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UK Wife Carrying Championships 2017

The annual UK Wife-Carrying Championships took place on soggy Sunday spring morning, (5th March) in the sleepy town of Dorking, Surrey, South East England. Folklore has it - the weighty sport heralds from a Scandinavian tradition, where raiders needed to be swift on their legs to escape when stealing womenfolk from neighbouring villages. Despite the fact that wife theft is frowned upon, the tradition has evolved to a purely competitive high jinx. Couples race over a hilly 380-metre course, which features an 'over the straw-bale hurdle obstacle, plus a splash zone, ensuring competitors get soaked before the final straw bales leading to the finish. There is a minimum 50-kilogram weight rule, for the ‘wife ‘ or person being carried, as some women carry men and others are same-sex pairings. Entrants are weighed before the start of the race to ensure they meet this minimum 50Kg load and any under this threshold have to carry a rucksack of extra weight ballast to compete. However, the diminutive frame of the fairer sex is a definite advantage and the closer to 50kg in weight also provides a distinct gain. The prize fund is particularly coveted with a barrel of ale going to the victor. Welsh couple Jack McKendrick and his partner Kirsty Jones took top honours in the quirky event.