Man(or woman) v horse

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Hi all, thinking of doing this next year and I wondered if anyone has done it?I've looked at the website and it looks pretty good.

[Deleted User]

Done what exactly?


Are you on the right website?

[Deleted User]

I keep meaning to have a go at it but end up missing it for various reasons....

Held around June/July in wales somewhere.

Its basically a 22 odd mile cross country/fell race with a very novel angle.

I think (unsurprisingly) a Horse rider always win - although I believe that one year the first individual runner was only about half a minute behind - he must of been pig sick because William Hill put up a shit load of cash for anyone who can actually beat the first horse rider (£25,000).

But I guess you knew all that anyway....id be interested to hear from anyone whos had a go at it to....

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its quite a good race (although not done it) as the horses have to have 'pit stops' i think, where it's assessed by a vet, has to rest for a set amount of time, and drink, its HR has to be below a certain level before continuing etc. so not impossible to beat just very hard!! of course the runners are allowed to kill themselves.

The (Original) Boy Wonder

http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/eventmanvhorsevbike.htm

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Not done it myself, but downed a couple of pints on holiday this summer with a fellrunner who does it every year. He really enjoys it and highly recommended it.

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what's the course like?

[Deleted User]

Hi I did this race this year its fantastic I highly recommend it. A glorious day, tough course a real sense of achievement at the end, well organised I hope to be back next year and do it all again.

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They used to also include bikes, until they started winning it! though actual reason is supposedly not legal to race mtn bikes on bridleways.