A female grizzly bear with two cubs disrupted an ultramarathon in Canada late Sunday, when she charged nearby campers and then then followed them.
The Divide 200 race had to be rerouted, but nobody was mauled, Trail Runner Magazine reported.
The campers were near Winnow Mountain Lake in Alberta, Canada. The race started Friday south of Calgary, in southern Alberta.
The racecourse was rerouted out of an abundance of caution.
No Time To Waste When Bears Charge
Competitive trail runner and Goshen County resident Joe Wilson told Cowboy State Daily that he’d heard reports of the grizzly incident in Canada.
It struck a chord with him. He hasn’t raced in the Divide 200, but he’s run other trail races that have routed through grizzly country.
Among runners, there are dark humor jokes,