Thanks for all of those replies--makes perfect
sense. I was looking at it in terms of the months leading up rather than
the closer to ride time frame, if I am understanding you all correctly and am
planning on 10 days to 2 weeks off before the ride. At least the way I am
doing things now is shorter rides 2 or 3 a week (5 to 10 miles pacing at 8 miles
an hour--trotting and cantering) and a longer, slower ride once a week (trotting
and walking) that unfortunately isn't on a measured out distance but say 2.5 to
3 hours and I plan on upping that as soon as I settle on a saddle. Am I on
the right track for a 50 in the end of Nov. On the long rides, he comes
home with a pulse less than 60 and on the short ones, he is closer to 70 but
under 60 in the time it takes me to get the saddle off. Should I be
pushing harder, backing off or staying the course?
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