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Re: RC: Non-Refundable Pre-Registration/Early Entry Deposit
In a message dated 02/06/2001 8:40:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,
lynne@glazer.org writes:
<< I don't know about the Greenway Gallop, but when a
ride has nearly 100 riders, it's a fine line when to add a 4th vet
with enough notice; it's very hard to get a vet last minute. Another
last minute scramble is to have enough volunteers to man the checks
when the number of riders goes up.
>>
Here in the west region, it's hard enough to find enough vets.....period.
Never mind trying to add one at the last minute. We're experiencing vets
that are overbooked (burnout), and vets taking up riding rather than vetting.
It's becoming a near crisis. If it weren't for the few who do not ride and
who are dedicated enough to spend their time away from family, vetting a ride
for a measly few hundred dollars, I'm not sure what ride managers would do.
Last fall, I did not close our ride to last minute entries (as I used to),
but charged a $25 late fee, which no one complained about. There weren't
more than a very few who entered late. I used to be firm about no late
entries and the arguments from the riders was causing me a lot of emotional
conflict, so in the interest of my peace of mind and happier public
relations, I comromised with the late fee. I gave discounts for early
entries, and that helped a lot. For the uninitiated, trying to organize a
WELL-RUN ride is not something you can do on a last minute basis. Some ride
mangers are able to have walk-ins, no pre-entries, and it seems to work for
them, but I'm an organizer who likes to have things in place ahead of time
and I don't work well under the pressure of the unknown. Just my
opinion.........
Barbara McCrary
Mgr., Swanton Pacific 100
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