Reminds me of a friend I
took on her first 50, she had never done any kind of an endurance ride, she was
riding a mule, after it was over at the finish line she
said " You mean thats it? Thats all there is
to it? " I speculate that many of us first time 100 mile riders prolly
wont be quite that flipant about it, but Im betting some of us will be
saying '""Oh that wasnt so sacary after all. Heck I can do that!"" At least I
hope thats what we all say!!
Maybe what we need to encourage more participation in 100 mile
rides is discussions exactly like these. I have almost zero distance
riding experience, and have just started the search for a new horse that I
can do 50s on. Last night, I had a dream that I was finishing the
Wolverine 100 (unfortunately, as dreams can be, it was a bit inconsistent,
and my horse was at times a bay and a gray, so I can't use it as a sign
when I go horse shopping!). The more I think about it, and hear all the
encouragement from experienced 100 miles, the more I think it might be a
goal I'd like to pursue someday. I don't know if I ever would have really
considered it if I hadn't been reading all of these posts. I've always
dismissed 100s as just too far, too hard, too out of reach.
So,
you've at least planted the seed in this newbie's
mind!
