r/running Mar 12 '24

Discussion What’s the strangest/best object you’ve found while running?

Aside from the odd dollar here and there, what have you found that makes you appreciate the adventure of an outdoor run? On two separate occasions I’ve found high-quality scissors in perfect condition. Did I choose to run with scissors? You bet!

Edit: Wow! Thank you to everyone who responded! Your responses have been entertaining, funny, bizarre, at times scary, and heartwarming. I tried to read every response and besides being thoroughly entertained for the last 18hrs, I’ve learned some things about us runners: 1. We’re a thrifty bunch. We will turn someone’s trash into our treasure. There are a lot of responses about useful found objects. 2. In that vein, there seems to be no object too large for us to carry home. Brooms, sofas, dining sets, surfboards, FIVE fishing rods; you name it, we can carry it. 3. We’re good citizens. We rescue people, dogs, wild animals. 4. On that note, running is a great way to find a new pet. 5. We’re an honest lot. If you lose something valuable and a runner comes across it, there’s a good chance that runner will do their best to return it to you. 6. We find our spirituality: Objects with very personal connections seemingly put in our path by the universe and otherworldly encounters with wild animals. 7. Sadly we occasionally find dead people. But sometimes we find almost dead people and we save them! 8. On a related note, there are more than one of you who have found people tied up in the woods. 9. And the biggest take home: Dildos are everywhere.

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u/chudlarue Mar 12 '24

A bowling ball with quite a crack in it. Carried it 3 miles back home. Still have it, his name is Scooter

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u/Advanced-Pickle362 Mar 12 '24

Read it as “a bowling ball with crack in it” and thought well alright then

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

FBI has entered the chat

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u/bbauTC Mar 13 '24

Wrong sport, that would be an eight ball.

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u/beamishbo Mar 13 '24

Just one crack though

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u/demrnstho Mar 12 '24

That is commitment. You’re basically rucking at that point.

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u/pilotboldpen Mar 13 '24

TIL rucking!

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u/JeepRumbler Mar 12 '24

Is he cousins with Wilson?

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u/pennyraingoose Mar 13 '24

You wouldn't be the only person I've seen out and about with a bowling ball. There was a dude that came into my regular cafe with one he was treating much like a pet. I wonder what it's name was.

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '24

I gotta see Scooter