Man verus Horse

Stewart Fleming said:

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.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ewoud Dronkert said:

Stewart Fleming said:

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-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, [email hidden] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ewoud Dronkert said:

Stewart Fleming said:

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-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

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Richard Adams) said:

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Ewoud Dronkert said:

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-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, [email hidden] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club