Three-legged race
Running event
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A three-legged race is an informal running event involving pairs of participants running with the left leg of one runner strapped to the right leg of another runner.[1] The objective is for the partners to beat the other contestant pairs to the finish line.
Three-legged races are traditionally staged in schools as a sports day activity.[2]
Records
The longest distance ever run three-legged in 24 hours is 117.1km (72.7 miles) and was achieved by Gary Shaughnessy (Tadley, England) and Andy Tucker (Tadley, England), at Silchester on 9/10 October 2021.[3] Gary Shaughnessy and Andy Tucker also broke the 12 hour record on the same day.
The world record for the most pairs in a three-legged race is 768, set by Caritas of Hong Kong in 2019.[4] An August 2014 attempt in Canberra organised by National Rugby League team Canberra Raiders failed; only 543 pairs competed.[5]
