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Man’s Best Friend becomes his Competitor
The Welsh Llanwrtyd Wells Man v Horse race is madness quite frankly.
Pitting themselves against the elements and on a supposedly level playing field, individual runners endure a 22-mile race though the hills surrounding Llanwrtyd Wells all the while trying the beat horses to the finish line.
That alone sounds difficult, without adding in to the mix the knowledge that the Man versus Horse race has a total ascent of 3,000ft and spans across farm tracks, footpaths, forestry roads and moorland.
This lunacy first began in 1980, although it was 2005 before a man in the race finally beat a horse.
Deputy Editor Mark Lingard of welsh newspaper, County Times, ran the race in memory of his grandmother and managed to run the course in 3 hours, 21 minutes and 25 seconds – and beat a few of the horses to the finish line.
The winning runner was Martin Cox of the Salford Harriers (2:20:06), although unfortunately he failed to beat the horse, Geoff Allen of Dukes Touch of Fun (2:11:43). To read the full account of this crazy “two horse race”, click here.
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