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Re: [RC] 100s - you got me thinking - Annie

Reminds me of a friend I took on her first 50, she had never done any kind of an endurance ride, she was riding a mule, after it was over at the finish line she said       " You mean thats it? Thats all there is to it? "  I speculate that many of us first time 100 mile riders prolly wont be quite that flipant about it, but Im betting some of us  will be saying '""Oh that wasnt so sacary after all. Heck I can do that!"" At least I hope thats what we all say!!
Annie G.  
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Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:31 AM
Subject: [RC] 100s - you got me thinking

Maybe what we need to encourage more participation in 100 mile rides is
discussions exactly like these. I have almost zero distance riding
experience, and have just started the search for a new horse that I can do
50s on. Last night, I had a dream that I was finishing the Wolverine 100
(unfortunately, as dreams can be, it was a bit inconsistent, and my horse
was at times a bay and a gray, so I can't use it as a sign when I go horse
shopping!). The more I think about it, and hear all the encouragement from
experienced 100 miles, the more I think it might be a goal I'd like to
pursue someday. I don't know if I ever would have really considered it if I
hadn't been reading all of these posts. I've always dismissed 100s as just
too far, too hard, too out of reach.

So, you've at least planted the seed in this newbie's mind!



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