The Man v. Horse Marathon is a less violent analogue of persistence hunting. Horses are the ones chasing humans over a 22-mile trail, but temperature still plays an important role.

The Man Versus Horse Marathon, which isn’t actually 26.2 miles, pits runners against horses and their riders for 24 miles as they climb 4,683 feet through the town’s paths and trails.

For only the second time in its history the Man versus Horse marathon has been won by a runner - in fact, two. Another man also beat the first horse home in the race held every June at Llanwrtyd Wells ...

Daniel Connelly (Man vs Horse) His victory comes hot off the heels of last year’s winner, Ricky Lightfoot, making Man vs Horse history for a runner to beat the horse in two consecutive years.

The first man vs horse marathon took place on a rainy day in 1980. On the starting line were 50 runners and eight horses, after Green persuaded a dozen Gurkhas from the local military base to take ...