Alberta is known for some outrageous things , and one spot in the province holds an annual wife-carrying competition, with the winners receiving beer and cash as prizes.

The competition is held by the Lac La Biche Agricultural Society along with the Lakeland County Fair in northern Alberta.

Competitors run the race course two teams at a time, and the three fastest teams qualify for prizes. The course is 254/278 yards long and features dry and wet obstacles.

The winning team receives the wife’s weight in beer and five times her weight in cash, while the runner-up teams receive half or one-third of that amount.

Teammates are not required to be legally married and must be at least 20 years of age.

@llbtourism couples from across Alberta and Saskatchewan competed in the second annual w

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