Steph
p.s. - I noticed this was addressed to owner-endurance@moscow.com - you
need to make sure the address is endurance@moscow.com for it to reach
the whole group.
>>>>> "Marie" == Marie Mallon <mal@gorge.net> writes:
    > I think ties are a good idea and would eliminate the potentially
    > dangerous race to the finish like was suggested.  It doesn't
    > just have to be for the win or top 10 either.  For those coming
    > in 23rd and 24th don't have to worry about if the other is going
    > to race in, you don't have to say, "No, you go ahead I don't
    > care" when you actually do care, and those times when you have
    > been riding together all day and neither one deserves to finish
    > ahead of the other.  If you really feel the need to win or
    > finish ahead of the other rider you still have the option of
    > trying to come in first.  Marie