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Frank,
You are right on when you said
There's a reason the word
"endurance" is used to describe our sport.
And I totally agree.
I'm not suggesting all 100's would be this way, just one here and there
and advertised as a 100 miler with an opportunity to get miles for a 50
(small incentive here) and then test your abilities on the next 50 if you
want to. Sort of like interval training but at a real ride. There would
be no changing or elevating. There would be no surprises to those
competing in the 100. The whole ride would be based on doing 100 miles
but with this "apprenticeship" category available with no
credit for miles after 50, just on the job training. 
I figure if we all throw different ideas around we might come up with a
good way to encourage more riders to work towards and eventually sign up
for 100's. I definitely do not want to "dumb down" the
100's.
Don Huston