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A strange turn of events took place on the race route of the 2015 Franklin Half Marathon in Leipers Fork, TN on Saturday, June 6. A band of moon-shining yocals were interrupted by runners after they stayed up all night on a rural stretch of Bailey Road. This just happened to be near the turnaround for both the half marathon and 5K race courses.
We had all stayed up drinking moonshine all night and next thing you know a bunch of people in tight shorts started running by, said Red Duck, the leader of the group they call the Bailey Bottom Boys.
The first runners that passed by thought this was a planned part of the race. One runner was quoted as saying, I thought they were in costume until I got closer and realized that there were no costumes.
This notorious gang of talented moon-shiners and musicians is well-known by the local residents. Thats the fellars that run off with my overalls and my pickup shackled up with a load of 100 proof mash ready to make a run to Atlanta. Dagnab em, said a man on Facebook that goes by Harry.
April Cantrell, was the passerby who was able to record video and snap photos at a safe distance across the street. While her photos may look innocent enough, she was able to capture an abduction where runner, Ollie, was barely able to escape the clutches of one of the gang members. The video also captures the Bailey Bottom Boys heckling runners. They seemed attracted to the runners wearing blue, as they mentioned blue shoes and the attempted abduction, the runner had a blue shirt.
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http://franklinhalfmarathon.com/2015/06/11/runner-gets-abducted-by-hillbillies-at-franklin-half-marathon
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)liberal N proud
(60,352 posts)Squeal like a pig!
I am sorry, I can't stop laughing now!
randys1
(16,286 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,427 posts)Performance art, perhaps?
Tanuki
(14,931 posts)...."April Cantrell said her husband, Red Duck Cantrell, and a few of his buddies took their inspiration from the often-parodied 1972 film on Saturday, when they decided to provide a little course entertainment for the runners of the third Franklin Half Marathon.
And Cantrell, who works at the soon-to-open Leiper's Fork Distillery and has lived in the area for 15 years, captured the results in a video that's been viewed more than 1 million times on Facebook."....
ProfessorGAC
(65,427 posts)Seemed to "Deliverance" to be real.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)Wouldn't surprise me if the people who put on the marathon set the whole thing up for entertainment value. And the "abducted: runner was probably in on the scam.
underpants
(183,043 posts)Yikes that is scary.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Distractions and entertainment during a long race are welcomed by most runners.
Looks like good fun all around.
Sid
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)and other people running by were just watching,and the runner just goes back to running - the whole thing is weird.
get the red out
(13,468 posts)And I grew up in the Kentucky hills! Our neighbor was a dedicated runner. This is beyond anything I have imagined!
Lars39
(26,118 posts)Beautiful country.
Fawke Em
(11,366 posts)The fact that so many people on DU bash the "stupid" South and then completely got hoodwinked in this thread by backwoods performance art is hilarious to me.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I've been laughing about how easily they were taken in.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)What a hoot! Great idea!
TygrBright
(20,780 posts)GumboYaYa
(5,954 posts)I had trucks try to run me over. I would have to run off the road into the ditch to avoid getting hit and they would just laugh and drive off. I also got a few beer bottles tossed at me. I never understood how my running offended so many people.
tblue37
(65,552 posts)I feel like these guys are all normal people who are all friends and one day where like, "Hey lets show up at that marathon as the most hardcore hillbillies ever! It will be fun!"
Hunter Evetts 1 week ago
It's true the guy in the overalls is actually my dad and I was there when they were planning it