Because apparently marriage didn't already have enough hurdles. 😂🏃♂️❤️
The Wife-Carrying World Championships have been held in Sonkajärvi, Finland, since 1992.
And the concept is beautifully simple.
Pick up your partner.
Run 253.5 metres.
Try not to drop them.
The course includes two dry obstacles and a one-metre-deep water pit, because simply running while carrying another human apparently wasn't difficult enough.
Despite the name, competitors don't actually need to be married, and the person being carried can be anyone willing to participate.
They do, however, need to be at least 17 and weigh at least 49kg. Anyone lighter gets extra weight added.
The most popular technique is called the Estonian carry, which involves hanging your partner upside down against your back with their legs wrapped around your neck.
Romance is alive and well.
At the 2025 championships, around 200 competitors from 18 countries took part while roughly 2,000 spectators watched.
American couple Caleb and Justine Roesler completed the course in a record 1 minute 1.17 seconds, becoming the first non-European winners in the competition's history.
And forget medals or trophies.
The traditional grand prize is far more practical:
The carried partner's weight in beer.
Which means competitors spend months training to carry their partner as quickly as possible, only to win enough beer to make them considerably harder to carry next year.
Marriage is all about supporting your partner through life's ups and downs.
Finland just added a stopwatch and a water hazard.
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