Re: [RC] "And 100 miles is not fun" - Barbara McCrary
My magic moment on a 100 miler was my first finish
of Tevis. It was not because it was TEVIS, but because I had ridden nearly 24
hours to finish it. I had started from Squaw Valley at 5:00 or 5:30 AM
(don't remember which) and the next morning, I had timed in at Robie Point and
was riding to the fairgrounds along the back streets just at early dawn. I
heard a rooster crowing his anthem to the dawn, and I thought "My God, what have
I just done?"
Barbara, i use your quote and agree that at times
in a 100 its not fun and it hurts for days afterward sometimes.
But, there are magic moments during 100's that i
want on my tombstone.
"There is not a better high i have ever known
than a horse that wants to canter at 80 miles." ,,,,,,,,drugs, alcohol,
sex, money, whatever, are all included in my life
experience.
I may never be able to ever do another 100 i
don't know, but magic moments like coming over the mountain in Colorado to the
finish of the ROC will be one of the finest memories i could ever
imagine. Memories like these are the things that keep us young as we
grow older. ts
