Re: RC: The mental aspect of 50s and 100s

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

>  As far as riding a 50, for me I >just plan 
>on getting to the next vet check -- kind of breaks the ride up. 

Good grief, just try it...and forget the miles, take it by the hour. 
When I'm doing a training ride, we take a full 5 1/2 hours to do our 21
mile loop, and I'm having to squeeze and ask him to go, and there's all
these changes of pace that wear me out.  Go to a ride and he's really
"ON", and I can just hit a rythm, there's a great breeze, and I've done
50 miles in 4:19.  What's hard about riding a willing horse 4 and a half
hours?  Even if you take 7 or 8 hours to do it, I'll bet you ride that
long in training sometimes.  What's the big deal?  Hundreds are a big
deal.  I haven't gotten used to them; they still scare me to death, and
I've talked to people with lots of miles who say it never gets
easy...it's always awful.  However, you *can* get used to 50s.

Angie

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