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Somewhere Smarty Jones Is Crying

Frank Grimes — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:41:05 -0800

Man Beats Horse, wins 25,000 pounds. For the first time, two legs triumphed over four in the annual Man Versus Horse Marathon in Wales.

By: mr.marx

mr.marx — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:47:44 -0800

I hear Cicciolina beat off a horse once.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:31:14 -0800

If elite marathoners have run 2:10 for 26.+ miles, then 22 miles at 2:05 is not staggeringly unusual...how many elete marathoners (say, Kenyons) have ever tried this race? I would guess none.

By: crank

crank — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:54:25 -0800

If elite marathoners have run 2:10 for 26.+ miles, then 22 miles at 2:05 is not staggeringly unusual...how many elete marathoners (say, Kenyons) have ever tried this race? I would guess none. The pictures on the race's website give the impression that the path is much more, well, natural than you'd find at a typical city marathon which is run over roads. Looks like there are water crossings and steep, rocky hills that neither horse nor man could run up... Maybe an elite Kenyan marathoner would do well, but it looks like they'd be unable to keep up the type of rhythm and pace you see NYC or Boston marathon winners get into.

By: Hildago

Hildago — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:46:55 -0800

Yeah, we do a Man vs. Horse triathlon up here every year, and generally the horses do well in the running part, but drop behind in the swimming and bicycling legs.

By: normy

normy — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:57:28 -0800

I've hiked and mountainbiked in this part of Wales - it's a beautiful area. Running in this event is nothing like running a regular marathon - where you're not wading through rivers, jumping over fences, and negotiating very steep, rocky and/or muddy hillsides. This terrain is very tough for both the foot and horse competitors.

By: Potloaf

Potloaf — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 13:07:52 -0800

Hildago: After spending four hours digging a large hole in the backyard, that was just the "LOL" I needed to get the humor flowing in my body once again.

By: knapah

knapah — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:21:16 -0800

very nice hildago

By: shinynewnick

shinynewnick — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:30:24 -0800

Potloaf.. what are you up to?

By: neckro23

neckro23 — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:42:50 -0800

Hole Filter.

By: vbfg

vbfg — Mon, 14 Jun 2004 03:26:51 -0800

Poastroad, check this out. This is actually in the Lake District rather than Wales, and it's the route I took myself this last weekend, but the photographs are typical of the kind of terrain fell runners tackle for fun. It's very definitely not typical marathon country. This particular route would be impossible for a horse though...