The winner of the gruelling Man versus Horse Marathon has revealed he had been awake for 29 hours before the event after flying from Tenerife to Powys, Wales, to claim victory.
Trail runner Ricky Lightfoot became only the third person to win the race since it started in 1980. Crossing the line, the 6ft 4in athlete discovered he’d won against 1,000 runners and 50 horses, with a time of two hours, 22 minutes and 23 seconds.
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