RE: [RC] "Big Ride Training" in EN - Sheila A. Walsh
Maybe the “90” miles is a typo. I hope it
is and the EN will print a correction statement in the next edition.
No hour of life is wasted, spent in the
saddle. "Churchill"
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I know this young lady, and she has
been coached by a couple very competent riders. I wonder if they had a chance
to read her article before she sent it in for publication?
She is a good kid, and she DID finish...but I really don't think she was riding
the kind of mileage quoted, as I know who she was riding with, saw them on the
trail, and really doubt it was that many weekly miles. She was also riding a
seasoned horse with a good base on him that is owned by her sponsor.
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> Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 13:38:09 -0600
> From: jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC] "Big Ride Training" in EN
>
> sherman
wrote:
> > I thought the same about the mileage recommendation. Although I do
like
> > to do 2 50s about 8 weeks before Tevis, at no other time do we put in
> > more than 60 miles a weed and usually only up to 50, a 30 mile ride
and
> > usually only one other 20 or maybe two 15 mile rides that week. But I
> > only ride to finish, not worried about where we place…could that be
the
> > difference?
>
> I often race for first place, including on 100's, and I never rode even
> as much as 50 miles in one week in training rides with any horse. About
> the longest training rides I ever do are about 25 miles, with 15 miles
> being more typical. I believe that you get close to 100% of the maximum
> training benefit on any give day between 15 and 25 miles, more is of
> little use (and may do more harm than good). I don't think
> overconditioning is as prevalent as it used to be, but it's still not a
> good thing to do.
>
> Real 50-mile events are good conditioning and preparation for 100's,
though.
>
> When I first started in endurance I was intimidated by what "the
books"
> said you needed to ride in training. I thought "I can never do that,
so
> I won't ever be competitive." Thankfully, I was wrong.
>
> > And I suppose her feeding schedule may have been referring to horses
> > that were in a stall and paddock, or dry lot? I also thought just
have
> > food available 24/, no need to worry about feeding 3 times a day.
>
> My horses are on pasture, and have hay available all day. They get a
> small amount of grain twice a day. I've never fed three times a day at
> home.
>
> Maybe EN should print a small followup on this article, pointing out
> that opinions differ on these points? I'd hate to see people
> discouraged from trying a 100 due to misinformation about the training
> required.
>
> --
> Joe Long
> jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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