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Steph Teeter wrote:

> I wonder if some of the decline in 100 milers is because we no longer
> recognize an AERC points champion? (the AERC champions used to be the
> horse/rider teams with the most points at the end of the season, regardless
> of regions or weight divisions). 
There is always attrition. Every year some people that "do 100's" will 
stop doing 100's. If the number of new people start doing 100's is the 
same as the number that stop, the pool will be stable. If more start 
doing 100's the pool will grow and if fewer start doing 100's the pool 
will decline.

I don't think it is as complicated as how a champion is crowned, be it 
by points over the year, one race or being brought down from the top of 
Mount Siani on stone tables.

The AERC is growing - the 100's are not. New people are not coming into 
the pool of 100 mile riders at the rate they were leaving. I think the 
explosive growth of multiday rides has much more to do with it than how 
a "champion" is crowned. In reality very few people really ever 
participated in the "great trailer race" chasing points. If it came back 
very few would chase it again. Ten years ago, the progression was from 
50's to at least try a 100. There were very few multiday rides. Today it 
seems to be the progressions is from single 50's to multidays for most I 
don't think that is good or bad, just reality.

Truman

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“You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace 
unless he has his freedom.” Malcolm X


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