A sport where a bed is used other than sleeping. Bed racing is a sport played mostly in the US, Germany, New Zealand, and elsewhere in the UK. Bed racing isn't just a sport, but a pageant also. Each bed racing tournament has a theme whether it’s sports themed to princess themed. Before you may participate in this sport make sure your team and bed fit the criteria.
Although bed racing is known in the US, Germany, New Zealand, and elsewhere in the UK bed racing started in 1966, and was held in Yorkshire. Every year there are up to 90 teams each made of 6 runners and a passenger. This very competitive sport is made up of two parts the pageant where their bed is judged then a 2.4 mile run with a swim across the River Nidd. To get across the river each bed has to have some kind of floating device made from maybe a type of floating material or a built in kayak. I picked this sport because I love to run and this sport adds an interesting but complicated piece that makes this running course even more fun. However, this sport isn't just about the runners and passengers this is a whole town effort. Volunteers spend days on end making sure everything is reading and the run is as safe as possible. “Whatever happens, it is never good enough and each vows to be back to do better next year!” states (“Knaresborough bed race”)
Most importantly, sports don’t always have to be those average sports like football, basketball, etc. Like bed racing there are many weird and interesting sports out there that many people love. These type of weird sport are very important to be aware of because they show that many things that we use daily can be turned into different thing for our entertainment. So next time you are bored try to think of things that we take granted for and turn them into something fun and creative like bed racing.
source- http://www.bedrace.co.uk/about
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