Re: [RC] Does anybody even bother to read the rules? - Katrina Mosshammer
From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
said > > This is so clearly NOT what the AERC rules say (the
salient points of
> which I outlined in my previous post) in fact, the
"exception" isn't > about LD rides it is about endurance rides which must
be a minimum of > 50. LD rides of 22.5 miles can be rounded up to
25. > > People, the rules are ON LINE: > > http://www.aerc.org/upload/Rules_Current.pdf
>
Yes it does seem pretty clear, but
let me muddy thing up a bit.
Rule 1 states: 1.
The ride must be at least 50 miles in length per day, up
to a maximum distance of 150 miles in three days.
Rule L1 states:
L1. Limited Distance rides must be at
least 25 miles but not exceed 35 miles in
length. These rides must be sanctioned into the Limited Distance Program and
held in conjunction with or within an adjacent 24 hour time period of an AERC
Sanctioned Endurance Ride.
So if a 49.9 mile trail can NOT be
considered a 50 mile endurance ride, then if you interpret rule L1 the EXACT
same way then a 24.9 mile trail or a 35.1 mile trail can NOT be considered an LD
ride, right? HOWEVER, if you read rule L1.1 (L1.1 Mileage
must be a multiple of 5, ending in 0 or 5, whichever is the nearest whole number
to the actual ride mileage (e.g. 22.4 = 20 miles, 22.5 = 25 miles.) it
clearly states that a 22.5 mile trail CAN be an LD ride. So the rules are
inconsistent and I think a person could argue the same point and apply it
towards endurance rides.
Clear as mud, right?
This might be something worth bringing
up to the rules committee.
Katrina Mosshammer (AERC # 5763) Manager -
Mid-Summer Night's Madness Clayton, OK - August 16, 2008 - Central
Region
