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

The Bishop Hill Race on Sunday 2nd March is race 2 of the 2008 Carnegie Harriers Hill Running Grand Prix.  This is a short (3.5km) local race with just 300m of climb and so is an ideal race for experienced or novice hill runners.

In order to encourage as many Carnegie Harriers to enter the race as possible we are going to run a Bishop Hill Race recce run and training session at 9am on Sunday 24th February.  The plan is to meet at Portmoak Village Hall (Scotlandwell) then spend about 1 1/2 hours practicing the ascents and descents on the Bishop Hill race course and hopefully getting some top tips from the more experienced hill runners on how to descend rapidly.

Details of the race can be found HERE

I hope to see you on either the training session at 9am on 24th February or at the start line of the race at 2pm on 2nd March.

Entries are now open for Ben Lomond, just 159 spaces left and it does not officially open until the 18^th February.http://www.racentries.com/event/details/25-ben-lomond-hill-race

Here are the Carnegie runners results. Well done to all the runners for getting a place in the race and getting your first Grand Prix points.

Well done to Andy Symonds getting a third place against top competition.

Video clips from the Carnethy 5 including Andy’s 3rd place finish can be found HERE

Carnegie results Here results.htm

Full results can be found here www.carnethy.com

Photos HERE

The fist race in the Carnegie Harriers 2008 Hill Race Grand Prix takes place this Saturday (16/02/08). 

I have just spoken to someone from the Carnethy club who will be doing the kit checks as people get on the bus on Saturday.  So  please remember to take a compass, a whistle and either windproof body cover or waterproofs (depending on the weather), as stated in the race details.

Good luck to everyone who will be racing, see you there !

Paul

I went out to have another go at the Carnethy 5 route in better weather on Saturday. It was sunny clear and hardly any wind. I saw a few walkers on the way round and didn’t see any runners until I was passed going up Carnethy Hill by Lucy Colquhorn and her spaniel  Kipper. She was making  the climb look easy. I suppose after WHW it would be like a stroll in the park for her.

Photos HERE

Last night the Carnegie Harriers Committee agreed which races are to be included in the 2008 Hill Running Grand Prix (see below). The race series starts with the traditional jaunt around the Pentlands for the Carnethy 5 Hill Race in February and ends in late November with a trip to Aviemore for the Meall a’ Bhuachaille Hill Race. With the recent increase in interest in hill running in the club and with such a wide range of races it shoud be an interesting series. I therefore look forward to seeing many of you out on the hills over the coming months.

Paul

COPY OF the HILL RUNNING GP Here. Just click the link 2008-hill-running-gp.pdf

1 Carnethy 5 16/02/08

2 Bishop Hill Race 02/03/08

3 Clachnaben Hill Race 19/04/08

4 Stuc A Chroin 03/05/08

5 Falkland Hill Race 21/06/08

6 Larig Ghru Race 29/06/08

7 Dollar Hill Race 05/07/08

8 Maddy Moss Hill Race 16/07/08

9 Ochil 2000s 23/08/08

10 Two Breweries Hill Race 27/09/08

11 Manor Water Hill Race 11/10/08

12 Tinto 08/11/08

13 Meall a’ Bhuachaille 22/11/08

13 races with the best 7 to count

Four hardy / foolhardy Hillbillies ran the Carnethy 5 Race route yesterday (3/2/08).  Much fun was had by all even if getting to the hill tops and staying there was a bit of a challenge in such strong winds.