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[RC] Getting ready for Tevis - shermanTitle: MessageI've
overheard "out of area" riders express their surprise at the heat, length
and steepness of the canyons on Tevis day as slowly they made their way to the
top of the first one. It's definitely beneficial to include many miles of long,
fairly steep hill work ridden in uncomfortable heat as part of the
preparation for Tevis and some riders have a hard time finding those conditions
to train in. That would put them at a disadvantage on ride day for
sure. Looking at the elevation profile many, many times, and at the
completion and pull lists (times are given on those charts) , figuring out how
long it might take you to go thru each canyon is important, IMO. Otherwise, one
might just look at the mileage and think, oh, that won't take long, and be
pulled for being overtime when you finally make it to the
top.
Kathy
RE: completion rates: It seems to me that when we studied it, only about 19% of first time starters complete Tevis. Not first 100, just the first time at Tevis. The overall completion rate hovers around 50%. My gut feeling is that this number is a bit worse for riders from out of the region By the way: Jody isn't crazy. She just has Southern "character". You don't get to be the all time SE Region Endurance mileage leader by being crazy. OK, maybe it doesn't hurt to be a bit crazy, but all Endurance Riders are at least a bit eccentric. Paul N. Sidio Sane as can be expected Spokane MO
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