Runner at Large

My whole life, I have viewed runners with a sense of awe. Now I am one of those, and I am extremely proud to be considered a runner.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Now here's a bad run...

And I thought I'd experienced bad runs before...

(from the AP)

Jogger runs mile with rabid fox locked on her arm

Nov 5 03:27 PM US/Eastern

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) - With a fox locked onto her arm, an Arizona jogger ran a mile to her car, where she was able to dislodge the animal, throw it into the trunk and drive to a Prescott hospital. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said the fox, which later attacked an animal control officer, tested positive for rabies.
The unidentified Chino Valley resident told deputies she was on a trail Monday at the base of Granite Mountain when the fox attacked, biting her foot. The woman said she grabbed it by the neck when it went for her leg and it latched onto her arm.
Thinking the fox was rabid, she wanted to make sure it didn't get away so she ran to her car, where she was able to pry open its jaws, wrap it in a sweat shirt and toss it into the trunk.
The woman is receiving rabies vaccinations, as is the animal control officer.

2 Comments:

At 8:30 PM, Blogger lifestudent said...

Hahaha. I just set this to post on my blog for Monday. Great minds think alike....

I never think about getting attacked while on a run, but once I did get hit by a car. In my neighborhood I worry about my dog getting attacked by a rabid squirrel while we are out on a walk, but it has yet to happen ;)

 
At 11:39 AM, Blogger Rebecca said...

Maggie... you are the best!!! Your last two posts (which I'm just catching up on now) had me laughing out loud. I can't get the image of that poor woman with the fox latched onto her arm out of my mind!

And you are so adorable as the Tooth Fairy/ Run Away Bride! Great story!

 

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