UK Wife Carrying Championships 2019

A fairy tale ending stunned spectators as defending champion Chris Hepworth sealed this year's victory with a proposal of marriage to his partner Tanisha Prince at the end of the race. After accepting the trophy, Chris dropped to one knee and popped the question to the other half of this champion partnership. The answer was a resounding yes, although Chris admitted, had they not won, that the time would not have been right and the ring would have stayed in his pocket!
The 11th annual UK Wife-Carrying Championships took place on a very wet and windy spring morning (3rd March), in Dorking, Surrey, South East England. Conditions underfoot were extremely slippery so a slow steady pace was the order of the day.
The winners were trailing at the turn in 3rd place, so had to make up ground in the closing stage of the race, but Chris surely had that extra, unique motivation to strive for success.
Couples race over a hilly 380-metre course, which features an 'over the straw-bale hurdle obstacle, plus a splash zone, ensuring competitors get soaked before the final straw bales leading to the finish.
There is a minimum 50-kilogramme weight rule, for the ‘wife ‘ or person being carried, as some women carry men and others are same-sex pairings. Entrants are weighed before the start of the race to ensure they meet this minimum 50Kg load and any under this threshold have to carry a rucksack of extra weight ballast to compete.
English couple Chris Hepworth and his partner Tanisha Prince (they aren’t married) took the top honours in the quirky event for the second year in succession. The Marriage proposal made this a memory they will never forget.
The couple from London now look forward to the World Championships in Finland later this year but will compete for the first time knowing they will become man and wife.
These are the rushes from the day.
#running #wife #wifeandhusbandrelationship #wifecarrying

[@wlamb9]

The husband carrying competition would be hilarious.

[@garrepallidanielvivek9329]

Some feminist: Noooooooooooo.. Ur so sexist.. 😭😭

[@obscurelyvague]

@@garrepallidanielvivek9329 It would be very demeaning and degrading to men for them to be carried this way. It is man hating

[@PAVANZYL]

It will probably be run over 6 metres!

[@ronaldpatterson1985]

congratulations to you both. Lovely to see a happy couple that are so right for each other. May God Bless you both and keep you safe.

[@aljochops5260]

This is so epic, saw this in a post and is now on my bucket list when I get married 😂

[@Xerdoz]

Don't think you have to be married...

[@aljochops5260]

@@Xerdoz UK WIFE carrying championship, though you might not have to me married 🤷🏻

[@niklasvilhelm7247]

@@aljochops5260 better get a skinny wife

[@adhr141]

Who is after kasetwo uploaded video 😂😂

[@esspidi8029]

mmee

[@maggie5807]

I was like why does this bloke have no pants on

[@millerl333]

I love happy endings!

[@lewisbray8538]

Well dne sis proud of u

[@Jeweliedear]

I love it. This would be so fun!

[@TAEBABY22]

☆ Hurray! And well done. So awesome ♡

[@asingingnun]

I spy with my little eye Zac and Jay.

[@fivetimesyo]

And this was invented by Vikings when they ransacked villages, I suppose...

[@annukkaemilia1590]

Go bit more East to Finland 😉

[@niklasvilhelm7247]

@@annukkaemilia1590 vikings lived in Finland too

[@smarthd7749]

Funny m

[@Luredreier]

​​​@@niklasvilhelm7247Well... Arguably yes, in the same way that other cultures like the Estonians also practiced raiding etc. But other then some rather limited settlement along the coast during the viking age it's not really Finland that took much part in that. Rather Vikings settled there to better trade with Russia. Finland itself was a rather poor area at the time compared to others that the Vikings had access to. They could trade furs with the locals of course. But yeah I doubt that this tradition was of viking origin, although it's of course impossible to discount entirely given that Vikings and Slavs both *did* mix with the Finns.

[@raydingo9991]

This is soooo funny in so many different levels

[@brendadinopol5735]

Love it😍😍😍

[@hebby7341]

wonderful xx

[@GeoAce777]

the buckets o' water substituting for the water jump was pretty funny!😄no wipeouts however 😏

[@ibieiniid4240]

that couple at 0:50 was in the finland 2019 video too. on the podium

[@waynerooney6023]

Zac and Jay just out of nowhere

[@GG-yy8qt]

見てみたくなってきちゃった

[@PAVANZYL]

This should be an Olympic sport! Much more fun to watch than curling (or is it hurling?).

[@kimatyakido2491]

thankfully, none of the wives are fat

[@nathandkreosote9917]

Its not held in the US

[@SLTe]

Unless you win her weight of beer, that is. Like in Finland.

[@anastasia-fr1gn]

@@nathandkreosote9917 there is one in the US lol but I think most couples will think about this before they enter

[@taurusdengaming4586]

congrats the the lad at the end!

[@user-rv9qi7gb2b]

出るだけでも楽しそう

[@swapnafitnesslover5736]

nice...

[@halimothman2010]

Fun, fun, fun 🤩

[@jovieboi7712]

What was claping coming from...

[@urvakshsheriar8372]

*who else is here from KASETWO/CASETOO 😂😂😂*

[@robertroth5561]

Me and my brothers carry our sisters either piggyback or sitting on our shoulders, like in shallow water or sitting on our shoulders. It's fun!

[@wise3813]

That proposal was sweet

[@carlmorgan8452]

4 years wondering if it 🤔 working out for them 🤔

[@wise3813]

@@carlmorgan8452 yea Damn i can't believe it was 2 years ago when i wrote this comment

[@joanna8381]

0:22 is that max Bucharest from Bucharest?

[@kevinmithnick9993]

No pool?

[@mikefitzgerald4871]

Dreamy

[@Finland1965]

Go to Finland..there you win beer

[@mearongaming4083]

I am here after kasetwo😂

[@user-il3pj5iy3y]

Theres a couple of 96 typr

[@obscurelyvague]

"@user-il3pj5iy3y" I did not see anyone who looked that old.

[@amamansa841]

4:29😀😀😀😀

[@jazzin8r]

this is pretty dope but weird

[@user-zg8yb4zg6g]

Epic😂

[@benjamingam3694]

Here because of Ismo.

[@Plastpackad]

1:38 my wife every Saturday night.

[@user-ll5vo8of1y]

สวัสดี ครับ 😍😍😍👍

[@pinkiestpiggy336]

Zac and jay made it in then

[@crisdlcruz145]

Deer carry should be most efficient

[@gabyrivera1731]

I love that there’s a woman carrying her wife too

[@samdigosta9155]

Was that wife or husband??🤔🤔

[@onmysecondjourney5510]

They were sisters. It's not mandatory to carry wives. Unmarried couples,friends and siblings take part too.

[@bigboi4488]

@@onmysecondjourney5510 siblings? And the brother carries the sister like that?

[@onmysecondjourney5510]

@@bigboi4488 Sometimes.

[@bigboi4488]

@@onmysecondjourney5510 that’s weird

[@FinQuerilla]

The real price was your "Wifes mass = Beer"

[@Jeweliedear]

Hilarious!!

[@obscurelyvague]

3:11 Couple number 19 may be the only two-woman team.

[@crr199]

Anyone after kasetwo 😂😂

[@majinvegeta3181]

1:39, excuse me lady can you speak to the mic closer.

[@samdigosta9155]

😂😂😂

[@user-ts8ly9yo9i]

4:03

[@notveryhumble2u720]

Lol

[@user-gc4ot1kw3m]

東海オンエアから来ました

[@jenaipaslamoindreide]

1:38 lol

[@yahs4329]

Some run like their wife weights nothing and is like a backpack

[@rageviking9177]

2:39

[@nehsangbong7259]

Everything is a fucking sport LoL 😂

[@user-yo5jn7rv3v]

h1ta

[@anxietyebriety6553]

I say disqualify them. Liars

[@caillou4110]

4:25 good thing she didn't queef

[@billphilips8522]

he probably was taking a few sniffs. for sure.

[@IronWarrior4Ever]

Ahh yes, what silly humans will do for entertaining others.

[@jenaipaslamoindreide]

Ah, a self referecing comment! well done.

[@vuscotts2738]

Kinh tế chính trị quân sự thế giới họ phát triển đi trước từ lâu cái món cõng vợ này mới khó

[@billphilips8522]

4:26.......if you use this method of carrying, hygiene is important. lol, i am surprised at them using that style as it has such obvious sexual undertones. it does have the advantage of wiggling ones face in there to get rid of sweat. right? 😉

[@mok5498]

number 23, tell you wife to message me on my personal messages on youtube