Running with Sherman the donkey
June 9, 2017 4:24 AM Subscribe
Runner and journalist Christopher McDougall writes about his latest adventures in running with his rescue donkey Sherman, and how Sherman found his herd with the local Amish running club [The New York Times].
All articles in the Running with Sherman column.
Christopher McDougall previously.
All articles in the Running with Sherman column.
Christopher McDougall previously.
middleclasstool: "“Of what? The penis?”"
There's today's eponysterical, right there.
posted by chavenet at 4:47 AM on June 9, 2017 [5 favorites]
There's today's eponysterical, right there.
posted by chavenet at 4:47 AM on June 9, 2017 [5 favorites]
Yeah, the article also includes some surprising information about donkey maintenance.
posted by rawrberry at 4:48 AM on June 9, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by rawrberry at 4:48 AM on June 9, 2017 [3 favorites]
Do we have a metafilter post simulator now?
posted by leotrotsky at 5:32 AM on June 9, 2017 [7 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 5:32 AM on June 9, 2017 [7 favorites]
I do some marathon sleeping with our rescue cats, but they are expected to take care of their own gentleman bits, because that's where I draw the line.
posted by pracowity at 6:34 AM on June 9, 2017 [5 favorites]
posted by pracowity at 6:34 AM on June 9, 2017 [5 favorites]
"It was already dark when the first vans full of Amish runners pulled into my driveway" is a pretty strong opener, though. It's got a real mirror-world-Fear-And-Loathing vibe to it - strap in for the healthiest, most wholesome ride of your life!
posted by mhoye at 6:36 AM on June 9, 2017 [13 favorites]
posted by mhoye at 6:36 AM on June 9, 2017 [13 favorites]
As a runner's wife that loves animals way more than the average person and has a dream to start some sort of animal sanctuary farm thing, this panders almost directly to me. This entire article is delightful, and is a fantastic start to Friday. I wonder if I can convince Mr Fig that he needs some sort of hooved running companion...
posted by Fig at 6:53 AM on June 9, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by Fig at 6:53 AM on June 9, 2017 [2 favorites]
What an ass!
Loved the anecdote about the Amish woman passing on the uphill.
During a trail run one steaming July afternoon, I was struggling up a steep climb when I was caught by Liz, a young Amish woman.
“This hill is a killer,” I panted.
“I can tell,” Liz said, patting me on the back before scrambling past in her full-length dress, apron and bonnet.
posted by AugustWest at 8:44 AM on June 9, 2017 [5 favorites]
Loved the anecdote about the Amish woman passing on the uphill.
During a trail run one steaming July afternoon, I was struggling up a steep climb when I was caught by Liz, a young Amish woman.
“This hill is a killer,” I panted.
“I can tell,” Liz said, patting me on the back before scrambling past in her full-length dress, apron and bonnet.
posted by AugustWest at 8:44 AM on June 9, 2017 [5 favorites]
“O.K.,” I said. “What’s a sheath?”
“His penis.”
“We’ve got to clean his penis?”
“Not we — you. You better learn now because if he lives, you’ll be doing it every three or four months.”
"So I traded in my donkey for a dog. Never looked back."
posted by Splunge at 9:30 AM on June 9, 2017 [1 favorite]
“His penis.”
“We’ve got to clean his penis?”
“Not we — you. You better learn now because if he lives, you’ll be doing it every three or four months.”
"So I traded in my donkey for a dog. Never looked back."
posted by Splunge at 9:30 AM on June 9, 2017 [1 favorite]
I guess there is no reason why there would not be Amish running clubs, but it is not what I expected to learn about today.
posted by tavella at 9:47 AM on June 9, 2017
posted by tavella at 9:47 AM on June 9, 2017
Metafilter: the bean is a killer
posted by Big Al 8000 at 11:07 AM on June 9, 2017 [3 favorites]
posted by Big Al 8000 at 11:07 AM on June 9, 2017 [3 favorites]
I guess there is no reason why there would not be Amish running clubs
I know nothing about the Amish, because I would have guessed, if I had been pressed to guess, that they aren't generally encouraged to run about in shoes made on the other side of the world from the latest artificial materials and processes. Not that I would expect them to go running in wooden clogs, either. I just would have been less surprised to hear that they don't run at all except maybe during that wild period of their youth when they all make their own running shoes and sprint clear to Toledo and back, stopping only to grow a small travelling beard.
posted by pracowity at 11:45 AM on June 9, 2017 [1 favorite]
I know nothing about the Amish, because I would have guessed, if I had been pressed to guess, that they aren't generally encouraged to run about in shoes made on the other side of the world from the latest artificial materials and processes. Not that I would expect them to go running in wooden clogs, either. I just would have been less surprised to hear that they don't run at all except maybe during that wild period of their youth when they all make their own running shoes and sprint clear to Toledo and back, stopping only to grow a small travelling beard.
posted by pracowity at 11:45 AM on June 9, 2017 [1 favorite]
they don't run at all except maybe during that wild period of their youth
Runshpringa
posted by zippy at 2:26 PM on June 9, 2017 [2 favorites]
Runshpringa
posted by zippy at 2:26 PM on June 9, 2017 [2 favorites]
Well, you know, you have to keep your ass in shape...
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 1:02 AM on June 11, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Rufous-headed Towhee heehee at 1:02 AM on June 11, 2017 [1 favorite]
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with his rescue donkey Sherman
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and how Sherman found his herd with the local Amish running club
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“Last thing, you stick a finger in the hole —” Tanya continued.
“Of what? The penis?”
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posted by middleclasstool at 4:41 AM on June 9, 2017 [16 favorites]