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[RC] average speed during a ride - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Pat swens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== On her website, Dr. Deb says, "We also need to remember the speed factor: the quickest way to kill a horse, lame him up, ruin his back, or destroy the most valuble part of him of all--his willingness to put forth effort--is to race. Over long distances and terrain, "race" means to average more than 4.5 m.p.h. (Winners in today's 75-100 mile races are doing 5 to 6 m.p.h. average; winners in the shorter races of 35 to 50 miles may sometimes average more than 6 m.p.h. This is why our friend, mentor, and former Olympic endurance competitor Dr. Matthew Mackay-Smith, D.V.M advises all riders to stay completely away from 35-50 mile races--they are horse-killers unless you're there just to enjoy the trail and the day and you keep your average speed down below 5 m.p.h.)" How many people take the full ride time to complete? That is what the 5 m.p.h speed, whether you are doing a 100 miles in about 20 hours or 25 miles in 5 hours, works out to be. Has anyone here heard Dr. Matthew Mackay-Smith, D.V.M. say something like this? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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