Re: RC: staying awake

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Carol
Don't know if this is common, but when my kids and myself volunteered to
crew at the ROC in Utah a few years back, the last two riders were
either asleep or comatose--- almost ran over my new friend and myself as
we kept yelling "Turn Right! Turn Right! Turn Riiiiiiiight!!!!"
Fortunately they were both going at a walk and we were almost at the end
of the ride."
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!

CAROL HEARD wrote:
> 
> This may be a simple thing for all of you really energetic, hyper
> riders out there, but I've been wondering......On the mountain type
> 100 mile endurance rides (is that what is called the "technical"
> ride?) How do you stay awake?
> Do you just run on adrenaline? Sleep on the horse & hope that it
> doesn't spook out from under you? Grab a quick nap? Realize that the
> front-runners probably don't have that problem, but what about the
> rest? Any ideas?
> carol
> Roseburg, Or.

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