Re: RC: An idea for LD rides

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/15/99 9:41:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
truman.prevatt@netsrq.com writes:

<< What I have found works best is to have the LD's take a slightly different
 route into the first check.  >>

That's ideal where you have enough trail to work with.  Your plan about 
splitting LD's off works well, too.  The ride where we start our LD riders 
first is a 50-mile loop with a cut-off for the LD riders.   They split from 
the main loop 4 miles out, and go straight to what is the 3rd vet check for 
the 100's and 50's.  We've worked our start times out so that they reach that 
check after the 100's have cleared, and before the 50's get there.  We rarely 
have any overlap until an occasional very fast LD catches the tail-end 100 at 
what is the 50-mile point on the 100.  

Part of being a good ride manager is factoring in ALL the possibilities of 
fast and slow riders and coming up with solutions to avoid conflicts.

Heidi


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