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[RC] LD/50 times - terreDavid said:That's not what anyone has said. They said the 50 mile riders went about 15% faster. So if the 50 was won in 5 hours even, a typical LD the same day would be won in about 2:50. The problem with this observation--which is probably true--is that it acts as if the two populations of horses and riders were identical except for the distance being ridden. That, I think, is not at all true. I think the majority of the entrants in an LD are less "race ready" than the entrants in a 50--old horses, young horses, horses recovering from injuries, new riders, old riders, families with children, people who don't have time to condition, people with health issues, people who just plain aren't competitive and don't want to beat themselves up. Even the 50 mile horses/riders doing an LD are usually do so for a reason--like just having done a tough 50 or 100 recently, or whatever--otherwise they would probably do the 50. Of course these people ride slower! And the people who ARE racing the LD are not being pushed by a field of "racing" competitors, so they don't have to ride as fast as they are capable of in order to beat them--they only have to ride faster than the few other "racers". That may be why some of them decline to move up to the longer distance. terre =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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