Re: [RC] LD/50 racing vs none racing times - Sisu West Ranch
"...There must be a certain amount of time that is average, otherwise how
could you know it was too fast?..."
Perhaps we need to invoke a theory of Endurance
Relativity. If a person rides faster than you go he/she is going
fast and "racing" If a person goes slower than you go he/she is a slowpoke
and taking too much time.
I got hit by this one spring. An experienced rider
and I were discussing the upcoming 50 mile ride/race. We both agreed that
since our horses were not yet in optimum shape we would be going "slowly"
After we started we found that my slowly would yield a 9 hour ride time, and her
slowly would yield a 6 hour ride time on that course. If Don Funk was
there he would have probably said that he was going to ride his usual ride and
have a 10 hour ride time.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
