You might think six dogs, eight cats, four rabbits, four pigs, three miniature donkeys and one miniature horse would consume all of Caroline Bloom‘s time. But somehow, the co-founder of Beautiful Chaos Animal Sanctuary, a nonprofit in Leicester, has managed to squeeze in a weekend trip to Tampa, Fla., to run four races in two days as a way to benefit the 26 critters on her Buncombe County property.
On Saturday, Feb. 21, Bloom will run a 15K and a 5K, followed by a half-marathon and an 8K the next day — a total of 30.4 miles. As part of the fundraiser, she will begin at the rear of each race and see how many people she can pass. She’s asking for pledges of $1 per 100 people she outpaces. With 11,000 registered runners, she says there is potential to raise a lot of money for Beautiful Chaos.
“I’m not sure how many people I’m going to pass, but I’m going to give it my best shot for the animals and see what I can do,” she says. All proceeds will benefit Beautiful Chaos.
Permanent sanctuary
Bloom and her partner, Ben Tuffield, are dedicated to living cruelty-free lives. They started the sanctuary at their home after adopting Jonah Bobby, a dog who had been bred and raised for animal testing…