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As if the lone act of bending your legs in ways they aren't built to move wasn't difficult enough, the Japanese have designed a sport to make it even harder. Dubbed "Split Races," contestants sprint to a finish line while having the central part of their bodies split open like a turkey dinner awaiting to be stuffed. Seeing as how we crack and creak each time we get into our office chairs, it looks like being a World Record Holding Split Racer (like the winner above) isn't going to be in our cards anytime soon. Props to these women for challenging evolution, though, this shit's gotta sting …