Weird workout sightings

[grk2012]

What sorts of odd things have you seen recently?

Here's mine:

This morning I was halfway through a 4mi run when I noticed something in the weeds over the guard rail I was next to. Stopped and looked, and it was a small motorcycle, lying on its side. Didn't look wrecked, and didn't seem to have been there very long. Off I went. A few hundred feet down the road, two cop cars with flashing lights pulled over and flagged me down. One of the officers asked if I'd seen a motorcycle. I explained where it was, and they thanked me; the other officer then basically said to get a move on out of there. So I did. Miles 3 and 4 were faster than 1 and 2.

[sitnspin]

We had just washed the floors at the studio about 30 minutes before folks came in to spin.  The floor was dry and sparkling clean.  We started seeing water droplets everywhere and followed to the source.  A regular had soaked a hand towel with water and put it on her handle bars and it was dripping water all over the fly wheel!

DH quickly asked her what was up and explained how she can't have a dripping wet towel ruining our bike and making it unsafe for her and others with a wet floor.

She said she thought it might help her cool off better.  Um, get in front of one of our three fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ebeth]

I think the only weird thing I've had happen to me is some dude dropping trou in front of me and peeing on the street like it ain't no thang. it was like 9am on a saturday and it was on a busy street with people everywhere.

and then! it happened again last night! but I didn't see any penis this time. some dude came out of his house and threw something into the dumpster on the curb in front of his house and then on the way back instead he just stopped and peed, zipped up, and returned to his house. so many questions. . .

[pixy0stix]

I watched some girl lift with the anti-bacterial wipes in each hand. Each machine/weight she'd get fresh wipes. I thought about being a busy-body and telling her it wasn't safe... but she wasn't lifting all that much anyway. (snobby thought I know)

[al320]

I normally.dont judge other people at the gym, but im injured and bitter and envious and whiny. So theres this girl who always runs on the treadmillsbat my gym, in Vans or something. The other day her shirt was covered in sequins. I have no idea how shes comfortable, let alone able to run, in any of that. I attribute it to her being about 16.

[pamela]

On the levee top bike path I run on. I'm always watching because I expect to see things in the evening (usually raccoons or oppossums). Maybe a gator possible.

[pixy0stix]

Noooooooo... No thank you Mr. Snake.

[emuni04]

Last year on a run, I saw a dead baby gator on a gravel road about 1/4 mile down from the entrance to our subdivsion. Not exactly an odd sighting for where I live, but as a girl from the Midwest, I thought it was pretty neat Not that it was dead, but you know what I mean. If it was alive, that would have been a different story.

[patches31709]

May 9, 2013 11:04:53 GMT -5 pamela said:

On the levee top bike path I run on. I'm always watching because I expect to see things in the evening (usually raccoons or oppossums). Maybe a gator possible.

My quickest mile ever would be the mile I sprinted to get away from that.

[Stingyshark]

Yesterday at the gym there were 2 guys across the gym comparing their abs - there was a serious meathead bro on the smith machine next to me and when he saw them flexin' he had to go join the party. It was all I could do to not laugh out loud and take a picture.

[pamela]

May 9, 2013 11:45:44 GMT -5 patches31709 said:

May 9, 2013 11:04:53 GMT -5 pamela said:

On the levee top bike path I run on. I'm always watching because I expect to see things in the evening (usually raccoons or oppossums). Maybe a gator possible.

My quickest mile ever would be the mile I sprinted to get away from that.

DH said he would have turned right around.  I just swung wide because I was near DS's daycare and saw the Tumblebus was there and I really wanted to tour it before I signed him up. 

[juliahenry]

May 9, 2013 11:04:53 GMT -5 pamela said:

On the levee top bike path I run on. I'm always watching because I expect to see things in the evening (usually raccoons or oppossums). Maybe a gator possible.

Is that a cottonmouth?! 

I don't like snakes. They're creepy. They've been pretty slow appearing here due to the colder than usual spring, but by now, I'm usually jumping over road kill copperheads on my runs. I prefer them when they're flattened.

[pamela]

May 9, 2013 12:22:02 GMT -5 juliahenry said:

May 9, 2013 11:04:53 GMT -5 pamela said:

On the levee top bike path I run on. I'm always watching because I expect to see things in the evening (usually raccoons or oppossums). Maybe a gator possible.

Is that a cottonmouth?! 

I don't like snakes. They're creepy. They've been pretty slow appearing here due to the colder than usual spring, but by now, I'm usually jumping over road kill copperheads on my runs. I prefer them when they're flattened.

I have no idea.  That picture was taken with zoom.  Wasn't going to stand around too long to find out.

[sadlebred]

There is always bib shorts no jersey guy on my local rail trail. He has made several appearances so far this year.

[cinco]

There was a much older lady running yesterday on the trail in jeans and a blouse, with her long gray hair down. If you've ever seen that episode of friends where Pheobe is running, she had that going on with her arms. On the one hand it made me smile because she looked so happy, but on the other hand she kind of looked like she just escaped a nursing home. I hope I am that crazy looking runner lady when I am old.

[breezy8407]

I wasn't running, but was walking with the fam on the paved trail I usually run on. Two people came by on huge unicycles...as in the wheel was probably 4-5' in diameter. They were going at a pretty good clip, and while the trail is mostly flat, there are a few places you need to stop to cross a street and when it's busy, you have to bob and weave. It looked slightly dangerous? And intriguing...how do you get into sport uni-cycling? They were totally decked out.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I had to jump over a pile of bear poop a few weeks ago. That was exciting.

My favorite gym sighting is this woman who always comes to my strength class wearing fuzzy lined slip-on clogs. I kid you not. Like this:

[zoidberg]

The other week when I was on my long bike ride there were two rather large individuals on coordinating his and hers scooters (the Vespa type) and coordinating outfits riding side by side on the bike trail.

Super annoying because they were going really slow and took forever to get over, but also weird and hilarious.

[vanillahip]

There's a crew of 3 old guys at my gym every. single. night. They do not come together and are not friends (I started there before 2 of them and watched them all become acquainted this past year)

They crack me up. One is in denial that he's old- lots of Just for Men and new clothes and winking at the women young enough to be his granddaughters, one is like a mummy, seriously must be at least 75 and shrinking and all hunched over but still power walks at a 5% incline like a champ and the third is huge and bearded and never has less than 10 holes in his dirty clothes and reads books like The Millionaire Next Door on the elliptical!

I love all 3

[nabum]

There's a girl who works out at the gym near my office at lunch. I've seen her parading around the locker room fully nude, checking herself out a handful of times. She always puts on an outfit that leads me to believe that she's a working girl, or maybe works at a club up the street.The absolute worst was that one day I was there trying to get cleaned up after my workout when I turned around and saw things that only her boyfriend or gyno should see as she was lotioning herself up.

[amesmarie]

May 9, 2013 13:39:07 GMT -5 breezy8407 said:

I wasn't running, but was walking with the fam on the paved trail I usually run on. Two people came by on huge unicycles...as in the wheel was probably 4-5' in diameter. They were going at a pretty good clip, and while the trail is mostly flat, there are a few places you need to stop to cross a street and when it's busy, you have to bob and weave. It looked slightly dangerous? And intriguing...how do you get into sport uni-cycling? They were totally decked out.

I was doing a 50 mile ride last fall. There weren't a lot of hills but there were a few decent climbs. There was a guy on a unicycle attempting to do all 50 miles. Crazy!

[amesmarie]

I was on the trail a few months back and saw this rather large couple on a tandem. My initial thought was, "that is great they are getting out there." Then I saw she had her feet up and he was the only one pedaling away. Poor guy. It looked like he would have a hard enough time pedaling his own weight much less hers too.

[zoidberg]

May 9, 2013 18:21:02 GMT -5 amesmarie said:

I was on the trail a few months back and saw this rather large couple on a tandem. My initial thought was, "that is great they are getting out there." Then I saw she had her feet up and he was the only one pedaling away. Poor guy. It looked like he would have a hard enough time pedaling his own weight much less hers too.

Was she in the back? I wonder if he knew she was getting a free ride. lol

[amesmarie]

May 9, 2013 18:23:39 GMT -5 zoidberg said:

May 9, 2013 18:21:02 GMT -5 amesmarie said:

I was on the trail a few months back and saw this rather large couple on a tandem. My initial thought was, "that is great they are getting out there." Then I saw she had her feet up and he was the only one pedaling away. Poor guy. It looked like he would have a hard enough time pedaling his own weight much less hers too.

Was she in the back? I wonder if he knew she was getting a free ride. lol

Lol she was in back. Though I don't know how you wouldn't know.

[mcc]

I've run past some nasty decomposed deer before. There were reports of an exhibitionist on a trail around here years ago but he seems to have stopped showing people his penis.

[fdcritt76]

One time I ran across the torso of a deer in the road. I'm used to seeing roadkill, but not with so many missing parts. Ewww!