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Re: [RC] [RC] 100's - AprilI told a friend last summer that I was very glad to be doing endurance as it gave me a goal and a reason to ride. She sounded puzzled and asked "do you really need a reason to ride?" When I was a teen-ager, all I had to do in the world was ride. That was a great time in my life. But now that I'm older, with a career and a husband and responsibilities, conditioning gives me the drive to get out and ride when I maybe should be doing the dishes or vacuuming the floors or cleaning the bathroom. Sure, my house is a little lacking in eating-off-the-floor clean, but endurance gives me the reason and the excuse to ride on a regular basis. It also gives me a goal. I heard a quotable quote the other day. I'll paraphrase, but it boils down to "People are happiest while pursuing a goal." Not attaining...pursuing. April Nashville, TN http://www.tracetribute.com On 1/13/06, rides2far@xxxxxxxx <
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Every day I'd think "I ought to go ride" and it just seemed too cold, or wet, or I had too much else to do...because there was really no REASON to ride. I was actually getting worried that I'd lost my drive and my days as an endurance rider might be in danger of winding down. Then...last week, my daughter Josie, after a year and a half of being the only person who EVER sat on her new horse's back, decided I could help her condition him since she has sports practices year around. I feel like a new person. I have a GOAL. I always said the reason I did endurance was because it gave me a reason to ride every day. Even if I'd already seen the trail a thousand times I could be working on higher heart rates, or better impulsion, it stays interesting.
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