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Joe Long wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:04:27 GMT, "rides2far@xxxxxxxx" <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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> > > > > Why would a prospective 100 miler want to "just show up" to do his first 100 if it takes11 total vacation days (a precious commodity), beaucoup $$$ in gas, and then no crew (after many have been telling 100s they virtually always need a crew on a 100
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> > ELEVEN VACATION DAYS? Where the heck did that come from? Other than for the Pan Ams where they *made* us show up a week early, I've never taken over one day off to do a 100. About the only difference in going to a 50 or 100 for me is that if I'm doing a 100 I mix up 3 or 4 more doses of electrolytes.
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> > Angie
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> I'm with you.  This is another example of the kind of talk that can discourage
> people from trying a 100.    The most extra time I've ever spent to do a 100 in
> my own Region was one extra day, and that was for last summer's Big Horn.  
The Big Horn is right up the road from you. Not a big dea.

> Unless you're traveling over 500 miles to the ride extra travel or recovery days
> are unnecessary.
>  
Different strokes. If I drive over 8 hours the horse get a day to relax. 
If I have to drive the hard days with another day in the offing, we lay 
over a day. I'm tired and I suspect my horse is also. Sure I could push 
it - I have no problem pushing my self to driving 18 hour days - day 
after day. However, I do have a problem doing that to my horse.

While the BH is close to you. However, I can name at least two multidays 
( probably more I cared to try) that are closer. That I think is the 
problem. People that want to do 100's will. People that don't won't. 
People that like to talk the talk will talk about it till the cows come 
home. None of that is going to change the basic dynamics that seems to 
be set up today.

Truman

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