The Smily Fam's miniature relay needs a slow-motion finish
The tabletop runners finish almost together, but viewers have another question: are the two lanes equally long?
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 583,644 views a day, 15 times a normal first day on this channel (38,245).
Running Relay Race! Boys vs Girls
The players are running furiously without going anywhere. In The Smily Fam's tabletop relay, shaking handheld controllers sends miniature runners around a track, while teammates supply the sideline encouragement.
"Running Relay Race! Boys vs Girls" reached roughly 445,000 views in fourteen hours, putting it on course for a first day far above the channel's usual Shorts. The tiny race has also given viewers something specific to debate beyond picking a team.
Blue takes the opening lap, followed by a handoff to the next pair of players. In the final leg, red pulls ahead before the runners reach the last bend almost level. The finish brings competing declarations of victory, then a close-up slow-motion replay asking viewers to make the call.
Several commenters are looking farther back than the finish line. They question whether the inner lane gives its runner a shorter distance, while others call the finish a dead heat. One viewer describes initially mistaking the figures for electronically moving toys, with the players merely running along in excitement.
The Smily Fam usually makes the task easy to grasp: match, react, land a ball, beat the timer. Here, the task is just as clear. It's agreeing on the result that's proving harder.
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What viewers say
At first, i didn't even realise that they were playing the game...
I thought the figures were moving electronically, and these guys were just pretending to run in excitement@ama7535See it on YouTubeI think I helped I was running too ...well done ladies🎉❤
@pamelalulu26See it on YouTubeInner course is shorter
@페리스일톤See it on YouTube
2 more comments
Too close to call. Dead heat
@juliekeast6175See it on YouTubeThe red runer has a shorter distance than the blue one
@billlittle1067See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- The Smily Fam
- Subscribers
- 5,330,000 ▲ 50,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 152,136,634
- Channel views, pace per day
- 23,886,105 (on a normal day: 32,866,291)
- Video published
- November 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 445,466 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 583,644
The numbers
The relay's projected first-day views are well above the channel's usual Shorts start. Its comment count has already passed the usual full-day total, too.
💡 Test your knowledge
How do the players power the miniature runners in this challenge?
The players shake handheld devices to move their miniature runners around the track.


