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[RC] [Endurance Tracks] Man vs. Horse 2008: Horse bests man again in50-mile Mingu... - MerriPVTrib.cm - Full ArticleTuesday, October 07, 2008 By Heidi Dahms-Foster, Editorial Manager Endurance rider Kim Abbott has a history on Mingus Mountain, and she added another chapter Saturday with a win in the Annual 50-mile Man Against Horse Race. Abbott galloped her Arabian horse, Sea Spot Run, across the finish line with an exhultant yell and a high-five for husband Greg Rose, also an endurance rider. "Eight years ago today, I won this!" she said. Abbott finished the grueling 50-mile loop course in 7 hours, 27 minutes, besting last year's winner, Dana Weary, by just three minutes. Paul Bonnett of Scottsdale was just 20 minutes behind at 7 hours, 57 minutes. "I was catching up on the mountain," he said, "But I couldn't catch the horse on the flats." The runner has won the race in the past - most notably Dennis Poolheco, who scorched the course six straight times between 2001 and 2006. More... -- Posted By Merri to Endurance Tracks at 10/08/2008 08:05:00 AM
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