Llanwrtyd Wells, UK. 13th June 2015. Spectators shelterfrom the light rainfall at the finish line. Runners & horses compete in the 37 km Man V Horse marathon over rugged Welsh terrain. Gordon Green conceived the event in 1980 upon overhearing a pub debate whether man was equal to horse running cross country over distance. Huw Lobb was the first man to beat a horse and won the £1,000 annually escalating prize total of £25,000 in 2004. 2014 saw the reintroduction of escalating prize money and introduction of electronic timing. Credit: Graham M. Lawrence/Alamy Live News.

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Location: Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales, UK.
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