Re: THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

OK, so this is what I think....the Michigan Shore to Shore multiday ride
(50 miles X 5 days) would be a great championship ride!!!  Our friend, Andy
Redman, placed 2nd overall last week (also my opportunity to brag a little
bit....she's a friend, fellow endurance rider and my husband shoes her
horse!) on that ride with a ride time of something like 40 hours...actually
a slow Shore to Shore.  I understand the fastest time was something like 25
hours.  I can't remember who she said actually won...anyone out there who
can volunteer the info???  She says it is TOUGH.  I can't wait to try it
someday!!  
Maggie
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> From: Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>
> To: Lucy Chaplin Trumbull <elsie@calweb.com>
> Cc: RideCamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Subject: RC:      THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 5:16 PM
> 
> I LOVE the idea of a multi-day National Championship!!!  Speed AND
longevity!!!
> Just about says it all!!!
> 
> Very serious competitive riders KNOW that the BEST horses do BETTER on
multi-days.
> 
> Teddy
> 
> Lucy Chaplin Trumbull wrote:
> 
> > Joe Long wrote:
> > >
> > > On Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:20:59 -0400, Teddy Lancaster
> > > <Teddy@runningbear.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >If you are using only 100's...four is enough...same with 50's as it
requires
> > > >8 of them.  Use the best 400 miles......  more will encourage people
to
> > > >overuse their horses...you will end up with a bunch of
sore/lame/overused
> > > >horses if you strive to have them do 1000 miles.
> > >
> > > I think requiring more miles encourages people to *not* overuse their
> > > horses, as they must keep them fit and sound for more rides.
> >
> > Along those lines, shouldn't the National Championship be a multi-day
> > ride?
> >
> > To encourage people not to go flat-out for that one day 50/100 miles?
> >
> > If they knew they had to get up and do it again the following day,
> > would that would change the way people raced?
> >
> > And wouldn't multi-day be a *true* test of endurance?
> >
> > Just a thought (honest, I'm not trying to wind people up...) <g>.
> >
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> >
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