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Bizarre start to my day today. Couldn't sleep so I finally gave up and got up a little after 4 this morning and decided instead of doing my long run tonight I'd
just go out this morning, it's dark either way. Really windy here and raining, crappy day but that's the way it goes. Part of my runs take me cross country along
the perimeter of corn and bean fields, good footing and enough ambient light to see enough without using a headlamp. Been out about a hour warmed up,
comfortable except for the wind really whipping. Notice what looked like a wet patch of ground ahead so moved over into the weeds along the fence line.
Felt my foot land on something "odd" and simultaneously the ground and weeds basically exploded....actually stepped on a deer that was bedded down.
Everything happened pretty quick, as I'm falling down something smacks be hard on my right leg and I ended up going down in the mud that I'd moved over to avoid,
took a second to realize what the hell happened. in the course of rolling up I managed to see maybe 8-10 shapes/deer blasting off into the fence row.
Don't know if the deer I fell over struck at me or just hit me getting away. Felt like a taking a puck off a good slap shot in an unpadded area, no real damage.
Figured nothing damaged so I got moving again, every thing shakes out ok, just really muddy and not raining hard enough to wash it all off.
Every things going ok and I got back on the roads and turned my flashing led reflectors on, running against basically no traffic. A local police car came by in the other lane and suddenly stopped ahead of me and backed up, hits me with those side leds on the light bar. She rolls the window down and asks me if I'm alright..."yup if you shut that
damn light off"... she didn't. She asked how come I was covered with mud if I'd fallen. Conversation was pretty funny....told her I hit a deer, next thing out of her mouth was
"where's you vehicle"? Explained that I personally ran into the deer, she was initially a bit confused as to how you step on a deer while running down the side of the road.
Got her to shut the stupid light off and convinced her do just drive along side so I could get moving before I froze to death. Now this is a suburban/rural area with lots
of deer. About the third thing she asked me was if it tried to bite me........not the brightest question I've ever heard. Then she's asking if I need a ride home or medical help.
" No I'm fine, only about 3 miles to my house" She drove by me at least three more times before I got home.
Just got in the garage as my wife is leaving for work..."WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU!!! " Told her the story. I didn't know it but the back of my coat and pants
were totally covered with mud, plus the whole left side. Must have scratched my left cheek a little cause the left side of my face and neck was all smeared up with
blood. My wife gave me a quick spray down in the garage before she went to work.
No real damage, tiny scratch on my face and a decent sized knot on the right quad with another on the right butt cheek. Only thing that makes sense is with the wind
blowing the deer didn't hear or smell me coming.
just go out this morning, it's dark either way. Really windy here and raining, crappy day but that's the way it goes. Part of my runs take me cross country along
the perimeter of corn and bean fields, good footing and enough ambient light to see enough without using a headlamp. Been out about a hour warmed up,
comfortable except for the wind really whipping. Notice what looked like a wet patch of ground ahead so moved over into the weeds along the fence line.
Felt my foot land on something "odd" and simultaneously the ground and weeds basically exploded....actually stepped on a deer that was bedded down.
Everything happened pretty quick, as I'm falling down something smacks be hard on my right leg and I ended up going down in the mud that I'd moved over to avoid,
took a second to realize what the hell happened. in the course of rolling up I managed to see maybe 8-10 shapes/deer blasting off into the fence row.
Don't know if the deer I fell over struck at me or just hit me getting away. Felt like a taking a puck off a good slap shot in an unpadded area, no real damage.
Figured nothing damaged so I got moving again, every thing shakes out ok, just really muddy and not raining hard enough to wash it all off.
Every things going ok and I got back on the roads and turned my flashing led reflectors on, running against basically no traffic. A local police car came by in the other lane and suddenly stopped ahead of me and backed up, hits me with those side leds on the light bar. She rolls the window down and asks me if I'm alright..."yup if you shut that
damn light off"... she didn't. She asked how come I was covered with mud if I'd fallen. Conversation was pretty funny....told her I hit a deer, next thing out of her mouth was
"where's you vehicle"? Explained that I personally ran into the deer, she was initially a bit confused as to how you step on a deer while running down the side of the road.
Got her to shut the stupid light off and convinced her do just drive along side so I could get moving before I froze to death. Now this is a suburban/rural area with lots
of deer. About the third thing she asked me was if it tried to bite me........not the brightest question I've ever heard. Then she's asking if I need a ride home or medical help.
" No I'm fine, only about 3 miles to my house" She drove by me at least three more times before I got home.
Just got in the garage as my wife is leaving for work..."WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU!!! " Told her the story. I didn't know it but the back of my coat and pants
were totally covered with mud, plus the whole left side. Must have scratched my left cheek a little cause the left side of my face and neck was all smeared up with
blood. My wife gave me a quick spray down in the garage before she went to work.
No real damage, tiny scratch on my face and a decent sized knot on the right quad with another on the right butt cheek. Only thing that makes sense is with the wind
blowing the deer didn't hear or smell me coming.
