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The Farmer's Dash

The Farmer's Dash is done by grasping the handles of the weights in each hand, standing up with them, and walking. In professional competition, the weights vary from around 265 pounds per hand to almost 400 pounds per hand! The contest can be to walk as far as you can with the weights with a pre-set number of set downs allowed, or to walk/run a set distance for the fastest time. Most of the time the event is done over a set distance for time, and set up for two or more contestants to go side by side in a race.

The Farmer's Dash is one of many Highland Games offered in Edinburgh, Scotland by Mad Max Adventures.