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The sack race or potato sack race is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack or pillow case that reaches their waist or neck and hop forward from a starting point toward a finish line. The first person to cross the finish line is the winner of the race.
Possible rule changes that people make to the traditional game include using extra large sacks and running inside the bag; however, in some cases such activity may be viewed as cheating.
Sack racing is traditionally seen as an activity for
The sack race or potato sack race is a competitive game in which participants place both of their legs inside a sack or pillow case that reaches their waist or neck and hop forward from a starting point toward a finish line. The first person to cross the finish line is the winner of the race.
Possible rule changes that people make to the traditional game include using extra large sacks and running inside the bag; however, in some cases such activity may be viewed as cheating.
Sack racing is traditionally seen as an activity for children
A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...
, but people of any age can compete. In schools
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...
, the sack race often takes place on a Sports Day
Sports days (British English) or field days (American English) are events staged by many schools and offices in which people participate in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes. Though they are often h ...
, along with numerous other events such as the egg and spoon race
An egg-and-spoon race is a sporting event in which participants must balance an egg or similarly shaped item upon a spoon and race with it to the finishing line. At many primary schools an egg-and-spoon race is staged as part of the annual Sport ...
. It is also a frequent pastime at fairs, birthday parties, and picnics.
Records
The fastest 100 metres sack race is 25.96 seconds and was achieved by Christian Roberto López Rodríguez in Yuncos, Spain, on 18 November 2020. Christian also holds the world record for the 200 metres sack race, he completed the distance in a time of 63.88 seconds on 3 January 2021. The fastest 4x100 metres sack race is 2 minutes and 29.09 seconds and was achieved by Andrew Rodaughan, Patrick Holcombe, James Osbourne and Luke McFarlane in Beveridge, Australia, on 17 June 2003. The fastest 1 mile sack race is 16 minutes 41 seconds and was achieved in Baruun Salaa in Mongolia by Ashrita Furman on 19 May 2007. Ashrita Furman also holds the record for fastest 10 km sack race finishing in 1 hour 22 minutes and 2 seconds, achieved in Montauk, USA on 23 April 2001 The record for largest sack race competition with 2095 competitors is held by Agnieton college in Zwolle, the Netherlands and was won on 11 October 2002.
Fastest 100m sack race - Official Guinness World Records
Fastest 200m sack race - Official Guinness World Records
Fastest 400m sack race - Unofficial World Records
References
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