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RE: [RC] Cranberry - Finish Line - Mcgann, BarbaraI think I have the Ultimate Finish Line experience. It was back in the mid-70's, tough ride, my husbands first ever 50. We took the full 12 hours to do it. When we came up over the hill and looked down to camp, it was GONE. Our truck/horse trailer was sitting all by itself out in the middle of the field. We rode on down, and discovered 2 t-shirts hung in a tree, and a horse pooper-scooper. There was a note that said "Since we are all local, we couldn't wait any longer for you. Congratulations on your finish. And the pooper scooper is for whichever one of you was tail-end!" It was not a bit funny at the time, but over the years, we have looked back at it and laughed. How the heck did they know we finished? I mean, everyone was gone...the vets, the manager, all the other competitors! This was long before the days of protests. And we got our mileage. But it was a huge letdown to my first-timer husband!! Barb McGann -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ridecamp Guest Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:58 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Cranberry - Finish Line Please Reply to: Rob Losey jrlosey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== "I would hate someone at a ride I manage to feel so let down as we felt when we arrived to an empty base camp." I use to think it was sad when a lot of people finish a 100, that most people have gone to bed already. I understand it, they're thinking about their ride the next day. Then I was told something, I think it was Marirose Six that said it;" When you finish, the most important one is always there. Just look under your saddle." When the riders came in at the Wolverine 100, at about 2:00 AM, I was there at the finish line to welcome them in, even though I was going to ride the next morning. Some of them thanked me for staying up. I have always felt bad about getting credit for that. You see, I went to bed early. But when your old you have to get up a few times at night and water a tree. That's what I was doing when I heard the riders. Rob and Annabelle =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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