Paddle your own pumpkin: German racers swap boats for vegetables

The annual pumpkin race held in the Krewelshofer lake for the third time on Wednesday over a 35-metre (115-ft) course. Grown specially for the race, the pumpkins weigh at least 250 kilogrammes (550 pounds). The fastest racers in six categories get 200 euros ($230) in prize money, or 300 euros if they paddled in their own pumpkins - enough to buy a boat for next year.

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