Kristen, there is one factor you have
overlooked here. I hadn’t done a 25 in many years and had forgotten
a lot about them until the last two weeks when I took my “chubby guy”
Sunny to Skymont and River Run and did 25’s. In 50’s you have
ALL the time to finish…right up to the second as long as you cross the FINISH
LINE in the 12 hours.
In 25’s, you have to allow SOME time
to get back to camp and recover IN THE SIX HOURS. You finish when your
horse recovers to a pulse of 60, not when you cross the finish line, so you
have to include a little “fudge factor” in the time needed for a 25,
depending on how well your horse recovers.
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kristen A Fisher Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
5:10 PM To: carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
orrinandginger@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [RC] racing/25milers
25s have 6 hours including holds, 50s
have 12 hours including holds. It may seem like the 50s have a lot longer to
finish but it's a misconception. I used to think that the percentage of hold
time was lower for 50s, but then I did the math on my first 50:
25: hold time = 1 hour, 83 % of total
allowed time is "ride time"
50: hold time = 1 hour, .75 hours, .5
hours = 2.25 hours hold time = 81% of total allowed time is "ride
time"
The argument that the 25s have less time
than the 50s just doesn't hold up.
