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Re: [RC] FEI and 100 mile competitions/elevators - heidiPurhaps we need to bring back the elevator concept for those folks scared of the 100. Alot of people may move up from a 75 to 100 and enjoy it then want to do more 100's. I am sure this is a legistical nightmare for ride managers which is why it is not done. Jennifer Actually, one reason the elevators became unpopular with managers was because if offered in such a situation, nearly everyone considering going the distance would enter the 75, and virtually none of them would elevate. When you are sitting in camp at 75 miles, knowing you can get credit if you quit right now, it is VERY difficult to talk yourself into getting back on the horse and going back out again. But if you put your money where your mouth is up front, you don't have any choice--if you DON'T get your butt back in the saddle and go out again, you've got nothing. Originally we all thought the elevators would work as you suggest--and it just didn't pan out that way. Where I think elevators are MUCH needed, though, is on LDs, with the option to elevate to the 50. Folks who know they are going to do 50 regardless are much more willing to simply enter the 50 to start with, but I HAVE seen several cases where someone toying with moving up to 50s would enter the familiar LD and then be willing to go on if the horse was up to their expectations at the end. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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