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Re: [RC] 100 mile rides, their future, and the fuure of AERC - Joe LongOn Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:58:20 -0600, Joe Long <jlong@xxxxxxxx> wrote: On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:45:43 GMT, Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ... I didn't enter the LD to get a Tshirt, or points, or recognition. It was my feeling that few folks did, and it was pretty clear who they were. And I guese they probably enter alot of LDs that way. And that is fine. They are probably the best at 25 mile rides. When I was young I was a swimmer. I excelled in longer races, but was horrible at sprints. The fact that sprints were offered did not make me want to do them. The fact that some people really compete hard at the LD level has no effect on my perspective as a newbie. It does not make me want to "sprint" a 25 mile ride. The folks who really are competitive at 25 miles probably don't want to do 50s.You know, I've ridden in almost every Region of the AERC, some 30 States, and I've yet to find one of those rides or Regions where they "disrespect" LD riders. Oops, what I wrote there isn't replying to what you said! I was actually thinking about something Truman wrote when I wrote that. My apologies for any misunderstanding! -- 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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