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NEWRY, Maine – A Maine couple has taken the crown in the North American Wife Carrying Championship over a course that featured a muddy water hole and two log obstacles.
Dave and Lacey Castro of Lewiston beat a field of 41 teams to win the competition Saturday at Sunday River ski resort in Newry. They covered the 278-yard course in 54.45 seconds.
For their effort, the couple won Lacey’s weight in beer and five times her weight in cash — $485.
In all, teams from 11 states competed in the 10th annual race in which a man has to carry a woman, or vice versa, over an obstacle course.
As the North American champs, the Castros are eligible to compete in the world championships in Finland next July.