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100-Pound Lab Runs Half Marathon

Meet Boogie

Gets a medal.

It's so easy a canine can do it? A chocolate Labrador named "Boogie" slipped his leash in Evansville, Indiana on Saturday and found himself running in the town's half marathon. The 100-pound pooch finished the race in 2 hours, 15 minutes, before being locked up by animal control for his efforts. After local media made Boogie's story go viral, the 8-year-old pup was reunited with his owner, Jerry Butts, and given a participant medal for his efforts. But Butts, perhaps looking to help Boogie best his time next year, is already promising some…modifications. "He’s going to lose part of his manhood here," the proud dog-father said of his 8-year-old runaway. "That was part of the deal, and now he’s got an identification chip, too."

Read it at The Indy Channel