Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe June 12 (UPI) -- Runners in a Colorado race received some incentive to run extra fast when they were joined in the road by a black bear. Participants in the Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run Sunday in the Colorado Springs area said the bear appeared at the side of the road before running out in front of a group of runners. Advertisement "Why did the bear cross the road? To scare the runners and make me lose precious time in the middle of a race!" Donald Sanborn, who captured photos of the bruin's unexpected appearance, wrote on Facebook. There were no injuries reported -- other than to distracted runners' final times. Read More Bear cubs struggle to follow mom up Connecticut fence Florida man on Jet Ski encounters swimming bear Alaska man finds massive bear trapped inside garbage bin