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Re: [RC] 100 Milers - Jim HollandHmmmm... Good Post, Julie.... However, I think there's one more major factor...we spend so much time on the compooter we don't have time for 100's... :) Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic Marinera@xxxxxxx wrote: I think one of the reasons for the decline of 100 Mile One Day Rides is that people are afraid to try them. Back in the dark ages there was only one rideâ??the 100 Mile Tevis Cup Ride. You did not have choices. Now we are scaring newcomers to death that you have to be superman on a super horse to go a hundred miles. You do not. The average rider and the average horse can manage quite nicely. I think newcomers to endurance riding figure they have to be in super shape themselves, work out, run many miles on foot, ride the dickens out of the poor horse. That is not true. Riding your horse in training will get your own body ready. Then just make sure you donâ??t bring a tired horse to a 100 miler, one worn out by too many training miles and too many 50 milers leading up to the 100 miler. But don't be afraid of trying a hundred miler. If I can ride the Tevis at age 76 as someone who literally cannot trot their horse out for the vets, who has to stand on a milk crate to get topside, then just about anybody can do it. The only ingredient you canâ??t do without is desire. Without it, donâ??t even try. 100 Milers tax you mentally more than physically. Nobody I know condemns anyone for trying. Failing is not the end of the world. Daring to risk failure will make you a bigger person regardless of the outcome. Just remember that your top priority is not crossing the finish line but being a compassionate rider, a rider who recognizes when his horse has had enough for that day. You will find that if your horse is up to the challenge, you will find the inner strength to hang on and go with him. Donâ??t doubt it for a minute. You canâ??t soar if you donâ??t try. Julie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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