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Published September 13, 2012, 12:00 AM

2012 Running of the Llamas

See highlights of the 16th annual Running of the Llamas.


Llama Oreita and handler Michael Jacobson pose after winning the final race of the 16th annual running of the Llamas Sept. 8 in Hammond, Wis. Oreita is owned by Mark Jacobson of Hammond.

  • Llama Oreita and handler Michael Jacobson pose after winning the final race of the 16th annual running of the Llamas Sept. 8 in Hammond, Wis. Oreita is owned by Mark Jacobson of Hammond.
  • Michael Jacobson (Hammond) runs across the finish line of the final llama race with Oreita, this year’s Running of the Llamas winner. Oreita belongs to Mark Jacobson (Hammond).
  • Michael Jacobson, handler, (right) and llama Oreita, receive the prize of a beribboned basket of fresh vegetables from Don Fowell, proprieter of the Hammond Hotel, for winning first place in the llama race. Oreita was the fastest llama this year at the 16th annual Running of the Llamas, Sept 8. Oreita is owned by Mark Jacobson of Hammond.<br /><br />
  • Julia Duvall (left) of White Bear Lake, Minn. receives second prize of a beribboned basket of fresh vegetables from Don Fowell of the Hammond Hotel, who emceed the event. Duvall handled llama Bailey, and won second place in the Running of the Llamas. Bailey is owned by Tom and Paulette Hume of Rockland.
  • Alyssa Anderson and her alpaca Max won the first-ever alpaca race at the Running of the Llamas. Alyssa and Max are from Osceola.
  • Alyssa Anderson and her alpaca Max run across the finish line to win the first-ever alpaca race that the Running of the Llamas. Anderson and Max are from Osceola.
  • Shelley Unruh bought an “I love llamas” bag from one of the vendors at the Running of the Llamas.
  • Caelynn Carter (5) got her hair done up in two ponytails and painted pink by area Girl Scouts at their booth at the Running of the Llamas. Carter was one of several children to have her hair done by the Girl Scouts.
  • Stilt-walkers were among the several people who walked in the Running of the Llamas Parade on Sept. 8 before the llama and alpaca races.
  • Another marcher in the Running of the Llamas parade was this large “llama” that followed the llamas entered in the llama race.
  • The llamas and alpacas competed for these prize baskets of fresh vegetables. The llamas that won first and second place, and the alpaca that won first place, each received a prize basket.