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I am reliably informed the runner was in fact Jerrell Mock, fresh off his 62:14 half in Houston. So how did he fight off a mountain lion with a runner's strength?
Apparently, when the lion first lunged at him Jerrell was lucky enough to get his pointy elbow into the lion's rib cage, breaking a rib and stunning the animal. Then he used his love of wrestling to quickly gain advantage over the mountain lion. In fact, Jerrell used a chokeslam to finish the fight, a move he learned from his favorite wrestler, Kane.
Did he? wrote:
But did he finish his run?
Did he look relaxed?
Aw, c'mon people, why do you automatically believe our media?
Did you ever consider the possibility that this is fake news? Huh? HUH?
I mean, maybe the innocent mountain lion was out on a tempo run, and a human attacked it.
Why, I was once on a stroll in the Colorado wilderness...with Morgan...yeah, Morgan Fairchild...when she attacked and wounded a mountain lion. Yeah, that's the ticket...a cougar killed a cougar!
rojo wrote:
I was hoping this story wouldn't go viral. I didn't wnat people to view me as even more manly than they already do but it looks like it's out there.
TMZ and the Enquirer are currently camped outside my door trying to get an interview.
Joking. It wasn't me.
Does anyone know who the runner was? If they do, please contact us as we want to interview him.
robertjohnson@letsrun.comor give us a call at 844-538-7786 (844-LETSRUN)
I hope you're thinking black page for this guy.
This whole tragedy must be Mark Wetmore's fault. If he was more involved in the Colorado running community, these trails would be patrolled much better.
This was in Fort Collins. Wetmore's from Boulder. People from Boulder are anathema to Fort Collins. It's like College Station/Austin. Columbus/Ann Arbor. Boston/New York. Boulder is not the "Colorado Running Community." Boulder might as well be in California, as far as most Coloradans are concerned. Same goes for Aspen.
usually blamed for everything wrote:
This whole tragedy must be Mark Wetmore's fault. If he was more involved in the Colorado running community, these trails would be patrolled much better.
winnr1 wrote:
Did he? wrote:
But did he finish his run?
Did he look relaxed?
Sorry, but I beat you to that old standby quip on Page 2 of the thread.
rojo wrote:
I was hoping this story wouldn't go viral. I didn't wnat people to view me as even more manly than they already do but it looks like it's out there.
TMZ and the Enquirer are currently camped outside my door trying to get an interview.
Joking. It wasn't me.
Does anyone know who the runner was? If they do, please contact us as we want to interview him.
robertjohnson@letsrun.comor give us a call at 844-538-7786 (844-LETSRUN)
Jason Rexing
YMMV wrote:
a biker on the Olympic peninsula fought off an adult lion about 20 years ago. He credited his horseplay practice wrestling his German Shepherd at home with saving his hide.
What I'm talking about. The Colorado guy says he got on top of the cougar. This means they got the cougar's back like an mma fight, safely away from the pointy ends. Then you choke 'em out of break their neck.
And yet Americans believe that Lions roam the streets of South Africa...or kangaroos in Australia for that matter
I Am Sam wrote:
And yet Americans believe that Lions roam the streets of South Africa...or kangaroos in Australia for that matter
And yesterday a opossum crossed my path on my run yesterday.
And I ran pass a opossum yesterday wrote:
I Am Sam wrote:
And yet Americans believe that Lions roam the streets of South Africa...or kangaroos in Australia for that matter
And yesterday a opossum crossed my path on my run yesterday.
Didja put it in a choke hold and kill it?
Jdjssj wrote:
rojo wrote:
I was hoping this story wouldn't go viral. I didn't wnat people to view me as even more manly than they already do but it looks like it's out there.
TMZ and the Enquirer are currently camped outside my door trying to get an interview.
Joking. It wasn't me.
Does anyone know who the runner was? If they do, please contact us as we want to interview him.
robertjohnson@letsrun.comor give us a call at 844-538-7786 (844-LETSRUN)
Jason Rexing
Rexing wouldn't have had a scratch on him, let alone go to the hospital...
heart bigger than a lion's wrote:
The guy was lucky this was a young lion, possibly inexperienced and sick/weak. The fact that the lion created a noise suggests inexperience.
This.
Does not say how big the runner is. Given a choice, lions prefer easier prey (smaller, shorter humans are more vulnerable).
Typically lions attack from behind by landing on the back of the neck. Often the initial impact will break the neck and kill almost instantly.
I have been lucky enough to see 3 lions while out running. I am sure many more have seen me.
Its the ones you do not see that you could worry about.
I don't worry because if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, there is normally little you can do to stop a healthy adult lion that attacks you. You likely will never see or hear it coming and it will be over quickly.
Scary, but true. A local ranger told me when I first moved to cougar country I’d likely be OK because I’m almost 6’. I carry grizzly mace anyway but yeah, there would likely be no time to react.
If you are a runner and still worried about lion attacks:
-do not run near dusk and dawn
-avoid areas where lions have vegetation and cover to hide
-avoid areas with many deer
-do not run alone
-run with people smaller and shorter than you
-run just in front of the others
-paint eyes on the back of your hats, so the lion does not know if it attacking from behind
-your running dog is lion prey, and may lead/attract lions to you.
Lol at the idea of running with human bait. Also, the eyes on the back of your hat idea is intriguing. Never heard that one before.
I Am Sam wrote:
And yet Americans believe that Lions roam the streets of South Africa...or kangaroos in Australia for that matter
Baboons do, in South Africa. And they'd be better off it were lions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cph0D7Vdjp4Still not clear how the lion got suffocated. I assume the runner just swung his leg, the lion bit his foot and choked on the two-inch Hoka sole.
This old girl was found near a school in Kenya. A danger to kids. Look at her reaction when some guy tries to nudge her in the right direction.
One of these should work
El Keniano wrote:
This old girl was found near a school in Kenya. A danger to kids. Look at her reaction when some guy tries to nudge her in the right direction.
One of these should work
https://youtu.be/FWCAd2arXdEhttps://youtu.be/swFvWlTTF6k
Holy cr@p. But WhyTF are these rangers releasing a 200-lb cat into the wild armed with nothing but a stick and a rolled down window? All these people around and not a tranquilizer gun in sight? They fed their pal to the cat and filmed it. Jeezus.
Did he pause his Garmin?