ST. LOUIS - Blood remains on the pavement in Forest Park, where a runner was brutally attacked by dogs.

The St. Louis Track Club was on a regular run through Forest Park Wednesday when Dierdre Nunan says three dogs not on a leash ran after a 50-year member of the club who was alone along this stretch of road.

“He said he could see them coming,” explained Nunan, who is the executive director of the St. Louis Track Club. “He looked up and the three dogs on top of the hill started charging him and there was nothing he could do.”

According to Nunan, the runner sustained critical injuries on his body.

“He’s going to have some plastic surgery for a very bad gash on his forearm. He has a puncture wound on his upper arm as well as a tear in his leg and thigh. He had to get over 30 rabies shots, a shot in each wound. And he has to keep getting them for two weeks,” Nunan said.

The victim, who asked not to be identified, said the owner of the dogs—who has yet to be identified—used a baseball bat, hitting the dogs to end the attack.

The St. Louis Track Club has been bringing thousands of runners to Forest Park since 1970, and on Friday, Nunan had a message for dog owners.

“Don’t let your dog off leash,” Nunan said. “You never know what’s going to trigger them, whether it’s a person or a car or a cyclist. I’ve been chased by a car before and it’s a very scary situation to be in.”

Those who may have information about the incident are asked to call St. Louis police.