What could possibly go wrong?

In a hat tip to the running of the bulls in Spain, visitors to an Alaskan winter festival will get the chance to run side-by-side with reindeer.

About a dozen of the frightened, pissed off animals will be set loose February 24th in downtown Anchorage to run alongside anyone willing to part with $20. From the article,

“I think we’ll have to turn people away,” Bob Lester, a local radio host who came up the idea, told the Anchorage Daily News.

Officials at the festival, called the Fur Rendezvous, are limiting participation at 500 men and 500 women, who will run with the reindeer separately. So far, about 40 people have signed up.

On the plus side, Reindeer antlers “are soft and they cannot gore because they curl inward”. Just to be sure, however, make sure you stick a kid between you and the closest charging beast. Be sure to stuff his/her pockets with chestnuts and other reindeer goodies as well for maximum amusement.

via international herald tribune