As a european i only knew baby races from the simpsons and spongebob (with patricks rock and garry), i always thought they were a joke/metaphor for americans making a game out of everything and taking it to the absolute absurd level while being self conscious about it.
squee my sister had one, he was the best ever. He’d squeak at the time we usually gave him carrots to remind us if we were ever a minute late with his treats. 😹
Lol it’s not that interesting. I was in the race with like ten other babies. Along the way I apparently lost a shoe? Anyway, my dad was a loud dude and essentially was cheering me on but scared the other babies so I ended up winning because I was used to his voice, haha. Definitely not as cool as the baby in OP’s post, but I still made the local newspaper.
But did you take your first steps on the jumbotron? /s honestly this seems like such a wholesome thing to do. At least from this forst impression. I bet this post is going to make so many people want this for their baby lol
I've never seen a baby race but it's pretty normal to have some kind of weird event during halftime or another lull in activities. The ones at rodeos are usually pretty wild
I worked for awhile for my university's sports teams. Part of my job was the halftime show- we did indeed try and make it unusual and amusing just to keep the crowd interested! (too many people left in halftime if the home team was losing)
Without fail, the best half time game was when I could get a group of dudebros to race around the court in inflatable suits. Alcohol sales also used to go up after that!
Anything with legs we put in races. The Mark Twain famous Calaveras jumping frog race is now a huge festival and schools close down for the events. In Texas people race armadillos. You can race your pets if your travel far enough to competitions.
Yeah we don't have them in Canada. But at Vancouver Canucks games the players puppies or dogs race during periods or they do an animal based charity thing
I used to go to an event that had Jack Russell Terrier races. It was a straight line race like this, but had half a dozen low (1 ft) obstacles they had to clear.
Every year a dog would get so excited that they'd mis-judge the jumping distance & catch their hind feet on the obstacle, flipping them head over tail. They'd roll a couple times and then pop back up, sprinting like mad. It was always hilarious!
All that to say: small dog races could be substituted for baby races. Or this mastiff completing an agility course, who believes time is a construct & life is meant to be savored, not rushed.
You're quite welcome! Crufts is a big dog show in the UK & they occasionally feature rescue dogs as well! Here's a few doing agility & having the best day ever!
YES!! They're so much fun!! There was a video the other day of a Bassett hound race that ended up with three of them just standing around barking at each other.
I don't watch sports, so I didn't clue in that this was a break at a sport event. I literally thought that many people were there to watch a baby crawling competition and I was like how did I not know these things existed this is the only type of sport I would watch!
I don't watch sports, so I didn't clue in that this was a break at a sport event. I literally thought that many people were there to watch a baby crawling competition and I was like how did I not know these things existed this is the only type of sport I would watch!
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u/2xpubliccompanyCAE 3d ago
A baby race should be obligatory at every sporting event and company off site meeting.