Pack Burro Race & Trail Run - 2nd Saturday of April. Distances of 5 miles, 10 miles, 18 miles, and 26.2 miles. Run with or without a donkey, Support California Breakfast Burritos and the Forever Home …

Aug 3, 2025 · We loved last year’s shift to the historical mining district of the Eastside but are happy to return to the heart of the Leadville Boom Days celebration on Harrison Avenue. ALL racers who …

The Leadville Boom Days Pack Burro Race takes places on Sunday morning! Join us to cheer on the teams as they take off on Harrison Avenue and work their way up Leadville’s mining district on the …

May 3, 2025 · This race is one of 14 pack burro races in California, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico supported by the Western Pack Burro Association. The sport originated in Colorado as a draw for …

Burro racing is a great sport begun by some of Colorado’s 19th-century miners. Those hardy characters used burros to carry mining tools and supplies through the Rocky Mountains as they prospected for …

Jun 13, 2022 · Burro is the Spanish word for donkey and burro racing involves a runner leading a donkey on a rope along a predetermined course. Burro racing, more correctly termed Pack Burro …

Join us in Fairplay, CO for the 76th Burro Days celebration where we celebrate the burro in mining days with races, a parade, good food and entertainment, live music and more!

Because the burros were carrying supplies, the miners could not ride the animals and so they would walk, leading the donkey. The Burro Races, which are held throughout small towns in Colorado, …

Pack burro racing is a sport in Colorado, Arizona, California, and New Mexico that is rooted in the various western states' mining histories. [1] In the early days of the mining industry in Colorado, …

Welcome to the Western Pack Burro ASS-ociation We run with our burros. There’s no riding in this sport. This is NOT just a foot race. Even the fastest racer can be humbled by his running partner - …