Timeline for Have human runners delivered messages faster than horses?
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| Nov 6, 2023 at 11:49 | comment | added | civitas | Is the question concerning the two travelling the same distances, or to the same destination, or also both using the same path? | |
| Oct 1, 2017 at 11:35 | history | edited | MCW♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2017 at 2:07 | answer | added | Scott Zema | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 31, 2017 at 6:29 | vote | accept | Johnny | ||
| Mar 31, 2017 at 6:29 | comment | added | Johnny | Thanks for the comments, guys. @AChildofGod Yes, but he was noted to have had the spirit of God come upon him before he did that. | |
| Mar 30, 2017 at 0:39 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackHistory/status/847246843641643008 | ||
| Mar 29, 2017 at 19:50 | comment | added | user15620 | I can't see how a runner could hope to beat a rider who changes horses. The rider will be carried by a creature basically running fresh while the runner will be doing the whole thing himself. | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 19:44 | comment | added | user15620 | The Incas used runners in mountainous terrain. Of course, they didn't have horses. | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 15:09 | answer | added | Johnny | timeline score: 9 | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 15:00 | answer | added | T.E.D.♦ | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 14:26 | comment | added | Christian Sirolli | Elijah in the Bible ran faster than King Ahab's chariot once. (1 Kings 18:46 ISV) | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 12:57 | comment | added | Santiago | Indeed. That marathon exists and sometimes the man wins. Usually a man can win if the weather is quite hot, because the human has a better temperature control than the horse and several other animals. | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 12:32 | answer | added | Phillip Siebold | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 6:25 | comment | added | Steve Bird | There's the Man vs Horse marathon 2004 & 2007. On a more serious note, I'm sure there would be types of terrain where the human "runner" could or would have an advantage. | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 5:38 | history | asked | Johnny | CC BY-SA 3.0 |