wheelbarrow race

noun

1. a race in which one member of each team of two walks on their hands while their legs are held up by their partner.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wheelbarrow race¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Another editor moved the blurry shot to the article “Wheelbarrow Race,” where it lives on in all its frenzied, bokeh-heavy glory.

From Slate

The Sun reported that Markle and Engelson's September 2011 nuptials included a wheelbarrow race, drinking games and brunch, with their actual ceremony lasting just 15 minutes.

From Fox News

One photo showed my father holding the legs of a white recruit in the air in a wheelbarrow race.

From Salon

There was also a wheelbarrow race, a hot tea-drinking showdown and some non-specific whatnottery involving a chap dressed in a donkey's skin that the press alluded to but never got round to properly explaining.

From BBC

Other legs of the Redneck Relay included face-planting in whipped cream to find candy, tossing ears of corn into the air and catching them in a bucket and a wheelbarrow race where one partner walks on their hands, or attempts to, while the other holds his or her feet and pushes.

From Washington Times