Re: [RC] [RC] Encouraging more 100 mile starts - Barbara McCrary
Julie and I were recently having a talk
about the diminishing numbers of 100 mile rides and riders, and she thinks that
the numbers of 4- and 5-day rides that have a base camp (no crews needed), some
of them complete with meals that the rider can purchase, has contributed greatly
to the diminishing interest in 100-mile rides. I think she has a very
strong point there.
Subject: [RC] [RC] Encouraging more 100
mile starts
Julie Suhr's book should be in every endurance
rider's library, marked and tattered from having been read over & over.
Surely, that alone would encourage more 100 mile riders. Being new to endurance, I'm curious if adding 50s brought
more 100 mile riders to the sport? And more recently, has adding LD rides
resulted in more riders that now do 50s? Or do these distances pretty much
just bring the riders that want to do those distances, and are not really
stepping stones for the majority of riders to 100s? For me and my
daughter, Tara, a 100 was the goal from the beginning, knowing we had the
benefit of 50s to help us get there and gauge our readiness. I can't see how
being able to de-elevate at any ride during our journey would have helped us
in any way.
