Two-time Olympian Liz Yelling was among those involved with this year’s event over 23 miles of the challenging terrain of Powys, mid-Wales

Horse triumphed over man in the legendary Whole Earth Man v Horse race in Powys, mid-Wales, last weekend.

The race comprises around 23 miles of treacherous, mountainous terrain, testing runners, horses and riders as they navigate the course s many twists and turns.

Now in its 37th year, the event has an amazing heritage. The original idea was conceived in a pub in Wales when a pub landlord overheard two men discussing that a man was equal to any horse over a great distance. Two years later the first Man v Horse race took place, though it was 25 years before man finally beat a horse to the finish line.

Huw Lobb was the first man to beat the horses with a time of 2:05:19 in 2004 the same year that AW‘s editor Jason Henderson also took on the challenge. The feat has only been achieved once since then by Florian Holzinger with a time of 2:20:30 in 2007.

Two-time Olympian Liz Yelling took part in this year’s race and ran alongside Team Whole Earth.

“Whole Earth Man v Horse is not like anything else, it’s a real tribute to endurance and eccentricity,” she said. “Team Whole Earth have come such a long way since our training began – they and everyone who completed the race should feel really proud.”

The first rider and winner of the 2016 Whole Earth Man v Horse was Lindsay Walters on her horse Deliva Crianza and they completed the course in 2:17:58.

Ross Macdonald of Wimbledon was the first runner to cross the line in a time of 2:37:51.

Video via TVC Group on YouTube

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