The Running of the Reindeer has been a Fur Rondy event for 15 years. It is a fund raiser for Toys for Tots. Participants run with 21 Reindeer in one of four herds: Guys, Gals, Couples or Tourists.
Each reindeer has a handler. Handlers walk the reindeer to the start line. Participants have a 15 second head start on the reindeer. Do you wonder what makes the reindeer run after the participants? Pheromones sprayed at the finish line!
Many of the participants showed up in costumes. I saw snowmen, human reindeer, Santa Clause and super heroes. Between the antics of the crowd, participants and reindeer, this was an entertaining event to watch.
This Anchorage Daily News article includes great photos of the race.
Additional Running of the Reindeer photos, plus Outhouse Race photos, at this Anchorage Daily News page.
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