Largest linked race - most pairs (single venue)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The largest linked race by most pairs (single venue) was achieved by 3,479 pairs at the second annual "La Carrera de Padres e Hijos", organized by IMSS (Mexico), at the Hemiciclo a Juárez in Mexico City, Mexico, on 18 May 2014. All of the participants started at the same time; some ran 1 km (0.62 mi), some ran 2 km (1.24 mi) and some ran 3 km (1.86 mi). Runners were all linked at the wrist by elastic bands provided by IMSS and all of the participants were registered as parent and child.

For a complete list of 2014 records, please visit 2014 Guinness Records in Mexico.

Related Images

Other Mexico records that might interest you:

• Largest gathering of people dressed as chefs
• Largest waiter race
• Largest serving of octopus
• Longest serving president of a global sports organisation
• Fastest unpaced 1 km cycle from a standing start (male)