Re: RC: Just what is LD competition?

["Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@hotmail.com>]

I think this discussion has come a full circle (again). There must be a top 
ten if the ride uses the AERC BC sheet so the BC will count towards the AERC 
LD awards that LD riders fought so hard for. The loudest voice won.
Several years ago we had this same arguement in OCER. The majority won. A 
point system was instituted for LD riders just like the endurance riders. 
Many still don't like it, and feel it's contrary to our principles. Managers 
still give the "this is not a race" speech before the rides. The sky hasn't 
fallen (at least not yet). We are a rather small group, but we haven't had 
any more people join who "race" 25's than we did before. The speed demons 
are that way when there is no prize, and the others don't do it no matter 
what the prize.

Nancy Mitts

>From: SandyDSA@aol.com
>To: smithpr@cadvision.com, ridecamp@endurance.net
>Subject: RC:   Just what is LD competition?
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 21:56:30 EDT
>
>In a message dated 6/20/01 12:10:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>smithpr@cadvision.com writes:
>
>
> > .  What is particularly problematic
> > is that the career LDers, who often go fast to top ten, compete along
> > side newcomers of all ages and levels of competency.
> >
>
>There is no top ten in LD.

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