Wife Carrying

These annual competitions in Maine are quirky, out of the ordinary, and can even be downright dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.

And you didn't think the North American Wife Carrying Championships could get any weirder. But a new comedic mockumentary blurs the line of this fantastic and ridiculous event with a fictional account. "Couples of Wide Carrying" is out now on cable and streaming services.

During this dreadful time of Covid, it's wonderful news to hear that one of the wackiest athletic competitions in Maine will still be happening this year.

The 20th Annual North American Wife Carrying Championship is happening on Saturday, October 12, 2019 as the major attraction for the annual Sunday River Fall Festival Weekend in Bethel.

A couple from Oxford, Maine just won a ton of beer and bragging rights to one of the most exclusive and bizarre contests on Earth!

This insane obstacle course is navigated with the wife carried face down on the husband's back her arms wrapped around his waist and legs around his neck. The race even has a giant mud puddle (called the widow maker) to get through. Crazy right?