Re: RC: Difficulty of rides (was Tevis vs OD)

[jlong@mti.net (Joe Long)]

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 11:09:05 -0600, Lif Strand
<fasterhorses@gilanet.com> wrote:

>Angie - if the Million Pines ride has a low completion rate, then maybe
>the course isn't so easy?  There *have* to be other factors involved
>that make for that completion rate!  Maybe the ride managers have put
>traps on the trail?  Detours through quicksand?  Lie about the time the
>race starts?  Put phony trail markers up?   Lif

The "easiest" courses sometimes have poor completion rates because
people tend to over-ride more on "easy" courses.  There are no hills
or poor-footing stretches to slow people down.

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