Re: RC: Conditioning for 100 milers

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/31/00 1:33:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU writes:

<<  In some of the recent threads it was suggested 
 that one ought to train a horse longer distances than 
 you expect to compete, ie: do more thanyou expect to do 
 in competition.>

Nope. Train at higher intensity than you will see in competiton. 

> To you people who have done a lot of
 100 milers: did you ever do 100 miles in less than 
 24 hours during training???>

According to the French trainer of the horse that won the President's Cup, 
that distance was covered by this horse frequently in training.