Since 1980, students have looked forward to a unique Homecoming Week event: The Bed Race. This year’s competition will be at 11 a.m. Friday on Riverside Avenue.
During the race, teams of five push a bed frame on wheels 100 yards and attempt to achieve the fastest time for their division. Divisions include males, females, alumni and faculty.
“Originally, when this started, they were just really dinky beds with really tiny wheels and they would just wobble, but we eventually got these custom beds made,” said Catherine Burgess, president of the Homecoming Steering Committee.
Each team is encouraged to dress up, but four team members must push the frame, and one must ride on the mattress that sits on top of it.
Burgess said there is no definite strategy to the race, but she has noticed it helps to have the strongest people pushing the bed and the heaviest person on the bed to keep it from lifting off the ground; however, she said it is most important to “just have fun.”
“We have such an amazing turn out for Bed Race every year because of how much fun the event is,” said Mandy Haupt, the special events chair of the Homecoming Steering Committee. “This is the perfect way to get into the Homecoming spirit right before the Homecoming football game. Students love to participate in this event and keep it alive.”
Haupt said the event isn’t just fun for those who compete, and everyone is welcome to attend whether they are racing or spectating.
“Students can stand around the outside of the fence and cheer their organization on and we are always looking for Bed Race student volunteers each year,” Haupt said.
Contact Justice Amick with comments at jramick@bsu.edu.
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