"2 miles), but non-standard distances are also acceptable. The "Round the Bays" run in Auckland, New Zealand is 8 . 4 km (5. 2 miles), the SBLI Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth Cape Cod is 7 miles long, San Francisco's "Bay to Breakers" is 12 km (7. 46 miles); "City to Surf" in Sydney, Australia is 14 km, Honolulu's "Great Aloha Run" is 8. 15 miles (13. 12 km), and the "Charleston Distance Run" in Charleston, West Virginia is 15 miles (24. Bull Protesters Running14 km). Any running that covers a distance further than a marathon is called ultrarunning; the event is an ultramarathon. "

" In some states, the gubernatorial candidate chooses his/her running mate while in other states parties hold separate ballots for governor and lieutenant governor. The two then run together as running mates in the general election. In some states, separate elections are held for governor and lieutenant governor. In this case, the governor and lieutenant governor run separate campaigns and can be from two different political parties. This was the case when George W. Bush was Governor of Texas. His first lieutenant governor, Bob Bullock, was a Democrat. Bull Protesting Running In cases like this, the governor and lieutenant governor are not considered running mates because they are not elected on the same ticket. Running mates are often chosen to balance the ticket. "