Welcome to Wednesday Word, a weekly linkup for everyone, not just health and fitness bloggers. Each Wednesday you will have a single word prompt to write about. Let your imagination run free and share with your readers your interpretation of that word, or simply use it as inspiration for your post. Today’s word is shenanigans….. I’d love to have you link up, and if you do, please don’t pull any shenanigans by not following my six simple rules.
Shenanigans – high-spirited or mischievous activity;
a devious trick used especially for an underhand purpose
~ Merriam-Webster
My running friends and I are full of shenanigans – high-spirited, yes; mischievous, maybe; devious or underhanded, never!
I honestly don’t know when shenanigans became such a word for us, but I think it was about a year and a half ago, and most likely started with something Erin and I were getting into. She is the self-proclaimed shenaniganizer after all!
Let The Shenanigans Begin!
Allowing my running friends to get in on the action, I crowd-sourced this one, and asked both the Cruisers and my MRTT running buddies to share their favorite running shenanigans. It didn’t take long for the pictures and stories to start rolling in!
The Cruisers made a rule years ago, “What happens on the trail, stays on the trail,” so I’m not at liberty to share some of our stories including what we did with the most disgusting pair of jeans known to man that we found on one of our 22-mile point-to-point runs; or the details behind why one of the Cruisers got yelled at by the National Park police in DC before one of the Cherry Blossom 10-Milers; or about the time we crossed a barrier to run on a completed, yet not quite opened, section of our favorite trail…
My MRTT friends; however, were quick to share some of their favorite shenanigans (all photos are courtesy of the shenanigan sharer)…
Christine told me that while running the 2015 Rock ‘N’ Roll Savannah Half Marathon, she paused for a photo op in front of the Fell Street sign. Unfortunately, an elderly lady sitting on the porch didn’t realize Christine and her friends were staging the photo, and almost called 911 thinking that Christine was seriously hurt.
Meagan shared that she was “sure” there weren’t any safety concerns crossing this high bridge that was clearly closed. Apparently so many runners ignored the orange plastic construction barricade that a chain link fence had to be added. Hmmm, Meagan didn’t say whether or not any of her running shenanigans involved crossing this closed bridge…
On their first run after this January’s blizzard, Cheryl, Christin, and Ellen were so happy to find clear pavement to run on that they decided they had to take a celebratory jump shot with Cheryl’s brand new GoPro. Sure that the GoPro was safe in the middle of a quiet little road, they set it up for their shot. Before they could finish, a lone car drove down the middle of the road and almost smashed the GoPro.
Last March Erin was asked to play the leprechaun for the Shamrock 5K, and part of her job was to entertain the children by letting them chase her in a fun run around a field after the 5K wrapped up. Wanting to make sure she could run easily in her costume, Erin ran through her neighborhood dressed in her full leprechaun ensemble one Sunday afternoon a few weeks before St. Patrick’s Day. Her neighbors weren’t the least bit surprised; they just chalked it up as another one of her running shenanigans.
Melissa shared this picture from when she and Erin dressed in identical over-the-top outfits the weekend of their birthdays, stating that just being able to take some of the seriousness out of races and making them fun is her idea of shenanigans!
I turned and took this picture of these goofballs during the group stretch just before the start of the 2014 TKO Melanoma 5K. Always up to something, it’s obvious they had some shenanigans on their mind before I caught them!
And then there was the time we…
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Hah! So fun. Love the “Fell” sign – that poor lady though.
Coco recently posted…No Shenanigans On St. Patrick’s Day
That was definitely my favorite, too!
I’m soooo not a rule breaker; I seriously couldn’t come up with shenanigans!
Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy recently posted…Shenanigans
Come run with us. We’ll get you to do something shenanigan worthy! 😀
This is awesome!
I love the word shenanigans!
Great pics…..what fun!
I love to see adults having fun and engaging in shenanigans 😉
I know, right? It’s such a fun word to say and sounds like what it means. 😀
That is a seriously fun post! I love the bit about Erin running around in the neighborhood dressed like a leprechaun. Perfect!
Anne recently posted…No Time for Shenanigans
Thanks, Anne!
I think Shenanigans is the perfect word for St. Patrick’s Day…and I’m guessing that’s why it’s THE word this week 😉 I take my running seriously, but I think one also needs to cut loose and actually enjoy the sport with a smile instead of in complete seriousness all the time. Themed races, like my Leprechaun Chase, are just the perfect mix of race day fun with a side of competition in the mix. Lighten up, runners!! 😉
Kimberly Hatting recently posted…Leprechaun Chase- Shenanigans in Green
You are correct about why this week’s work is shenanigans! 😀
Haha! I’m a shenanigans kind of gal. But I needed to post my race recap, and hey what’s more of a shenanigan than running race when you’re told not to?
Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…Sarasota Half Marathon Race Recap
Hope to have you back joining the linkup next week!
Love the photos! You can always count on MRTT for shenanigans!
Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner recently posted…FOMO -it’s real very real
Yes, the contributors shared some great pics!
I LOVE THIS!! We really do have so much fun. xoxoxo
SO. MUCH. FUN!!! xoxo
The group stretch is hilarious! I always think it’s funny before and after a group run when everyone is standing around stretching & doing yoga pose. Totally natural to runners, but we must look kind of weird to someone just passing by!
Alison recently posted…Snow Day Shenanigans
I’d never really thought about that, but you’re right. That’s funny now that I think about it from that perspective.
What happens on the trail DEFINITELY stays on the trail! 🙂 I love this post. You are hilarious – as are your friends!
And sometimes that’s a very good thing! 😉
lol!! That poor lady who thought she really “fell”!! LOL You all are FULL of Shenanigans!!
Yes, we know how to have fun! 😀
I didn’t share whether or not we actually crossed because, as an honorary Cruiser, I also abide by the “what happens on the trail stays on the trail” rule. 😉
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The fell pose is funny lol I like all the pics 🙂 I love the matching outfits!
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Isn’t that so funny? It was definitely my favorite!
Haha!! These are too funny! I love the go-pro story. That is something I can identify too clearly with!
My shenanigans lately… hmm.. staging my phone in some places off the road and (after taking pictures) nearly doing a nose dive on the road. Thank goodness for the tuck and roll!
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Oh dear – may your GoPro rest in peace!
I’m probably the most unshenaniganly (just made that up!) person around. I like to have fun but…no tricks, Tricia and I did lay in the middle of the street to get a picture of our pedicured feet on the Court Square fountain last week. Shenanigan? Or just stupidity? LOL.
HoHo Runs recently posted…Montgomery Half (WW # 32)
Yeah, the definition of shenanigans surprised me…. I’ve always thought of it as high spirited fun, not trickery or underhanded deviousness.
Awh, love this post. I miss my running friends and all the shenanigans we’d get into during our long runs!! Thanks for making me smile!!!
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Thank you! I hope you find some running friends. I think that might be really good for you this year.