Back in college we had one guy, very mild mannered, quiet guy. However, when out running if a car came too close to us, he would slap the side of the car and scream profanities at the driver. He was an absolute wild man when on the run. It was some funny stuff to see him go into a rage. Guess it always helps to have 10-15 guys with you.
Man, that brings back memories. Reminds me of the time when we were running near campus when a little man driving a little car was at a stop sign looking to his right as we approached from his left. He never saw us, so one of my teammates jumped up, ran on top of his hood, jumped off, and continued on the course. You should have seen the startled look of horror on the guy's face. Absolutely hilarious.
Kenny Bader (from the 'Vern, now resides in Allendale,MI) That boy ain't right.
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Man, that brings back memories. Reminds me of the time when we were running near campus when a little man driving a little car was at a stop sign looking to his right as we approached from his left. He never saw us, so one of my teammates jumped up, ran on top of his hood, jumped off, and continued on the course. You should have seen the startled look of horror on the guy's face. Absolutely hilarious.
This apparently has happened in every college town every year since I have heard the same story from so many people. I guess that is what happens when all those 4:30 high school guys get together in college.
Brad Hudson.......
chris caton...he had an achilles injury that was not getting better for like a year. he took a razor blade and tried to clip the nerve that runs along the tendon!
Shannon Butler hands down.
john tuttle hands down.
there was a group of about 12 guys in my freshman dorm at a small midwestern college who ran every afternoon. None of us was on the school team - it was a pathetic Division 3 program - but we all did 60-70 miles a week and there was one guy in the group, my roommate, who had been a state HS XC champ and he was insane. One of our runs went across some railroad tracks and one time a freight train was steaming toward the crossing, and John just turned to us, grinned, and dashed across the tracks just in front of the train, just in the nick of time, leaving us all waiting on the other side. I'll never forget that
WHen's someone going to get on and mention Gabe Jennings?
Crazy gets results. Well, at least for a brief time.
I would say other than myself, the craziest by far I ever trained with was Mark Smith. Mark Dani was a little "off" as well.
Joey Burns...he's crazy, crazy like a fox
me. i don't watch my mouth, my gestures, or myself when i'm on a run. whatever i think of, i do. running brings out the best.. and worst in me.
one keg,
where did shannon butler run (in college)...think i've heard that name before...
Dan Nelson hands down....the bastard used to get drunk and climb trees....aside from having no personality he was quite entertaining
Had this guy on our team who would run shirtless in the winter. No joke. he'd rub suntan lotion all over his chest and arms and we'd go hammer a 10 miler. Seriously, he'd do this when it was like 20 degrees out. i remember once after the Iowa state indoor invite, he had this crappy race, went out into the cold all sweaty, singlet and shorts only (freaking cold up there in IA in winter) and hammered for about an hour, got lost in the city (at night mind you, after the 3k), and finally ends up back in the indoor facility looking like he was dead. he had to have been gone for 3 hours or so. that dude is lucky he didn't go into hypothermic shock.
Some of you guys should tell why the people you trained with are crazy, instead of just giving their names.
theres this guy who often comes to our meets and a nice guy to talk to well back in his hayday he use to conceal a hatchet in his sweatshirt when he ran around parks, he was afriad dogs would bite him again
Terry Foreman. Worked the loading docks all day, real manual labor type stuff. Would get off of work and while heading to the track down a couple of 16 oz. Schlitz Malt Liquors, a joint, and then do 20 quarters in :58-:60. Had the same routine before he raced I believe.
holy moley, is this guy for real.
A guy on my college team CC who got it into his head that one should never stop running, even for five seconds, once the training session was started. This resulted in him running into traffic when crossing streets (this was in New Jersey). Never got hit though, amazing. When people would blow horns or yell at him, he give them the finger.