Ever hear of Pack-Burro Racing?

["Terry W" <blazingsaddles@rraz.net>]

Zen and the Art of Pack-Burro Racing

 

http://www.racingtheplanet.com/articles/burro.html

 

.........combines long-distance running, mountaineering and equine handling skills. In the long run, it's not the racing that will get you. It's the training. The catch is, if you don't do the training then you and your burro can't do the racing, at least not very well. The Fairplay race is 29 miles, and the Leadville course is 22 miles.