Strategy to beat horses in 22 mile road race

Treat is as a time trail. Go out at the best pace you think you can maintain for 22 miles.

I would use your fists, or kick them.

pr100 wrote:

Treat is as a time trail. Go out at the best pace you think you can maintain for 22 miles.

Yeah. It doesn't really matter how the horses pace. The faster your overall time is, the more of them you will beat.

Oddly you call it a road race although you seem to be aware it is trail, it isn't that flat either https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1211480291

The only reason that a horse is ever beat at that race is due to really bad horses and likely vet checks from animal rights groups to make sure they don't over-exert themselves.

Someone linked to race results from a 100 mile horse race and the top horses were around 7 hours or better. All of the American riders were all butthurt because the middle Eastern riders actually let their horses run like an actual race. The Americans were hours behind or couldn't even finish.

Sit and kick.

Or is the horse you're trying to beat dead?

Throw a bunch of sugar cubes and apples in your pack....Horses go crazy for those and you can just throw a handful on the trail and take off whilst it's eating

Random Taff wrote:

Oddly you call it a road race although you seem to be aware it is trail, it isn't that flat either

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1211480291

Isn't flat is an understatement!

OP better figure out a way to get some big hills in.

I think riding crops were invented for just this purpose.

An Econ Major wrote:

Sit and kick.

Or is the horse you're trying to beat dead?

Literally sit on the horse.

Horses are inferior to humans at long distance running. Go at your normal pace and you will defeat them all.

Soundbar wrote:

Horses are inferior to humans at long distance running. Go at your normal pace and you will defeat them all.

Can you name all the humans who cracked the 8 hour mark for 100 miles?

Mill Reef wrote:

Soundbar wrote:

Horses are inferior to humans at long distance running. Go at your normal pace and you will defeat them all.

Can you name all the humans who cracked the 8 hour mark for 100 miles?

I think Rupp has gone sub 8 if I am not mistaken.

According to past results, it seems like horses usually win. However, looking at the pictures/comments from previous years, it doesn't seem like people are training seriously to beat these horses. Hill work seems to be more important than speed work for this race.

You seriously underestimate the calibre of the previous winners listed here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon

You must remember that even though you seem a bit confused as to the terrain and underfoot surface this is hard going.

An example: one of the people listed as finishing first human (Mark Palmer 1999) did the Bob Graham Round in 14:59 at his first attempt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Graham_Round

The last man to beat the horse was a 2:14 marathonner so that's not a bad place to work from.