The competitors was established within the Eighties, after two individuals on the native Neaudd Arms pub wager on whether or not a person might defeat a horse in a long-distance race.
A gaggle of 1,200 runners competed towards 60 horses and riders on the occasion on June 11, which happened alongside the cragged hills and muddy terrain of the Welsh countryside.
Lane Home Boy got here second after Lightfoot with rider Kim Alman, ending with a time of two:24:24.
Lightfoot’s gorgeous efficiency was much more outstanding given he had been awake since 6 a.m. BST (1 a.m. ET) on Friday with a purpose to fly from Tenerife, Spain to Manchester, UK.
He arrived in Wales at 4 a.m. BST (11 p.m. EST) earlier than travelling to Llanwrtyd Wells on Saturday, simply two hours earlier than the race started.
“I’m happy to have gained Complete Earth Man V Horse,” Lightfoot advised CNN by way of e mail on Monday.
“I might heard in regards to the two earlier winners Huw Lobb and Florien Holtinger, and am delighted to now rely myself amongst solely three individuals to have ever crushed the horse.
“It was nice to compete in such a legendary, distinctive race that was all began from a dialog in an area pub. I used to be awake for 29 hours earlier than the race and needed to drive 5 hours house afterwards, so for sure I used to be shattered, however it was price it,” he added.
A eager endurance runner, Lightfoot beforehand gained the Zegama-Aizkorri race in Spain in 2009.
Three years later he clinched victory after operating his first ultramarathon on the Hammer Path in Denmark, earlier than profitable three extra endurance trails throughout Wales, Réunion Island and South Africa in 2013.
In 2014 he got here first on the Dodo Path in Mauritius, and gained the Extremely SkyMarathon Madeira the 12 months after.
