All dogs should be on leashes at all times. They are wild, unpredictable animals. No matter how cute they look, or sweet they seem, they can turn in an instant to a viscous killer for not apparent reason. They cannot be trusted. All animals actually. Remember the chimp lady in CT. The one whose chimp ripped the face off her friend. Don't trust them.
I had a dog charge me while I was running once. It jumped at me and tried to bite my dick. It was frightening. Luckily the owner called the dog away, who then shot me a, "SORRY!". Fuck your sorry. I should have stopped and kicked his ass, but I don't have time to be fighting animals and their irresponsible owners in the middle of a workout.
This guy in FL did the right thing though. He wrestled the beast to the ground and choked it to death.
This should be a lesson to dog owners everywhere; Keep your pet on a leash or suffer the consequence.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A Port St. Lucie jogger used his bare hands to kill a large black Lab-chow mix that attacked him and his 7-year-old son on Southwest Masilunas Street Saturday.
Port St. Lucie police say they interviewed the victim, 32-year-old Josh A. Harris, shortly after the attack and reported him bleeding heavily from the nose with numerous bites and scratches on his face and arms.
The man told police his son was riding his bike in front of him when they approached a home in the 3600 block of SW Masilunas St. Saturday morning. Harris said he was southbound when they noticed the large dog staring at them from the front yard of 3633 SW Masilunas. Harris told his son to get behind him and the now barking dog charged them as they passed the house, lunging and jumping on Harris.
Harris told police he was able to get the dog on the ground after a struggle and held it by its neck to stop it from biting. Police say it's not clear if he choked it to death or broke its neck, but it was dead by the time help arrived.
The dog's owner, Peggy Hamilton, 59, said she was unaware the 5-year-old Lab-chow mix, which weighs about 85-100 pounds, was running free. She said all of the dog's shots are current, but she wasn't sure about rabies. The dog will be tested for the deadly virus.
Harris's son, Jackson, had banged on a neighbor's door during the attack. Getting no response, his dad told him to ride his bike home and get his mom. The two returned to the scene and police interviewed him.
Hamilton said the dog had never acted this way before.
Police described Harris's injuries as serious and he was taken to the emergency room at Martin Memorial Medicenter for treatment. His latest condition wasn't immediately available.
It's called "Running With Joy" and will be available in February. The book follows his 14 weeks of training leading up to the 2010 Boston Marathon.
I know you are thinking, "Oh no. It's pretty much gonna be him talking about God the entire book, isn't it?". And the answer is, "yes", as you can see from the first chapter HERE. There are 11 mentions of God in the first paragraph. But if you just look at the training logs and not read the rest, it could be worth it.
It can difficult sometimes to fully appreciate the dominance of the world's best sprinters over mere mortals, because unlike the other distances raced on the roads, sprinters never race them. You do see the one white guy from Czech Republic or where ever getting his ass handed to him, but even he is flying.
Watch here as the worlds fastest man jogs 100m and handily beats a bunch of ESPN employees sprinting all out.
"If you want to improve your performance in the marathon, stop worrying about minimalist shoes, caveman diets, and new-age running form, and start worrying about getting out the door and running a little more than you did last week. High mileage works! It is the single best method for the greatest percentage of runners to improve in the marathon."
The big running news this week has been "The Great One Retires".
Puh-lease. Haile is not retiring. He ran a 59:33 half marathon a couple months ago. Obviously he had put a great deal of pressure on himself to come to NYC and prove the critics wrong, showing he can "race" a marathon and win. And he failed.
He's the greatest runner of all-time. He's tremendously disappointed. He said he was retiring based on emotion. It smelled like BS right away. What champion type athlete has ever retired after they said they were retiring? They can't quit. They don't know how. Already he's said "he need some time to think about it".
Running really jars your system and loosens up your bowels, so this isn't that uncommon, but it doesn't make it any less disgusting. If faced with the decision to stop running and poop, or run a mile with a load in your shorts for a PR, I guess the decision is an easy one.
