Runner Gets Abducted by Hillbillies at Franklin, TN Half Marathon
A strange turn of events took place on the race route of the 2015 Franklin Half Marathon in Leiper’s Fork, TN on Saturday, June 6. A band of moon-shining yocals were interrupted by runners after they stayed up all night on a rural stretch of Bailey Road. This just happened to be near the turnaround for both the half marathon and 5K race courses.
“We had all stayed up drinking moonshine all night and next thing you know a bunch of people in tight shorts started running by,” said Red Duck, the leader of the group they call the “Bailey Bottom Boys.”
The first runners that passed by thought this was a planned part of the race. One runner was quoted as saying, “I thought they were in costume until I got closer and realized that there were no costumes.”
This notorious gang of talented moon-shiners and musicians is well-known by the local residents. “That’s the fellars that run off with my overalls and my pickup shackled up with a load of 100 proof mash ready to make a run to Atlanta. Dagnab ’em,” said a man on Facebook that goes by “Harry.”
April Cantrell, was the passerby who was able to record video and snap photos at a safe distance across the street. While her photos may look innocent enough, she was able to capture an abduction where runner, “Ollie,” was barely able to escape the clutches of one of the gang members. The video also captures the Bailey Bottom Boys heckling runners. They seemed attracted to the runners wearing blue, as they mentioned blue shoes and the attempted abduction, the runner had a blue shirt.
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Beautiful country. 
I've been laughing about how easily they were taken in.
