Holy shit

Lightning struck a tree like 50m in front of me today on my run. It was so loud. and bright. and hot. and scary. I just stood there like an idiot for like 30 seconds. I don't think I'll be running in thunderstorms anymore......my arms and legs are a little burnt, but that's it.

So.....how was your run?

are you just making that up or are you for serious?

if so that is some crazy stuff. Glad to see your alive

Pinthin wrote:

are you just making that up or are you for serious?

if so that is some crazy stuff. Glad to see your alive

fo' serious

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. If I had been going a little bit faster I could be dead right now, or atleast really badly burnt since I was running on the opposite side of the road of the tree. I never knew lightning was that hot though.

dude thats insane! good thing you werent hurt =]

Anyway, here's a funny video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBniebL55bw&feature=related

good thing you aren't fast or you might be dead. lol.

i can't even imagine that happening. crazy.

Mm yeah maybe I will rethink my run in the rain tonight

That would freak me out. A lot.

woah.

glad you still alive

yeah, those are the only conditions I won't run in. i've heard too many stories of runners either getting hit by lightning or hit by trees felled by lightning

i always run in thunderstroms, guess i'll rethink that

running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

Yeah, it started thundering before I left and I was like cool this will be fun. It wasn't.

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

Lol +1

I never run in thunderstorms, when they're around the area I run a small loop, come back and check the weather, and then run another loop to complete my run.

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

hehe, you just basically just said don't run in a tstorm. "wide open spaces-don't run, surrounded by trees-don't run".

HXC_Runner2012 wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

Yeah, it started thundering before I left and I was like cool this will be fun. It wasn't.

Dude if that amount of crazy electicity came near me i would get energized and pump out a couple 4:30 miles before i went home. What's your problem.

AudienceOfOne wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

hehe, you just basically just said don't run in a tstorm. "wide open spaces-don't run, surrounded by trees-don't run".

well if you are running through an urban area or a town it can be okay. there are places with no trees but lots of buildings with weather-vanes that the lightning would rather hit than you.

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

hehe, you just basically just said don't run in a tstorm. "wide open spaces-don't run, surrounded by trees-don't run".

well if you are running through an urban area or a town it can be okay. there are places with no trees but lots of buildings with weather-vanes that the lightning would rather hit than you.

Yeah, you're pretty much safe running downtown in a big city, the only problem is almost no one on here lives in one.

FinishingKick wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

hehe, you just basically just said don't run in a tstorm. "wide open spaces-don't run, surrounded by trees-don't run".

well if you are running through an urban area or a town it can be okay. there are places with no trees but lots of buildings with weather-vanes that the lightning would rather hit than you.

Yeah, you're pretty much safe running downtown in a big city, the only problem is almost no one on here lives in one.

I guess you could run in your neighborhood too?

Neighborhoods have trees?

Well yeah but the houses are bigger and have weather vanes to attract the lighting. Probably not as safe as a city, though

i love running in thunderstorms.

FinishingKick wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:

RawBeginner wrote:

AudienceOfOne wrote:running in a t-storm is still ballin though.

it depends where you run. if you are in a wide open space, in which case the easiest path for the lightning to get to the ground is through your body, don't run. if you are close to lots of trees, don't run.

hehe, you just basically just said don't run in a tstorm. "wide open spaces-don't run, surrounded by trees-don't run".

well if you are running through an urban area or a town it can be okay. there are places with no trees but lots of buildings with weather-vanes that the lightning would rather hit than you.

Yeah, you're pretty much safe running downtown in a big city, the only problem is almost no one on here lives in one.

What are you talking about, I'm straight up hood, yo.

BA_Sadie. wrote:i love running in thunderstorms.

did you even read the first post?

yes but i still loving running thunderstorms..i always have the best runs i just feel so free idk..