Re: [RC] FEI and 100 mile competitions - Barbara McCrary
Yes, I understand this very well, and I
agree with you on that matter. I'm considerably older than you, and I
appreciate the comforts of a nice LQ trailer. I also think that the
population of endurance riders may be aging, that is....many of the newcomers
are older than used to be when they started. Or maybe that isn't true, I
don't know. I just know that when you pull into a ride camp, there are
lots of very plushy trailers around. Ours is a livestock trailer that we
converted into a modest living quarters, but it is heaven when it is windy or
cold or rainy outside. However, I still think that comfort is softening
us, and I include myself. We used to do a lot of backpacking when we were
younger.....probably wouldn't be able to do that now. But I can say that
nothing teaches a person how little one can do without and how much discomfort
one can tolerate and still be having a great adventure, than backpacking.
You haven't lived until you camp on solid granite at 13,000' elevation on top of
a windy pass, with the only firewood being dried willow branches.
:-))
Do we all realize also we are older now too?...I
used my tent until 2 yrs ago, when my body said no more, I'm only 53...this
also changes how we do things...Cora
Yes, I agree. Just look at what
people camp with now. No longer are we using tents and small
trailers. Some of these LQ trailers border on the size and comfort of
hotel rooms. Very nice, but not the way endurance was done 10-20-30
years ago. I think it all fits into a nice neat little package.....we
seem to want comfort more than we want challenge.
or even 10 years ago. Things seemed to be alot
different just 10 short years ago than they are
today.
Truman
Barbara McCrary wrote:
We just put on a well-recognized 100
mile ride, albeit on the same day as Steph's ride, so I know that
took some prospective riders to Idaho instead of here. However, we
also offer a 75-mile ride along with the 100. As my daughter says,
"Give people a choice of two mileages and they will choose the easier
one." We suspect that the general population of endurance riders
are not as willing to ride the distances or the deal with the
difficulties as we might have done 25-30 years ago.
Barbara
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