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	Marathon
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	Man versus Horse Marathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual marathon, with human and (mounted) equine contestants, which takes place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells.
		This was not the first time that man had challenged a horse - in the 18th century, a man named Guto Nyth-BrÃ¢n is reported to have raced a horse in the former Welsh county of Cardiganshire and won.
		It was the first time that a man racing on foot has won the race, thereby winning the prize fund of Â£ 25,000 (which had been growing by Â£1,000 each year from the race's inception until claimed by a winning runner).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon (350 words)

	H2G2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A cross country course is laid out, and human competitors pit their stamina against that of a posse of chosen horses.
		The steep slopes are a great test of the endurance of both man and beast, and the tricky forestry, which a man may dart through but which a horse can only travel around, is equally difficult terrain.
		The ultimate aim is to run the course and beat the first horse.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A403147?s_id=2 (129 words)

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	Man V Horse Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is run over a spectacular course where runners and horses compete against each other.
		It is sponsored by William Hill plc and should a runner beat the first horse, he will win a special prize of £24,000.
		In 2000 there was only 90 seconds between the first horse and the first runner.
	www33.brinkster.com /greenevents/manvhor.html (211 words)

	News archives - Horsetalk -- Horse news, horse advice, world equestrian news and information, New Zealand horse news, ...
		Horse beats human - yet again -- (Jul 11) The recent 22-mile man versus horse race in Wales once again demonstrated the superiority of four legs over two.
		Horse Druimgiga Shemal, ridden by Robyn Petrie-Ritchie from Devon, won in two hours and two minutes, beating runner Mark Croasdale from Lancaster, the first human to cross the line in two hours and 17 minutes.
		This new service is available to all horse owners whatever the breed of their animal.
	www.horsetalk.co.nz /archives/news-jul2003.shtml (1571 words)

	Human Versus Horse - The best human products, sites and information on the web today! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A man raced a horse across the desert in the blazing sun...
		horse weighs 1,200 pounds, has a brain about the size of a walnut, is many times stronger and is much faster than a human...
		In Dark Horse's version, the creatures face-off on a distant planet that is home to a small colony of human...
	human.goodwebdir.com /index.php?k=human-versus-horse (1181 words)

	Man beats horse in 35km race. 13/06/2004. ABC News Online
		An annual British race that pits people against horses in a gruelling course across fields and over hills has seen the first human winner in its 25-year history.
		A 27-year-old information technology consultant who is also a leading amateur runner triumphed in the 35 kilometre "man versus horse" competition at Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales.
		The homepage of the Llanwrtyd Wells Man v Horse marathon, including photos of runners and horses in action, and details of previous winners.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200406/s1130734.htm (351 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Wales \| Horse triumphs over man again
		But the coveted £22,000 prize money for the first individual runner to beat a horse was left untouched for the 22nd consecutive year with first sole runner coming in nine minutes after the leading horse.
		The gruelling marathon sees runners pitted against horses and riders, attracted 160 runners, 21 relay teams and a record 24 horses and riders.
		The first horse and rider to complete the race was Royal Mikado, ridden by Heather Evans from Ross-on-Wye, with a time of 2 hours, 8 minutes and 6 seconds.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/wales/1597545.stm (537 words)

	News and Comments - Clee Saddlery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		She believes he is the horse to look out for in the future after trying him out with success at several events and would be delighted with sponsorship from any local businesses.
		Basically if the mechanical hackamore is placed to far forward on the horses nose and you would pull hard on both reins you would extend a tremendous amount of pressure on the horses soft part of the nose and may cut of his air supply what could result in a very undesirable situation.
		The 18 year old was almost thrown off her mount when it reared up after the horse in front fell during an early morning run, but her foot became trapped in the stirrup and she was pulled along the ground by the bolting horse for almost a quarter of a mile.
	www.cleesaddlery.co.uk /newsandcomments (9882 words)

	DVD Talk Forum - Man beats horse in 35km race
		The fact that a man outran a horse over a distance much greater than a few miles is pretty freakin' incredible.
		But a slightly better than average man can outrun an average horse over a short distance because the average horse isn't one that does nothing but run all day every day, like a racehorse does.
		There are hundred mile races for humans, in which I doubt a horse could compete (obviously such a race, or for that matter 1/10 of one, would kill me).
	www.dvdtalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=369391 (1609 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Breaking news \| Run like thunder until you chunder - and keep your kit on
		In June a 27-year-old club runner, Huw Lobb, became the first man in 25 years to deny equine superiority by winning the annual man-versus-horse "marathon" held in the mid-Wales town of Llanwrtyd Wells.
		Lobb beat 566 runners and 47 horses around the 21.7-mile course to finish in 2 hours, five minutes and 19 seconds and pocket the £25,000 prize.
		It was not a good year for horses as a species.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,10488,1382511,00.html (685 words)

	Salisbury / Yate / Wiltshire Web Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Like the London Marathon, some competitors have automatic right of entry (subject to paying the fees, presumably): others take their chance in the ballot for places (unlike the LM, you must find two people to vouch that you are a competent skater).
		So they set up the Man versus Horse race, which has been held for several years now on a 22-mile route around the hills and tracks of Mid-Wales, starting and finishing at the Neuadd Arms Hotel where that argument took place.
		The runners start first, and the horses start singly later (it‘s all done by comparing times) The course is the same for each (except for a short stretch considered unsuitable for horses): the runners don‘t have the possibility of being stopped for compulsory veterinary checks though.
	www.johndeaton.freeserve.co.uk /Ram/ram091.html (1395 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - This Is Local London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Man verses Horse Marathon is in itÍs 21st year and expects 300 runners and up to twenty horses and riders at the staring line in Llanwrtyd, Mid Wales.
		Lord Sutch was the official starter for 10 years of the Man versus Horse marathon which pits four legs against two over a gruelling 22 mile Welsh course.
		The Man versus Horse marathon is in its 21st year and expects 300 runners and up to 20 horses and riders at the starting line in Llanwrtyd, mid Wales.
	www.thisislocallondon.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=96023 (425 words)

	Man versus Horse 2002, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales
		One runner versus one rider which both were invited to participate in memory of Lord Sutch who died in 1999.
		He was the official starter of the race and a familiar figure at the Man versus Horse.
		Luckily nobody was injured and the horse was caught at the ford.
	www.uli-sauer.de /laufen/stories/mvh/2002mvh_e.htm (918 words)

	The Horrors of an Easily Distracted Mind: 7 June 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The annual 22-mile man versus horse race saw four legs once again triumph over two.
		Some 30 horses and riders lined up against nearly 400 people and 50 relay teams in the contest in Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, mid Wales.
		No human running alone has yet defeated a horse in the competition and hopes a single runner would triumph over equine opponents for the first time in more than 20 years were dashed again.
	blog.druidic.net /archives/2003_06_07.php (673 words)

	icWales - Man beats horse in race marathon
		The historic feat for man was today 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.
		We unveiled a memorial to him before this race and he always told me, time and time again, a man would beat a horse one day." Earlier this month a retired greyhound defeated a top racehorse to claim the crown of fastest animal in the racing world.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14326871&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=man-beats-horse-in-race-marathon-name_page.html (567 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Fun and Games \| Flair of the dog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the event, the little fella romped away with it, finishing in 23.29 seconds ahead of its rival - that's seven horse lengths (or 15 in doggy language).
		Then 40 horses and riders will take on 300 human runners over a 22-mile course in the unique William Hill Man versus Horse Marathon.
		Horses have won all the previous 24 runnings of the race, but two years ago there was under a minute between the leading runners.
	www45.thny.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/funny_old_game/3771463.stm (220 words)

	The Observer \| UK News \| Two legs too good for four
		That has been the iron rule for the first 24 years of the annual 'man versus horse' marathon in Llanwrtyd Wells, mid Wales.
		Some 47 horses and riders lined up against nearly 500 people and relay teams in the gruelling 22-mile race in what claims to be Britain's smallest town.
		Making his debut in the 'man versus horse' race, he won in two hours, five minutes and 19 seconds.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,6903,1237668,00.html (472 words)

	SUDBURY ROCKS!! RUNNING CLUB
		This was a very exciting year in the Waterfront Marathon as Both Ed Witlock and and Fauja Singh set world records in their respective age groups of 70+ and 90+, Check out their times in the Results Section.
		He's brought his 1/2 marathon time down from around 1:40+ at that start of the year to a flat 130:00 in Toronto on Sunday.
		The 1/2 marathon had 3000 participants including Ed Whitlock, a 72 year old who was trying to go sub 3 hours.
	www.sudburyrocks.ca /archives/ar-10-02-2003.htm (2927 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Barnet Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 22-mile cross-country event pitches runners against horse and rider and crosses mountains, forests and streams, although heavy rain caused the race organisers to divert the runners round the last river crossing which was deemed to be too dangerous.
		Following on from his success in the Metros Marathon Week, Gordon Swindles finished overall fourth in the Woodley Carnvial 10 miles event at Reading.
		Not to be outdone by her husband, Mary Swindles put up a gutsy performance and took the prize for the first woman over 45 to finish.
	www.barnettimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=68433 (264 words)

	Bucks Free Press
		THE only man in the history of world athletics ever to beat the horse in the Man versus Horse Challenge won Sunday's 23rd Wycombe Half Marathon.
		The 27-year-old who scooped £25,000 last month for winning the 22-mile Man versus Horse Challenge, where he beat the horse by two minutes, said after his winning run: "I enjoyed it.
		The 31-year-old claimed her first ever half marathon victory in a time of 1.19.39.
	www.bucksfreepress.co.uk /display.var.509263.0.0.php (404 words)

	Quantum Tea: :
		This is the same town that gave us this story in June: History made as man beats horse.
		A man has won the annual Man versus Horse race for the first time in its 25-year history.
		You have to wonder about those Welsh, Man versus Horse and now Bog Snorkelling...
	www.quantumtea.com /blog/index.php?p=597 (286 words)

	The Giant Of Marathon
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		Shoot, she ends up getting full military honors for her funeral, though this is such an action packed affair, it's merely ordered and we don't get to see it.
		Well, heck who has time to watch some reformed whore get dumped on a funeral pyre when Phillipides is losing his horse in a raging river.
	monsterhunter.coldfusionvideo.com /Giant_Of_Marathon.html (1240 words)

	la festa - party organisers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The possession is lead by one man 'the jaral' - who is dressed as a chief Viking, and proceeds through the town to the sea.
		Now in its 24th year the Man Versus Horse race is 22 miles long.
		Thirty years later it is still as popular as ever and inspires over 100 drivers to part with £20,000 from around the world, to pit themselves, their cars and their wits against the elements and the clock.
	www.lafesta.co.uk /bizarre.html (2059 words)

	::: u.tv ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Mr Sharpe said the day would be a ``full day`s loony entertainment`` as it also marks the 25th ``Man versus Horse`` race in Llanwrtyd Wells.
		No human running alone has yet defeated a horse in the competition and a never-claimed prize, which increases by £1,000 every year, now stands at £25,000.
		He said the marathon would be incorporated into the Man versus Horse event to mark the anniversary and that the response would be assessed to see if there would be further Loony Marathons.
	u.tv /newsroom/indepth.asp?id=6322&pt=e (365 words)

	Boston or Bust - One Man's Journey to the Mecca of Marathoners: Men, Middle Age and Mortality - cont.
		Boston or Bust - One Man's Journey to the Mecca of Marathoners: Men, Middle Age and Mortality - cont.
		Boston or Bust - One Man's Journey to the Mecca of Marathoners
		I have to be faster, but the speed is breaking down a body already on the verge of middle-age decrepitude.
	vanishingtattoo.blogspot.com /2005/06/men-middle-age-and-mortality-cont.html (761 words)

	2002 UAE President's Cup
		The horse she rides has been in endurance for over three years and by far is the best combination of the three American raiders.
		The plan was for the horse to take two 40-minute breaks for food and water - as specified by rules ensuring the fair treatment of animals in endurance competitions - giving Johnson an effective head start of 80 minutes.
		In the event, even though the second of the horse's breaks was cut in half, Al Barraq and his jockey, Jennifer Nice, failed to catch the runner.
	www.endurance.net /whatsnew/presidentscup2002.html (1198 words)

	Pharyngula::Marathon Man (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Another possibility described in a new paper by Bramble and Lieberman is that our posture is an adaptation for high-performance endurance running, and that really we're a species of lopers, joggers, and marathon runners.
		Seems to me the only way for hominids to successfully scavenge carcasses would be to approach en masse, tossing rocks or waving torches or whatever, and actually run the predator off.
		That doesn't mean marathoner adaptations wouldn't be useful for getting to the kill in the first place, though--the faster you get there, the more meat's left--and that's what Bramble and Lieberman suggest in the Nature article.
	pharyngula.org /index/weblog/comments/marathon_man (3462 words)

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