The Course des Cafés is a traditional race in Paris in which professional waiters must briskly walk 2 kilometers in uniform while carrying a glass of water, a cup of coffee, and a croissant--a traditional French b...

Ludivine the bloodhound escaped her yard when she was let out to go to the bathroom. She then decided to join a half marathon, showing up at the starting line and ended up running all 13.1 miles and came in seventh in th...

(Photo: Miki J./National Geographic)As I've mentioned before, last Sunday marked the two hundredth anniversary of the burning of Washington by British troops.To mark the occasion, some Americans in Washington, D.C. condu...

Once it was a competitive sport practiced only by lawyers, but now everyone can chase after ambulances. The Fair Oaks Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company in northern Virginia raises money by challenging people to pursue on...

(Video Link) Damariscotta, Maine, hosts an annual regatta of pumpkin boats. Yes, pumpkin boats. People take huge pumpkins, hollow them out, and then use them as boats. Some even attach outboard motors. Then contesta...

They might have the advantage of reduced weight, but it does seem like the humans should have had more muscle behind them. Even so, this is an incredibly riveting race between man versus beast. Link Via Geekosyste...

I've just gotten into running in the past nine mon...  ...en, I've found myself getting kind of addicted to races .I did the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving at the Iowa...  ...ght before (whoops). I'm just amazed at how many races are going on at any given time – there's a...  ...motivation, I thought I'd wri...