Joshua the goat escapes pumpkin patch to join town's half-marathon
Joshua the goat received a medal after crossing the finish line of Conception Bay South's half-marathon last weekend (Photo courtesy of the Town of Conception Bay South)
A goat broke free from his metal collar and joined racers competing in a half-marathon last weekend in Canada’s Newfoundland and Labrador province.
Joshua the goat escaped a pumpkin patch and ran almost three miles with 255 runners before his owner Heidi Taylor saw photos of him on Facebook.
Joshua the goat ran in Conception Bay South's half-marathon last weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Town of Conception Bay South)
Taylor hopped on Facebook to ask for the public’s help to find Joshua. A person responded to her social media post with the goat’s location.
Taylor told the Washington Post she tracked the 10-year-old goat down and drove him to an area roughly 800 feet from the finish line, where Joshua ran the rest of the race.
Joshua the goat ran in Conception Bay South's half-marathon last weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Town of Conception Bay South)
Joshua received a medal, and racers lined up to take photos with him.
Days after the race, people stopped by Taylor’s pumpkin patch to bring Joshua apples and bread. And when the pumpkin patch opens this fall, Joshua will wear his medal for visitors to see it.
Joshua the goat ran in Conception Bay South's half-marathon last weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Town of Conception Bay South)