Admittedly, the thought of hundreds of people running/walking while dressed up as all kinds of things (I’m hoping to see Lady Gaga on Sunday) makes me pretty happy. I’m one of those suckers for fun things like themed runs...
Turkey Trot? How CUTE is that?! And how totally awesome to exercise BEFORE you eat all that turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, pecan pie...okay I’m getting off track!...
Santa shuffles are popular all over the place...
(register with me this year: http://www.runningroom.com/hm/inside.php?id=3194)
So, I decided to look up some other FUN events that are goofy for the sake of getting people active...
The best one I found was in Finland, of all places. There's a wife-carrying competition loosely based on a robber who lived in a forest and would steal food and girls from villages (Ronkainen the Robber). The winner of the 832 foot obstacle track, complete with water and plenty of wife-dunking took less than two minutes this year. The prize? The wife's weight in beer! The event is now being held around the world, where couples qualify to go to Finland to compete in the world championships(yes, Canada was represented this year!). Check this out... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1292095/Wife-carrying-championships-Finnish-pair-clinch-title-second-year-running.html
On a more serious note, PETA organizes a “Running of the Nudes” event two days before the not so funny Running of the Bulls in Spain. The event is in protest of the bull running, which PETA says tortures the animals for the sake of tourism.
http://www.runningofthenudes.com/
In other words, my search turned up kind of sad. Do you guys know of anything wacky going on? Better yet, do you have any brilliant ideas? Maybe we can think of something great for charity or just for the heck of it! Use your brain for something besides studying tonight!
Turkey Trot? How CUTE is that?! And how totally awesome to exercise BEFORE you eat all that turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, pecan pie...okay I’m getting off track!...
Santa shuffles are popular all over the place...
(register with me this year: http://www.runningroom.com/hm/inside.php?id=3194)
So, I decided to look up some other FUN events that are goofy for the sake of getting people active...
The best one I found was in Finland, of all places. There's a wife-carrying competition loosely based on a robber who lived in a forest and would steal food and girls from villages (Ronkainen the Robber). The winner of the 832 foot obstacle track, complete with water and plenty of wife-dunking took less than two minutes this year. The prize? The wife's weight in beer! The event is now being held around the world, where couples qualify to go to Finland to compete in the world championships(yes, Canada was represented this year!). Check this out... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1292095/Wife-carrying-championships-Finnish-pair-clinch-title-second-year-running.html
On a more serious note, PETA organizes a “Running of the Nudes” event two days before the not so funny Running of the Bulls in Spain. The event is in protest of the bull running, which PETA says tortures the animals for the sake of tourism.
http://www.runningofthenudes.com/
In other words, my search turned up kind of sad. Do you guys know of anything wacky going on? Better yet, do you have any brilliant ideas? Maybe we can think of something great for charity or just for the heck of it! Use your brain for something besides studying tonight!
ahahaha I had no idea that some of these races existed! the wife carrying one is hilarious! And then the prize!!! wow, I learn something new every day! :)
ReplyDeleteYou should keep writing! I like reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteOh and a couple from Tillsonburg (my small town) actually went overseas for the wife carrying competition. Not totally sure how they did, but just an interesting fact.