DBAHO Posted June 13, 2004 Share Posted June 13, 2004 AN annual British race which pits people against horses in a gruelling course across fields and over hills saw the first-ever human winner in its 25-year history today. A 27-year-old information technology consultant - also a leading amateur runner - triumphed in the 35km "man versus horse" competition at Llanwrtyd Wells, in Wales. Huw Lobb came home in 2 hours and 5 minutes, just over 2 minutes ahead of the first horse and rider. The feat won him £25,000 ($66,000), a prize which has been accumulating by £1000 ($2650) a year throughout the history of the race. "I was the fourth 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," he said. The race adds to a difficult month for the equine world - at the start of June, a one-off inter-species contest saw a greyhound comfortably beat a top racehorse over a 400 metre sprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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