John Farra carries his 110-pound wife, Tess, over a 278-yard obstacle course to win the North American Wife Carrying Championship, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, at the Sunday River Ski Resort, in Newry, Maine. John Farra, a former Winter Olympian from Caribou who trained by running up a ski slope with 80 pounds of mortar mix, won the seventh annual North American Wife Carrying Championship on Saturday at Sunday River. Farra's first-place finish earned him and his 110-pound wife Tess her weight in beer and five times her weight in cash, or $550. They also are eligible for a $1,000 reimbursement toward a trip to the world championships in Finland next July. The Farras completed the 278-yard course, which includes a water trough and log hurdles, in 1 minute, 6 seconds in the critical heat and 1 minute, 4 seconds in the final. Daniel Brown and Janel Worcester of Brewer were second, about 10 seconds behind, in the field of 27 couples. Farra, who competed in cross-country ski races in the 1992 Games in Albertville, France, trained for the wife carry by running up a slope near his home each morning before work with 80 pounds of mortar mix in a backpack. Several hundred spectators turned out for the competition during the height of western Maine's fall foliage season. (Agencies)

第七屆北美年度背老婆錦標賽于上周六在星期日河地區舉行，來自加里本（美國緬因州北部）的前冬奧會冠軍約翰·法拉獲得比賽冠軍，他賽前的訓練是背80磅重的混凝土包跑上一個滑雪坡。 法拉由此贏得和他老婆苔絲等重（110磅，約合50公斤）的啤酒和相當于她重量五倍的獎金550美元。此外，他們還得到了明年7月去芬蘭參加世錦賽的路費補助1000美元。 法拉背著苔絲跑完了254米的全程，他在關鍵的預賽中用1分零6秒穿過一個水槽，越過一個圓木跨欄；在決賽中則花了1分零4秒。在參賽的27對夫婦中，來自布魯爾的丹尼爾·布朗和詹尼爾·伍斯特夫婦落后冠軍10秒，屈居亞軍。 法拉曾在1992年法國阿爾維貝爾冬奧會的越野滑雪比賽中獲得冠軍。在“背老婆”比賽的賽前訓練中，他每天早晨都背著80磅的混凝土包跑上他家附近的一個斜坡。 緬因州西部此時正值賞楓盛季，比賽吸引了幾百名觀眾前來觀看。 (英語點津姍姍編輯)