TARGET
TARGET FIELD ON THURSDAY BUT OPENING DAY ISN'T THE ONLY
EVENT ON A BASEBALL DIAMOND.
BOYD HUPPERT WITH THE SAND LOT
MARATHON.
MARATHON.
MARATHON. >> Reporter: SOME YEARS SPRING
NEEDS A LITTLE NUDGE.
>> TRYING TO FIND HOME PLATE
HERE IN THE SNOW.
>> RIGHT THERE.
>> Reporter: WAKE UP.
>> 90 FEET.
>> Reporter: A KICK IN THE
GRASS.
GRASS.
GRASS. BUT ELK RIVER NOW HAS PROOF IF
YOU PLOW IT, SPRING WILL COME.
>> THIS IS LIKE THE HOME
OPENER, RIGHT?
OPENER, RIGHT? >> Reporter: RIGHT.
JUST NOT THE HOME OPENER YOU
ARE THINKING.
ARE THINKING. OH, THEY WILL BE RUNNING FOR
HOME, ALL RIGHT.
384 TIMES.
384 TIMES. >> SAND LOT MARATHON.
>> Reporter: 22.6 MILES, AROUND
A BASEBALL DIAMOND.
>> LOTS OF LEFT HAND TURNS.
ANOTHER LEFT HAND TURN.
HERE WE GO.
LEFT HAND TURN.
ANOTHER ONE.
ANOTHER ONE. LEFT HAND TURN.
>> Reporter: SHE IS AMONG 37
MARATHONS SPREAD ACROSS TWO
FIELDS.
FIELDS.
FIELDS. >> THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. >> Reporter: WITH A HALF
MARATHON AND A 5K ON A THIRD.
>> WHY?
>> WHY?
>> WHY? WHY NOT.
WHY NOT.
WHY NOT. >> Reporter: THAT IS MORE OR
LESS WHAT THE ORGANIZERS
THOUGHT WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> Reporter: MARK SMITH AND
MATT ARE RUNNERS AND BASEBALL
FANS WHO DARE TO ASK, WHAT IF.
>> THE LAST -- [NO AUDIO]
>> THERE IS NOT ANOTHER RACE
WHERE YOU GET THAT MUCH TIME
SPEND WITH THE LEADER.
>> Reporter: STILL, A SAND LOT
MARATHON IS NOT WITHOUT
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. THAT CHIP READER TESTED ON A
SPINNING CEILING FAN RECORDS
EACH RUNNER'S TRIP AROUND THE
BASES.
BASES.
BASES. >>
BASES. >> WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK.
384 TIMES.
384 TIMES. >> THIS IS PROBABLY THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF WORK I EVER HAD TO DO
TO SPECTATE A DISTANCE RACING.
>> SOME ARE IN THEIR BASEBALL
OUTFITS.
OUTFITS.
OUTFITS. WAY TO GO.
NICE JOB.
NICE JOB.
NICE JOB. BASEBALL UNIFORM FROM THE MOVIE
LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN.
>> Reporter: SHE SKIRTED
PUDDLES AS THE COURSE MADE ITS
SPRING CHANGE FROM ICE TO SOUP.
>> DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO LOSE
THE FEELING IN YOUR FEET.
>> Reporter: A BASEBALL THEMED
MARATHON COMES WITH AN
INTERMISSION AND ALSO
UNFORTUNATELY ENERGY DRINKS.
SPIKED WITH HOT DOG JUICE.
>> THAT IS DISGUSTING.
>> Reporter: LONG MINNESOTA
WINTERS HAVE A WAY OF BRING OUT
OUR CRAZY.
OUR CRAZY. >> SUN, WATER, MUD.
MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE BOYS OF
SUMMER OUT HERE TODAY.
>> Reporter: AFTER ALL SUMMER
IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
BOYD HUPPERT, KARE 11 NEWS.
ELK RIVER.
ELK RIVER. >> THAT WAS SOMETHING.
>> INDEED IT WAS.
THIS WAS THE SECOND YEAR.
THE FIRST WAS SMALL WITH A
HANDFUL OF RUNNERS WHO REALIZED
THEY WERE ON TO SOMETHING.
LIKE TO SEE NEXT YEARS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE IT JOIN NEXT
YEAR WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION
AT WWW.KARE11.COM.
AT WWW.KARE11.COM. >> AT LEAST THERE ARE SNOW
HILLS.
HILLS.
HILLS. I
HILLS. I THINK YOUR BODY WOULD HURT
AFTER TURNING LEFT 1200 TIMES.
>> IT