Bushrat Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Article extract >> For the first time in 25 years two legs have triumphed over four legs to win the annual "man versus horse" race. Some 40 horses and riders lined up against nearly 500 people and relay teams in the gruelling 22-mile race in Llanwrtyd Wells, mid Wales. No human running alone has ever been able to defeat a horse in the 25-year history of the competition. The historic feat for man was claimed by runner Huw Lobb from Bedford who won in two hours five minutes and 19 seconds. It was the first time he had competed in the William Hill Man versus Horse Marathon. The 27-year old IT consultant beat horse Kay Bee Jay, ridden by Zoe White, who crossed the line in two hours seven minutes and 36 seconds. Mr Lobb said: "It is the 25th anniversary today and I am the first person to beat the horse it feels great. "I was the forth Briton to finish the London marathon this year so I have been in training for a long time now. "But the race is very different I have been up and down mountains today." Mr Lobb won the #25,000 prize money, which has increased by #1,000 each year after remaining unclaimed. End extract << Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwBen Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 LOL, cool :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfador Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Damn, that's running 10mph for over 2 hours straight. He deserves that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4M3R Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Man I wouldnt last 5 minutes :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 WOW. Talk about training ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Aziz Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Man I wouldnt last 5 minutes :D Man I wouldnt last 1 minute :rofl: :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 13, 2004 MVC Share Posted June 13, 2004 I smell BullSh$t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted June 13, 2004 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 13, 2004 I smell BullSh$t Dont you mean HorseSh$t :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddy Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 i can't even outrun a dog :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oik Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 those must have been some crappy horses... i find it hard to believe that a horse cannot run, on average, faster than 10mph for 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyout Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 was the guy from africa?....i mean they win every long distance race don't they? *stereotype* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporkguy Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 surely that should be ?25,000 not #25,000 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 i thought thsi was giong to be something like "man beats dead horse with a stick" anyway, thats crazy that he could do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 it wasn't just running along a track, it was through mud, rocky terrain, every other crap hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifive Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I bet the horses got stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiegel Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 GO HUMAN RACE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRoling Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I mean, did the horse stop to take a crap for about an hour or something? That's physically impossible if the horse was running even at half-ass speed for the entire race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted June 13, 2004 Veteran Share Posted June 13, 2004 I can't even run for more than 2 minutes continuously :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 I bet the horses got stuck. ya, all forty horses got stuck at the same time. :rolleyes: RTFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivand Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 Don't know, that doesn't looks posible to me :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushrat Posted June 13, 2004 Author Share Posted June 13, 2004 I don't know about this story either, i found it on another forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts