![‘Blackout Relay’ At Bates College [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/495/files/2018/02/dark.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Blackout Relay’ At Bates College [VIDEO]
Most people can barely walk in the dark, let alone run in it!
The Maine Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships at Bates College looks like any other track meet, until the final event, the 4 x 800 relay, when the fieldhouse lights go out.
The "Blackout Relay" was born one year, when a howling wind storm caused a power outage, but the runners kept going, and the crowd kept cheering, so now it's an annual event at Bates.
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