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.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... It may lack the frenzied danger of running with the bulls, but don’t undersell the excitement of running with the burros. Just ask any of the members of the New Mexico Pack Burros club who compete in races with, but not on, their burros. “Think of it as a trail run with your donkey – no riding allowed,” said Shane Weigand, one of the leaders of the NMPB group. ...................... Picture 50 to 100 people clad in colorful T-shirts, shorts and running shoes, competition numbers pinned to their clothing, holding tight to their burros’ lead ropes as they all cluster together and jockey, so to speak, for position to break away and set their own pace. ....