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A three-legged race is a

running event Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

involving pairs of participants running with the left leg of one

runner Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

strapped to the right leg of another runner. The objective is for the partners to beat the other contestant pairs to the finish line. 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 9/10th October 2021. https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-distance-run-three-legged-in-24-hours .This also happens to be the longest ever distance run three-legged. 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 649, set in 2013 on the

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. An August 2014 attempt in

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organised by

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failed; only 543 pairs competed.

References

External links

World Records for Three-Legged Running
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-distance-run-three-legged-in-24-hours

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