Llanwrtyd Wells, UK. 14th June runner Jonathan Albon 25 from Great Dunway, gets massaged at the finish. Runners & horses compete in the 23 mile 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-by 2 minutes-and won the £1,000 annually escalating prize total of £25,000 in 2004. 2014 sees the reintroduction of escalating prize money and introduction of electronic timing Credit: Graham M. Lawrence/Alamy Liv

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Location: Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales, UK.
Photo credit: © Graham M. Lawrence / Alamy / Afripics
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