Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Hardcore Jogger

I always figured triathletes in general were hardcore, and even gave myself a pat on the back for doing the Muddy Buddy in the rain on a cold day, but there's a whole level of grit and determination that I don't think I really comprehended, as evidenced in this story out of Arizona from the AP:

PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Authorities in Arizona say a jogger attacked by a rabid fox ran a mile with the animal's jaws clamped on her arm and then drove herself to a hospital. The Yavapai County sheriff's office said the woman told deputies she was on a trail near Prescott on Monday when the fox attacked and bit her foot.

She said she grabbed the fox by the neck when it went for her leg but it bit her arm.

The woman wanted the animal tested for rabies so she ran a mile to her car with the fox still biting her arm, then pried it off and tossed it in her trunk and drove to the Prescott hospital.

The sheriff's office says the fox later bit an animal control officer. He and the woman are both receiving rabies vaccinations.

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