I always find it fascinating how you never know who or what
you are going to encounter when you head out the door on a run. This evening as
I headed out to the pool, I was about 3K into my run and literally rounded a
bend and came face to face with a giant pig being walked on a lead. This was in
the middle of Surry Hills and I had to stop and take a photo.
Now I’ve encountered many different animals in my time while
running or walking in the bush. Baboons have been a common one from the time I
got my orienteering group lost on a hike when we were on a bush camp aged 11
and we managed to walk over the border from South Africa to Lesotho. That was a
hair raising encounter and at that tender age I learned the value of following
a map, not trying to outrun wild animals and that even as cute as they are
vervet monkeys can scare the heck out of you when you are alone in the bush.
Normally I’m just happy to live inside my own head while out
running, but the pig really got me thinking about things. How did they manage
to domesticate it to walk on a lead and where would you keep it in the inner
city? Also do you need a permit to keep such and animal?
Whoever said running was a boring sport.. Oh and the swim was pretty good to.
Whoever said running was a boring sport.. Oh and the swim was pretty good to.
Running together (while encountering weird things in your
city), stride for stride on a life changing ride! – Sean Muller
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