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4 k- W; b" l7 W1 ?5 q" Frs238848.rs.hosteurope.deFür einen guten Zweck lief NFL-Star Chad Johnsen ein Rennen gegen ein Pferd. Er gewann locker. "Ich will die besten jeder Sportart bezwingen!" 9 E6 r. B3 K8 S' F) e/ b
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' d# f* T6 O7 S; @; Rrs238848.rs.hosteurope.deDas war der forsche Vorsatz von Cincinnati Bengals - Wide Reciever Chad Johnson für die Sommerpause. Der erste Teil seines Vorhabens war ein Wohltätigkeitsrennen über eine Achtelmeile gegen das Rennpferd "Restore the Roar". 9 R7 W: a3 `. F$ u' \ A( c
7 o5 D0 e/ a S. ~100 Meter Vorsprung + ]3 s4 s; r, \8 bDa Johnson zu Fuß unterwegs war, bekam er 100 Meter Vorsprung. Dieser Vorsprung genügte ihm aber, um zum Schluß sogar locker ins Ziel zu joggen. "Als sie mir sagten, ich bekäme Vorsprung, war klar, dass das Pferd keine Chance hat", meinte der selbstbewußte Johnson.
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Two men beat horses in marathon : H& M% `4 m* _8 u" R人在德国 社区- k& W% r; L3 ]7 w/ z For only the second time in its history the Man versus Horse marathon has been won by a runner - in fact, two. Another man also beat the first horse home in the race held every June at Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys. German participant Florian Holginger came in 11 minutes before the first horse while John Parkinson from the UK was a minute behind the winner. Organisers said Saturday's hot weather meant many of the 45 horses taking part were withdrawn from the marathon. The 22-mile race now in its 28th years attracts competitors from all over the world and this year a total of 250 runners took part. Throughout the race the runners try to out run the horses over marsh, mountain and bog. : @0 u. A. a$ d- J, o3 E0 [# x' n人在德国 社区 Z& L8 b5 m. h1 a6 N9 K- J# ]
Organiser Gareth Davies said the paramount concern this year had been for the safety of the horses taking part. "Forty five horses started the race but there were regular checks and vets were stopping those which got too tired," said Mr Davies. The first man home on Saturday completed the course in two hours and 20 minutes. In 2004 a London marathon runner became the first human to triumph in the annual dual with horse and scooped a £25,000 prize. This year's winner will take home a £3,000 prize.