop...

-The gum thing is pretty gross.

-lots of other dead animals that fall short in comparison to the Oppossum.

-vomit.

-and last, but not least, loogies. Usually my own...
 
#20
i think if there was a

i think if there was a contest for "i stepped in", you would win. so far. possum brain? diarrea? ugh.
 
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