Couples dash to be crowned winners of UK Wife Carrying Race

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2026-03-08

London (PA Media/dpa) - Dozens of people braved murky March weather to take part in one of the United Kingdom's most unusual races. The annual UK Wife Carrying Race saw husbands taking on the 380-metre course up and back down the Nower in Dorking, Surrey, all while their wives clung on for dear life. Though the Scandinavian sport traditionally features husbands carrying their wives, the UK version, organised by Leith Hill Trail Runners, allows pe......

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