Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: A running race in Colorado has brought new meaning to the phrase “dragging ass.” ...
A running race in Colorado has brought new meaning to the phrase “dragging ass.” For 75 years, runners have tethered themselves to donkeys on challenging mountain courses, harkening back to the state’s early mining days when prospectors and their burros raced back to the town courthouse to stake a legal claim for precious metals. Smithsonian Magazine has more:
https://flip.it/Njd4Fx#Culture #History #Running #Colorado
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