Who knew, right?
Well, apparently it's been around for a while, although this bit at Letsrun.com is the first I had ever heard of it. Here's the Wikipedia article on it.
I don't know why, but I feel sorry for the poor horses. I mean, if humans want to kill themselves for an absolutely meaningless time, go ahead. But do the horses really want to run hard for more than 20 miles? Hmmmm, I think I'll just continue to run against other humans, thanks.
Let's race!
RACES FOR WEEK OF JUNE 27th TO JULY 4th
July 2nd / Stars and Stripes Marathon and Half Marathon / Beaverton, OR
July 2nd / Lostine River Run 10k and 5k / Lostine, OR
July 2nd / Running with Friends 5k / Willamina, OR
July 2nd / Five Mile Lake Sprint Triathlon / Auburn, WA
July 2nd / Finish Strong Open Water Swim / Lynnwood, WA
July 2nd / Righteous Richland Sprint Triathlon / Richland, WA
July 2nd / Lord Hill Trail Run 50k, 20m, 10m, 5m / Snohomish, WA
July 2nd / Bigfoot 10k and 5k / Yacolt, WA
July 3rd / Freedom Marathon and Half Marathon / Gresham, OR
July 3rd / Firecracker 5k / Seattle, WA (Midnight Race!)
July 3rd / Pioneer Days 5k / Tumwater, WA
July 4th / Butte to Butte 10k / Eugene, OR
July 4th / Eagle Point 4th of July 5k / Eagle Point, OR
July 4th / Ashland 4th of July Run 5k / Ashland, OR
July 4th / Run 4 Freedom 5k / Central Point, OR
July 4th / Foot Traffic Flat Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k / Portland, OR
July 4th / Mayor's Firecracker Run 5k / Coos Bay, OR
July 4th / Firecracker Half Marathon, 10m, 10k, 5k, Sprint Triathon and Sprint Duathlon / Elma, WA
July 4th / Ridgefield's Independence 10k and 5k / Ridgefield, WA
July 4th / Four on the Fourth 4m / Steilacoom, WA
July 4th / Red, White and Blue Riverfront Festival 5k / Corvallis, OR
July 4th / ORRC 4th of July 10k and 5k / Wilsonville, OR
July 4th / Old Time Run 10k / Stayton, OR
July 4th / Monmouth Mini Marathon 2.62m / Monmouth, OR
Thanks to the Telegraph UK for the photo.
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