June 12, 2004
GLUE-READY:
Man beats horse in 35km race (news.com.au, June 13, 2004
AN annual British race which pits people against horses in a gruelling course across fields and over hills saw the first-ever human winner in its 25-year history today.Posted by Orrin Judd at June 12, 2004 7:58 PMA 27-year-old information technology consultant - also a leading amateur runner - triumphed in the 35km "man versus horse" competition at Llanwrtyd Wells, in Wales.
Huw Lobb came home in 2 hours and 5 minutes, just over 2 minutes ahead of the first horse and rider.
The feat won him £25,000 ($66,000), a prize which has been accumulating by £1000 ($2650) a year throughout the history of the race.
Comments
There are plenty of animals that can outsprint man, but very few that can outrun us over long distances, and almost none that can do so on a hot day.
Posted by: mike earl at June 14, 2004 10:38 AM