This might be the most entertaining thing you see all summer.

We’re bringing the first-ever Brundage Wife Carrying Challenge (similar to the North American Wife Carrying Championship) to Brundage during our Fourth of July music festival, and it’s open to everyone!

Competitors go head-to-head in timed heats, and the two fastest teams overall advance to a final showdown for the title of Champion of the inaugural Brundage Wife Carrying Challenge! (No marriage required and same sex teams are welcomed!)

How to register? 

• Register day of at the MTN OR register HERE

How much to compete?

• FREE to join and FREE to watch 

Want to hang out all day? We’re kicking the morning off with our 5K/10K Cat Track Race and Free Music Festival running from 10:30 – 6!

Race Format

• Teams compete in head-to-head heats, with each team timed
• The two fastest teams advance to a final, head-to-head championship heat
• The winner of the final heat is crowned champion

Who Can Compete

• Teams of two 
• You DO NOT need to be married to compete 
• Same-sex teams welcome
• Both participants must be 21+ to compete
• No minimum weight requirement for the carried teammate

Rules to Know

• The carried teammate must be carried for the entire course
• Dropping your partner results in a 5-second penalty
• Teams must remain together at all times or risk disqualification
• Helmets are required for the teammate being carried

Carry Styles

• Up to you. Piggyback, fireman’s carry, or the popular Estonian carry (upside-down, legs over shoulders)

Kid Piggyback Race

• Want to try but not 21? Run the course with a piggyback style once the adults are done. The course will be set up all day long and available for kids after 3:30 pm.