Marathon Goat: Animal Runner Wins Hearts and a Medal After Crashing Newfoundland Race

Marathon Goat: Animal Runner Wins Hearts and a Medal After Crashing Newfoundland Race
Joshua, a goat who lives at Taylor's Pumpkin Patch in Conception Bay South, N.L., is shown in a Sept. 29, 2024, handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Jeanine Scott
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He may not have logged the fastest time or even gone the full distance, but residents of a Newfoundland town agree the goat who unexpectedly joined the local weekend half marathon was the event’s undisputed champion.

Partway through Sunday’s T’Railway Trek half marathon in Conception Bay South, N.L., an eager 68-kilogram (150 pound) goat named Joshua broke free from his collar and joined the runners on the route.