Man verus Horse

[Stewart Fleming]

First time in the 25-year history of the race that man wins...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3801177.stm

This used to be Man vs Bike vs Horse I think...

Interesting...the men's 10K WR, the women' 5K WR and now
this all within a few days...

[Ewoud Dronkert]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:41:17 +1200, Stewart Fleming wrote:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3801177.stm

I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine a
course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure, rock
climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't sound (or
look) as though it was all vertical walls.

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <6hfpc0l93kl7s8t2lk1g653ok94fklt81k@4ax.com>,
Ewoud Dronkert <me@privacy.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:41:17 +1200, Stewart Fleming wrote:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/38011-
> > 77.stm
>
> I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine a
> course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure, rock
> climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't sound
> (or look) as though it was all vertical walls.

http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/ManvHorse2003.html http://llanwrtyd- (http://llanwrtyd-/)
wells.powys.org.uk/MvH2004.htm

Pictures from the course.

Note that humans train up quite nicely for distance racing.
Horses can do 40 mph in 2-minute events, but the longer the
event, the more humans are favoured.

Bicycles fit in interestingly: we can't outsprint horses,
but on level ground cyclists can beat horse riders given a
sufficiently long course.

-RjC.
--
Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club

[Richard Adams]

Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in message news:<rcousine-CF6BB2.14550513062004@morgoth.sfu.ca>...
> In article <6hfpc0l93kl7s8t2lk1g653ok94fklt81k@4ax.com>,
> Ewoud Dronkert <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:41:17 +1200, Stewart Fleming
> > wrote:
> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3801177-
> > > .stm
> >
> > I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine a
> > course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure, rock
> > climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't sound
> > (or look) as though it was all vertical walls.
>
> http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/ManvHorse2003.html http://llanwrtyd- (http://llanwrtyd-/)
> wells.powys.org.uk/MvH2004.htm
>
> Pictures from the course.
>
> Note that humans train up quite nicely for distance
> racing. Horses can do 40 mph in 2-minute events, but the
> longer the event, the more humans are favoured.
>
> Bicycles fit in interestingly: we can't outsprint horses,
> but on level ground cyclists can beat horse riders given a
> sufficiently long course.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2002/oct02/oct24news

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article <c2352af0.0406141220.3934acb4@posting.google.com>,
ackthpt@concentric.net (Richard Adams) wrote:

> Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote in message news:<rcousine-
> CF6BB2.14550513062004@morgoth.sfu.ca>...
> > In article <6hfpc0l93kl7s8t2lk1g653ok94fklt81k@4ax.com>,
> > Ewoud Dronkert <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:41:17 +1200, Stewart Fleming
> > > wrote:
> > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/38011-
> > > > 77.stm
> > >
> > > I read that too, and was desperately trying to imagine
> > > a course on which a man could outrun a horse. Sure,
> > > rock climbing isn't an equine specialty, but it didn't
> > > sound (or look) as though it was all vertical walls.
> >
> > http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/ManvHorse2003.html
> > http://llanwrtyd-wells.powys.org.uk/MvH2004.htm
> >
> > Pictures from the course.
> >
> > Note that humans train up quite nicely for distance
> > racing. Horses can do 40 mph in 2-minute events, but the
> > longer the event, the more humans are favoured.
> >
> > Bicycles fit in interestingly: we can't outsprint
> > horses, but on level ground cyclists can beat horse
> > riders given a sufficiently long course.
>
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2002/oct02/oct24news

Whoa! Okay, we can outsprint horses. Also interesting is
Cipollini's apparent view that thoroughbred cyclists should
only be conceived under natural cover.

That's a horse racing term,
--
Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club