Herd of sheep join runners in a German marathon

Did they sign up through the proper channels?
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Tyler Schmall
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Herd of sheep join runners in a German marathon
Credit: twitter: @WFLWorldRun

During the Wings for Life World Run 2017 in Munich, runners got some unexpected competition when a herd of sheep decided to join in on the fun. That's right. A herd of sheep.

Wait, did these sheep sign up through the proper channels?

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How did they get on the trail exactly? Whose sheep are these? Is Munich controlled by roving herds of sheep? We have so many questions.

Whatever the case may be, we sure are glad it happened, and we definitely think that sheep, or any livestock for that matter, should be allowed and encouraged to race in future marathons.

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Tyler Schmall is a humor writer based in NYC and a friend of yours. You can follow him on Twitter @tylerschmall where he has been known to post "tweets."


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