There Is A European Sauna Race Every Year And It Looks Amazing
Six hundred people in Otepaa, Estonia, got together on Sunday to race from sauna to sauna in below-freezing temperatures. [WARNING: a photo of two butts and some photos of very pasty looking people in bathing suits.]
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There Is A European Sauna Race Every Year ...
Ryan Broderick
1. This cool as heck Sauna Boss was one the 600 people who participated in this year’s European Sauna Marathon in Otepaa, Estonia.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
2. Here is one of the 150 teams who competed posing for a photo, also looking cool as heck.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
3. The sauna marathon is a race spread out over 62 miles which includes 22 saunas and 9 ice holes.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
4. Teams have four members each, and the entire team must sit inside the sauna for a minimum of three minutes before moving on.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
5. Between the saunas (and ice holes) the teams race in below freezing temperatures, attempting to complete the track in the shortest time.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
7. This is the fourth year that the marathon has been held, and it features traditional Finnish saunas, but also mobile saunas and smokehouse-style saunas.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
8. Last year’s winning team competed the race in an amazing 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
9. The marathon started in 2009 when a group of friends organized a 60-person race and now hosts 10-times as many people — like this shirtless guy in short shorts.
Image by Ints Kalnins / Reuters
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