Think of it as a good day for humanity.
Last week in Wales, England, a man competed with a horse and won a 22-mile long race. In fact, for the first time in 15 years, real humans have taken the lead in the annualMan vHorserace. The winner, Ricky Lightfoot, was one of 1,200 runners competing with 60 horses and jockeys. He completed the course in 2 hours and 22 minutes. It was the horse lane houseboy who rode the jockey Kim Armand on his back to finish in 2nd place in 2 minutes and 1 second.
Lightfoot, a 37-year-old firefighter from North West England, is the third person to beat a horse in this race dating back to the 1980s. The event is rooted in a bet made among patrons at a Welsh pub called Neaudd Arms. Regular Customer Challenge: Can One of them Overtake a Horse? The town decided to find it, the race turned into a local tradition, and the pub became the official starting point.
Lightfoot is a veteran long-distance runner, but he wasn't particularly ready to win this year's Man vs. Horse. "I was up 29 hours before the race," he toldCNN. "Needless to say, I shattered, but it was worth it."
Runners World When talking to, he said, "Heads were everywhere" before taking off. "I wasn't nervous, but I wasn't particularly focused on the race. There were a lot of people who were really excited just listening to the conversation around me."
Lightfoot He said he hopes that human competition will intensify. And his much smoother four-legged opponent will be even faster. "But within [the first quarter mile], everyone else slowed down and I kept the lead all the time. I worked hard, but more like a training run than a real race.
For prize money, Lightfoot is the fact that other humans haven't overtaken horses for 15 years. Benefited from. stretch. Every year £ 500 is put into the prize pool and accumulated until humans participate in the race. Due to his trouble, Lightfoot took £ 3,500 (converted to $ 4,292) home.
Lightfoot has been running a marathon since he was 14 years old and he found this to be particularly special. "The support was great," he told Runners World. He added that "there aren't many races where you can compete with horses."
