The Forest Park Balloon Race is run every September. The Energizer Bunny balloon goes off first, getting a head start, and then the other balloons--most corporately sponsored, some private, up to 70 or so altogether--take off after the Bunny.

The winner is the balloon that lands closest to the Bunny (or maybe to something the Bunny drops, I am a little unclear on the concept). It is not the farthest travelled, or the fasted to any marker--just the most accurate flight.

This year, however, the wind was too light for the giant bunny balloon, and it landed just a few hundred yards away in the park. The other balloons went on to have a nice ride anyway.