![]() The Chicago Tribune stated, “It was the first time in a long journey that a horse had defeated a man.” The horse took long rests totaling 24.5 hours. George reached 149 miles, but the horse covered 201 miles despite the small track in the Exposition Building with sharp turns. In January 1879, George Guyon of Canada, an elite pedestrian, and later the 6-day world champion that year, raced against a stallion, “Hesing Jr.” for 52 hours in Chicago. It was believed that the horse could have only gone a few more miles if the race was for another day. After 48 hours the horse won, 179 miles to 158 miles. After 24 hours, the score was horse: 118 miles, Barnett: 82 miles. The horse went out fast and reached 90 miles in 13 hours, stopping to feed only twice. J Barnett, a pedestrian of Feltham, took on a bet for 200 guineas that he could beat a fast horse in a 48-hour race. In 1818 at Feltham, Hertfordshire, England, a Mr. Please consider supporting ultrarunning history by signing up to contribute a little each month through Patreon. that captured the attention of America and beyond. To try to prove this point, ultradistance races billed as “Man vs. It has been contended that humans are capable of covering vast distances after the horse becomes winded and unable to continue. Those on the side of humans argued that over a long enough distance, human beings could outrun horses. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Pandora | iHeartRadio | Stitcher | JioSaavn | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | RSS | Moreīoth a podcast and a full article Man vs Horse race held in 1929 at the Philadelphia Arenaįor more than two centuries, people have debated if humans on foot could beat horses. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:09 - 24.1MB)
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