[RC] AERC NC 100: to Alyx re: emails/stress - saioak
Alyx ... these are snippets from emails I received from your fan
base while you were out on the trail. Talk about stress.
Earlier in the ride ..."First by four minutes. Go Alyx, GO"
"Tell me that all is well with the fillies!"... (meaning
Alyx/Mommesin .... I didn't know anything myself . What could I say ?
..... I wasn't worried until Vet Check 5 when John Teeter reported that
Alyx looked very tired .... Oh Oh ..what did that mean .... How tired is
tired .... now I start to worry ).
"It's awful to feel so involved with folks I don't know. Just wish I could
help not that a National Champion would need it .... but I'm so used
to being in the middle of things ".... (this from one of my favorite
people, if you want a job well done put her in charge)
"Hope you got to catch up on lost sleep.... (Me ??? ... I ride
these races vicariously ... I can lay down .. Alyx has to keep
going, stay motivated, alert, contend with tiring muscles and find her way
in the dark ... )"
"Mrs. Luck, you deserve a special award" . (This in a reply from a
friend who I told that Alyx's mother Nichole said "it
isn't any easier waiting at the vet checks
for Alyx (than it is for those of us waiting for info on Ridecamp). It was
so much easier when she was a junior and had to ride with me! I hate
wondering what's happening out on trail.)
"I feel some sort of special connection to you and your horses and I
am so happy for you. " (This really makes me feel good ......
:) )
"Call me when Alyx
finishes the ride, my phone number is ______ " (I received
this message more than once. The ride results weren't posted until well past
midnight EDT ... I don't think they "really" wanted me to wake them up to tell
them how excited I was and believe me I was excited. ....
This from John Teeter in reply to my earlier post "
Would be great if we had Web-Cams at the Vet Checks".
"coming to a
vet check near you :) I'm hoping to have one running for steph's five day in
a couple of weeks - test run:)" ... ( Oh now I am getting excited that
could be the answer ..... but wait .... if we saw how tough the
competition was .... then we really would start worrying. Anytime you
place in the Top Ten on these rides you know you've really done something. )
Alyx .. the answer to my stress is ... Don't tell me when you're in a ride
call me after the fact ... (just kidding) ..... Congratulations once more .... A
job well done.
