I don't think so, but I hate listening to
whining. And.....we are "selling" a ride. If people hate it, will
they come? (Actually, there were only about two people who really
fussed about it, and those two were complaining about two different areas of the
trail.) I have a strong sense of following rules, and if one early
section of our trail changes and becomes shorter and easier, then we have to
make up mileage near the end, as there isn't another option. I'm afraid we
are going to have to do this in 2006, and listen to the occasional
complaint.
On our 100 mile ride, we need to run the last
few miles up a long, fairly steep grade, and boy! do the riders
complain about that! I've been asked, "can't you find another way to
get to the finish line without going up that grade?" The answer is
"no." God didn't make our area easy....it is full of mountains.
We call them hills, but in reality, they are small and very rugged
mountains. And there is no other route I can think of that will
satisfy the mileage requirement and get to the finish line. It is
certainly NOT easy, but there doesn't appear to be an alternative. So
what do we do? Put on a 90-mile ride, or a 100-mile ride that riders
complain about?
