Duck-tastic

Well sports fans, if you weren't in Telluride on Friday then you missed the biggest sports event of the year. For rubber ducks. Yes, the KOTO duck race was this Friday featuring little plastic yellow ducks "swimming" their little hearts out for their sponsors. There were 33 winning ducks this year, each winning prizes that ranged from a ski pass to lunch for two at Baked in Telluride. Children and adults of all ages watched in anticipation as ducks crossed the finish line- such an act of achievement for ducks who have been training all year for the big event. As the KOTO commentators put it, it's such a great opportunity to watch "rubber ducks coming together and racing together showing their ducknitude" to raise money for our local radio station, KOTO. It's also lots of fun to buy a duck and watch it wade down the river with 499 of its closest friends.

An event of this size probably raises questions- what happens to ducks who get lost on the way? Well, never fear, duck helpers are here. Volunteers for this great Telluride tradition wade the mighty waters of the San Miguel to assist ducks who may have lost their way, decided to rest on a rock, tried to walk across the finish line instead of swim, or just got stuck.