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OLNEY, England -- Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town.

The Pancake Day Race and the celebration surrounding International Pancake Day is held annually on Fat Tuesday, which this year, is Feb. 13. It’s a tradition for Olney that goes back centuries.

OLNEY, England — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country ...

OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English ...

OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English ...

OLNEY – Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. They ...

Schoolchildren from local schools take part in the children's races prior to the annual Pancake race in the town of Olney, in Buckinghamshire, England, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

(AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Schoolchildren from local schools take part in the children's races prior to the annual Pancake race in the town of Olney, in Buckinghamshire, England, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.