The Boy Who Ran Like a Deer
All Things Considered, October 19, 2006 ·
Before a recent middle school cross-country race in Oregon, runner Kevin Cox found himself facing unexpected competition: a deer.
In a series of photos, Cox is shown running with the overly friendly animal, which at one point caught him and began treating him as a human salt lick.
Cox, a seventh-grader at Cascade Middle School in Bend, Ore., and a good sport, tells Robert Siegel that the experience was funny… but “a little scary,” too.
“Then it started licking my back and the coaches said that’s because [the deer] wanted the salt from my sweat on my back,” Kevin says.
October 27th, 2006 at 5:02 pm
my 5th grade softball coach told me i ran like a deer. as a side note, she may have been a child molester type.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
That boy really has something going. You could take him hunting and have him stand out in the open to attract deer. Just make sure you have good aim.