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[RC] Was LD /Completion Awards - Rides 2 Far

I really> > hate it when they give them out the night before, 



Where is that?  I don't think I have ever seen that.  


I've been to quite a few rides in the SE where you get your T-shirt at
the pre-ride meeting or when you sign up. Then they just read the name of
the finishers at the awards and they sit there.  The reasoning is that it
lets people leave after they finish if they choose to without hassleing
the manager for their award...also, they feel bad for people who don't
finish and want them to have their T-shirt anyway.  

Usually the managers who do this are the softer hearted ones who don't
want to leave anyone out and are most worried about beginners, etc. same
sort of folks who give "participation trophies" to every last kid on a
ball team. Trouble is, it trivializes the entry level accomplishments and
really leaves no goal to challenge them other than the *really* high ones
like year end awards or BC.  

Right now, a completion would be a *big* deal to me again because I've
had three straight non-completions.  At my last non-completion I was
given the T-shirt at sign in. It's a really nice T-shirt but I have no
urge whatsoever to put it on since I didn't earn it. I just put it in
Josie's drawer since she finished that ride.

Another thing is that I like seeing people walk up when their names are
called *after* the ride because I may remember riding with someone on the
trail and it gives me a chance to put a name with a face. (Oh THAT'S who
that jerk was! >eg<)

If anybody wants to critique pre-ride or awards meetings *there*'s a new
subject. :-)

Angie



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