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Re: [RC] [Guest] Adios/Metabolic failures@ PAC - Joe LongOn Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:23:57 EDT, Sundaez@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 9/28/2003 5:14:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, jlong@xxxxxxxx writes: Because it would have been easy for someone seeing him with the IV in his neck to say "Oh, that poor, overridden horse, he must be at death's door!" Call me idiotic, ignorant, naive, newbie...whatever you like, but any sport that requires an IV at the end to "feel better" seems a bit extreme to me. I won't call you any of those things, but it does seem that you missed the point I was trying to make. Have you ever participated yourself in any distance sport, like running marathons? I have. At the end you feel tired and exhilarated at the same time. The effort has inevitably caused some depletions of bodily fluids, and replacing those fluids does, yes, make you feel better. Not because you were sick, or in danger of dieing, or anything like that. Just like a cold beer or a good soak in a hot tub makes you feel better! Note that the IV in this case was NOT "required," and it was the only time he had one in 11,525 miles of rides. Now, you may think I'm a "bad guy" for wanting to do something that made my horse feel better after he cramped following a ride, that's up to you, but I don't. Maybe I need to stick to trail riding? Nope, just don't be judgemental of that which you haven't experienced yourself, please. I think some of you hard core folk have forgotten how shocking this could appear...and SHOULD appear...to some of newer folk. I was all too aware of that ... why do you think I was embarrassed? I knew the "old hands" would understand, but that there would be some (especially non-endurance people) who wouldn't. As you just demonstrated. Really...is there any other sport that does this?? Am I just being super sheltered? Many sports do more. Many human athletes in high-level sports practice "blood doping" where they have their own blood taken well in advance of an event, stored, and put back just before the event. No endurance rider does this, AFAIK. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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