Running a half-marathon isn't usually funny, but one event in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland and Labrador left people laughing and a little confused when a goat suddenly joined the 21-kilometre race.

On Sept. 29, the Canadian town of Conception Bay South held its inaugural half marathon, complete with a special participant: A goat named Joshua. Around 9:30 a.m. local time, Joshua's owner Heidi Taylor was preparing to drive to the pumpkin patch where Joshua lives to feed him,