WITH ONLY ONE REINDEER, AND NO SLAY

// December 11th, 2008 // wtf

it’s not your average x-mas

“The almost two mile run raised money”

A group of Santa’s speed off at the start of the Wendy’s Great New Zealand Santa Run at Viaduct Harbour on December 10, 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand. The Wendy’s Great New Zealand Santa Run is a 3km fun run to raise money for charity.

By John Charles Reedburg

OK. Why only the one reindeer?

Auckland, New Zealand was overly festive yesterday as over 300 RUNNERS, JOGGERS and WALKERS decked out in full-on Santa garb showed up for the first ever Wendy’s Great New Zealand Santa Run.

The almost two mile run raised money for the charity Cure Kids, which funds worldwide research into life-threatening childhood illnesses. Although the good-natured fat man from the north would definitely get behind a good cause, I’m not so sure he’d run for it. After years of munching cookies, he might not be able to make it the two miles.

The event’s $25 entry fee included a Santa hat and for an extra $10 a runner got the full Santa suit. Still, at least one person decided the Santa suit was just not cool enough and instead sported a Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer suit. There’s nothing wrong with being different.