We previously spoke with Kate Kuykendall, an expert and spokesperson for the National Parks Service. The bottom line? If you are running in nature, a wildlife run-in is a real possibility. Each followed a similar pattern and occurred within a 2-mile stretch of highway in the early morning hours. In 2018, over the course of several months, a particularly hostile coyote in Frisco, Texas, was responsible for five separate attacks. “The overwhelming majority of the time that people observe aggressive behavior in coyotes, they are aware of their presence and are attempting to feed them,” said Espinoza.Īlthough unusual, coyote attacks have taken place. Dean Karnazes on the Magic of Ultramarathons.Afterward, he posted on Facebook with advice to help others. Karnazes, though bloody and bruised, continued the race which offered views of San Francisco, Tiburon, the Golden Gate Bridge and California coastline. It was going for the food I was eating and either miscalculated or got thrown off when I abruptly spun around.” I swung around to look and a coyote slammed into me sending me to the ground. Then I heard footsteps coming up behind me and thought it was a dog.
I unwrapped an energy bar and took a bite. In a more detailed account of his coyote encounter, Karnazes told SFGATE, “I was running down a trail in the middle of the night heading toward the turn around at the northwest parking lot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĪnd it’s safe to say there aren’t many ‘firsts’ for Karnazes, who has won numerous races, like the Badwater Ultramarathon in 2004, and completed various endurance challenges like running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days in 2006.
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