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[RC] What I learned doing ride and tie @ No Frills - Laura HayesThere are plenty of good LONG ride stories this week on RC, so I will keep it short and tell you what I learned at No Frills doing my second ride and tie (the first was 15 years ago...) 1. Even if you show up at 9:30pm with no intention of doing Ride and Tie, if Lani Newcomb is there, you won't get to the registration table before she has you fixed up with a complete stranger and doing the longest distance available. 2. 25 miles is a long way to run - ok, I only ran half of it, but it is still a LONG way! 3. The Old Dominion trail (some of which we were on) IS harder than Leatherwood, Howard. In fact, my R&T partner, who has ridden Tevis, says it is harder than even Tevis. 4. After walking/jogging the 2500 feet to the top of Milford Gap, Larry Kanavy on a 4 wheeler with water, looks like an angel. 5. In 12 miles on foot, you find out if your favorite sneakers really fit (they don't, but it looks like I will only lose one toe nail...) 6. My mare, who I told my partner, Enrique, was nuts, is really very sane, and turned out to be a great R&T horse. 7. The same mare is still full of it at the start of the 50 on Sunday after the 25 mile ride and tie on Saturday. 8. I am not 'full of it' after the 25 ride and tie and the 50 endurance, in fact, I am whooped. 9. Lani Newcomb is my hero. Anyone who can do R&T and then endurance, all with a huge smile is ok by me - or nuts, but that is ok also! 10. Everyone should try R&T once....and those of us who have been accused of being daft, will most likely do it more than once! Laura Hayes AERC#2741 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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