Tevis as first 100

[Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>]

I'll reply to two posts at once here:

>The Tevis was my first 100.  Got pulled at Robinson Flat (rookie pull). 
Long 
>story, but I  learned alot!  (for some reason I don't get ALL the
Ridecamp 
>posts) could someone resend to me?
Sylvia

I think I started this thread when I suggested that maybe the Tevis' low
completion rate was due partly to the fact that many people who have no
previous endurance experience suddenly decide to attempt Tevis for their
first 100.  At the time I thought their completion rate was probably
lower than Old Dominion's and that more people tried their first 100
there.  Since then I've learned the completion rates are about the same
and that apparently quite a few have done their first 100 at OD too!

>I DON'T think  the high non-completion rate is because of too 
>stringent>vetting--I think it is because we are in an area where >there
are many>riders(not all endurance) who feel the Tevis is a prestigious  
ride >to>do, and may attempt it without previous >ENDURANCE  training
.>>It is also an international caliber ride, >and that draws many riders
wh>want to say they have "done the >Tevis" without perhaps the
experience>that is needed to >complete it.  

One other point you've got to consider.  Look at horses from the
Southeast who want to try Tevis (and I know quite a few who have gone). 
It's a lot to ask a horse to haul from South Carolina to California, and
THEN do a really tough 100.  That haul has got to be figured into the
difficulty factor.

Angie

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