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Re: [RC] OD meeting - steelsidedownThe folks this REALLY effected were the ones
that got to a vet check just minutues before the cut off time. They had to
have their pulse down by the pre-set time the "hold closed". There
were only a very few riders that came in that window. (I'm not talking
about the 12 hour AERC rule, but at OD the management sets a time each hold will
close. i.e. The last vet check on the 50 closed/pulse down by at
5:30pm, add your 20 min hold, out time 5:50pm, which gave you an hour and ten
mins to ride the last 4.6 miles to the finish)
While it hurts your "out time" if running top ten
... these guys got pulled for overtime .... and some were down.... there just
wasn't enough pulse takers to help them. (I watched this at two different
checks)
Jen
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From: "Eric Rueter" <Eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > The big problem I see is when you get the first few horses in. Some, take > the time to cool their horses and get them to criteria before they go to the > P&R/Vet. Others (who are obviously more competitive or ,,) take their > horses straight to the P&R/Vet, since there is no line for the front > runners, they just hang out (no looping through the line no lost time) until > the vet gets the correct numbers. People who are not pushing their horses > as hard, do find a line and it does cost them time if they have to move > through the line more than once. > > We do *not* use this method at the Big South Fork Ride.
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