MARLBOROUGH – What’s the secret to winning the Bed Race?
It’s all in the pillow.
On Monday, Sept. 2, the annual Labor Day Bed Race, sponsored by the Marlborough Lions, returned to Main Street after construction moved the event to nearby Granger Boulevard last year.
Eighteen teams, made up of athletes from Marlborough High School and Advanced Math and Science Academy (AMSA), vied to be the quickest in running a wheeled bed down the street; making up the bed with sheets and a pillow case; run the completed bed around a cone; and unmaking the bed.
Once again, a squad from Marlborough High’s girls soccer team (representing Touchdown Carpet) ended up on top, winning with a time of 1 minute and 9 seconds.
“It’s all in the strategy,” said Abby Healy, a senior who was part of last year’s winning team. “The secret is putting two people on [making up] the pillow…”
A team of Welly’s employees finished second, about four seconds behind the winners. A team of MHS football players, representing Lost Shoe Brewery, came in third; while a team of MHS field hockey players, representing Double T’s Tavern, finished fourth.
Rounding out the top five was a team of MHS girls volleyball players representing Dairy Queen.
“Today was the best day,” said Mike Traiforos, the Lions’ coordinator for the bed race and the owner of the Dairy Queen on East Main Street.
The Bed Race and the parade that followed wrapped up a busy weekend for the Lions. On Sunday, Sept. 1, they had the Eyemobile on Main Street for the city’s Labor Day Festival.
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