Man versus Horse Marathon 14th June 2008

A colleague at work told me about this race as his wife rode her horse in it. A bit crazy but worth a look.

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.

The event started in 1980, when local landlord Gordon Green overheard a discussion between two men in his pub, the Neuadd Arms. One man suggested that over a significant distance across country, man was equal to any horse. Green decided that the challenge should be tested in full public view, and organised the first event.

This was not the first time that man had challenged a horse - in the 18th century, a man named Guto Nyth-Brân is reported to have raced a horse in the former Welsh county of Cardiganshire and won.

More Information HERE