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<\/p>\nWho doesn\u2019t love a good race? Watching participants try to be faster and quicker than their opponents, ensuring they\u2019re the first to cross the finish line, is naturally thrilling. Races come in all shapes and sizes, so as long as you have players and a place to compete, it\u2019s sure to be a fun and exciting time.<\/p>\n
However, if you are bored of the regular car and horse races, you might find some other races more interesting. Here are five race events from around the world that don\u2019t use cars or horses and are sure to give you just as much excitement.<\/p>\n
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While you may have heard of marathons, you might be more intrigued if the marathon is set at one of the Great Wonders of the World. The Great Wall of China, impressive even to regular marathoners due to its full length, thankfully does not require runners to circumvent the entire wall. Instead, a path has been laid out that aligns with regular marathon standards, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s going to be easy. With ups and downs and varying roads to walk along, the marathon will make you realize the sheer scale of the wall and why it was made a Great Wonder.<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019re tired of seeing the same old horses running around the track, so why not try elephants? These elephant races in Vietnam are rooted in the traditions of the native M\u2019Nong people, who created the Elephant Race festival in the spring. A pair of handlers guides the elephants to their goal, and it is often a raucous success. After the races, you\u2019ll see the elephants happily enjoying themselves, and you can help yourself to the food stalls and loud music of the area.<\/p>\n
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Everybody likes dogs, right? Then how about watching them race? The so-called \u201cLast Great Race on Earth\u201d asks its participants in Alaska to traverse the same paths and supply routes that fed into the state during the nineteenth-century Gold Rush. You can feel the passion for the event despite the cold temperatures, as most of the staff running it are volunteers from all walks of life. You\u2019ll have a great time watching the mushers and their teams of dogs traverse this treacherous terrain.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a fan of unique animal racing, water buffalo races might be up your alley. It\u2019s unfortunate that not many tourists watch the water buffalo races in Bali, Indonesia, because they are so much fun. The buffaloes are dressed up with painted horns and fine silks for a parade, which are then removed before they literally run off to the races, reaching top speeds of 50 kph while their jockeys desperately cling on behind them.<\/p>\n
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You\u2019ve definitely never seen a race like this. Instead of cars or horses, contestants use wheels of cheese, which they roll down a hill. The first one to get themselves and their cheese to the bottom wins. It\u2019s as hilarious as you could imagine, with both participants and onlookers trying their best not to fall on the steep English hill. There\u2019s no guarantee you\u2019ll come out of this event unscathed, but you can be certain you\u2019ll come out of it with a whole lot of laughter.<\/p>\n
So, the next time you\u2019re looking for an exhilarating spectacle, consider these unconventional races\u2014you might just discover a new favorite.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll be sure to enjoy these five races around the world for their unique racing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":255941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-thetalk"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=255940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255943,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255940\/revisions\/255943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/255941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=255940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=255940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uptownmanila.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=255940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}