Re: RC: LD's

[Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Telling someone they can't "join the club" (in the the context of this
post) is a great way to discourage that endurance rider.  I have had
nothing but encouragement here in Michigan no matter what I chose to
ride or what distance I rode... if I had been exposed to some of these
comments I have been reading here lately, I probably would have packed
it in and said forget these people!!  The community of distance riders I
have been exposed to is pretty close knit and oh so anxious to help and
encourage!!  Let the newbies ride 25LD without any grief, give them
support instead of criticism or snobbery and watch how they will gain
confidence and knowledge and eventually become what you think they
should be...a "real" endurance rider at 50 and maybe 100 miles.  In the
meantime, I hope those newbies and 25 LD riders will just do their thing
no matter what anyone else says about them and have FUN!
Maggie


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