⚠️ A wild animal attack! ⚠️

[dreamrun]

I took a new route yesterday to accommodate the 28 minutes of week 8, and clearly rudely interrupted a goose’s evening snooze. In honking, flapping indignant rage, he emerged out from under the willows and took flight, neck as long and as straight as an arrow, wings beating, honking furiously with hatred in his beady eyes.

I, of course, did what any sane, rational adult human would do: screamed and broke into a sprint. As I charged past the farmyard from whence he came, the homeowner shouted, ‘don’t worry he’s friendly!’.

I beg to differ.

Although he did help me run a 5 minute kilometre. 😄

[Frenc Graduate]

Lol the things we do! Well done on that sprint 🤣. One of my routes has me run past 2 sleeping swans, always early on. Sunday morning. Thing is I always forget they’re going to be there until I’m almost on them, but so far so good. 😊

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to Frenc]

hopefully your runs will remain peaceful and dignified! 🕊

[nowster Graduate]

I pass many Canada Geese on my canal towpath route. Evil, bad tempered birds!

The swan family (two parents, two nearly grown grey-feathered young) are never a problem.

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to nowster]

I love all animals…but a grumpy goose is hell spawn!

[Me_time Graduate]

Joys of running outdoors, lol.

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to Me_time]

Country life! 😂

[sparky66 Graduate]

Ooh this happend to me once, terrifying 😱 I've never dared run that part of the route again 🤣🤣🤣

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to sparky66]

I feel so silly to be scared of a goose but he had hate in his eyes!

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to dreamrun]

Don’t blame you I shan’t be going that way again!

[Raisemeup Graduate]

I would have sprinted too and hoped that gander wasn't chasing me! I saw two geese attack a man many years ago and never forgotten it. The worked as a team one had his fingers on one side while the other had his arm on the other and try as he may to shake them off they hung on!I've always been very wary of geese since and don't go anywhere near.

These two we nick named 'The Krays' who I was told did the job of a guard dog very aggressively and effectively!

Hope you don't have to meet your 'predator' again on your runs, even if you do achieve your fastest times! Best wishes ☺️

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to Raisemeup]

I’m glad I’m not the only one! I very much laughed at ‘The Krays’ - very appropriate! 😂

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to dreamrun]

Also that poor man! I can only imagine the fear, pain, and of course embarrassment!

[Newbierunner84 Graduate]

Oh my goodness! I’d be traumatised! I can’t stand geese! Well done on the sprint! 😄

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to Newbierunner84]

Vicious beasts! They have sharp teeth too! 😂

[roseabi]

"Don't worry, he's friendly" 🤣🤣🤣

Eek! Geese have some attitude, don't they!?! I can remember a flock that always used to run at the double-decker bus I was riding past them 😂

Well done for the speedy km xxx

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to roseabi]

Attacking a double decker sounds very on brand for geese! It was certainly one way to get a PB - thank you! ☺️ Xxx

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to dreamrun]

Felt I should come back and mention that when I drove past this morning the ‘friendly’ goose came for the car in a fury!

[Getfitok Graduate]

After an encounter with some geese in my youth I am now always very wary of them, they can be very vicious 🙁

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to Getfitok]

Sorry to hear that - they’re worse than dogs as not restricted by leads!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Yeayayyayayaay... go you and thank you goose!

[dreamrun Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

I love the positive outlook!

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to dreamrun]

Always..,or nearly always!!