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Re: [RC] Husband and Wife Team Award - Heidi SmithIf I ride 50s and Steph rides 100s and we every event we do we do together, and we do 10 events, they she will have 1000 miles and I will have 500. If she then does PanAM, which DOESN'T have a 50, then I'd have < 1/2 her miles and we would not be elegible for consideration for any placing in the husband/wife award. I'd have to ride another 50 or she'd have to not do PanAm. John, this is why I always liked the concept of simply counting all the rides where they ride at the same event, regardless of mileage. The point of the award, to me, is that the husband and wife actually go out and do rides together, whether they ride together or not. (And yes, being married myself, this is one that interests me personally--and I see no reason for rides to count that I might do while my husband is off in Denmark, not that we've ridden enough in the past few years to even be in consideration for such an award.) This way, there is no problem with record-keeping, either--did they both do this ride? Then bang! this one counts. Did one of them not do this ride? Then no miles count toward husband/wife award. If you ride 50's and your wife rides 100's, whatever you do at the same event counts--no need to keep track of mileage ratios. If she goes on and rides every weekend and leaves you home sometimes to do chores, no big deal--those miles just don't count, because husband and wife were not riding at the same ride. Simple. So the husband and wife that earn the most points by doing the sport together are rewarded. Isn't that what it's all about?? I sure wish the BoD would look at this as a solution, as I think it is the easiest, fairest, and most in keeping with the spirit of the award. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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