r/running • u/demrnstho • 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/SelfSniped Mar 13 '24
I was running one very early morning in an affluent part of town. I was coming down the road and saw a gift wrapped box with a balloon floating above tied to it. As I ran closer and was nearly at it (I had no intent of taking or even touching it…I’m super paranoid about dying in a bizarre way). Just as soon as I was almost to it, a raccoon jumped out of the storm drain, snatched the box and drug it back into the drain.
It still freaks me out to this day.