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The 100-miler shirt would have to say "Holier Than Thou 100 miler."  <G>

Or maybe, "100 milers - we're twice as special as 50 milers, and 4 times as special as LDers!"  <TIC>

 

Dawn Carrie in Texas (who does 50s and 100s, but has over 500 LD miles, and is hoping to do an LD in December on my 21 yr old horse for fun)

 

On 11/11/07, Ranelle Rubin <raneller@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Truman,

Don't forget the "Uppity 50 miler" T-shirt...OMG..wonder what you would have
to put on a 100 miler shirt..goodness gracious folks..just ride..~!



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>From: Truman Prevatt < tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Cindy Collins <c_collins@xxxxxxx>
>CC: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [RC]   re:  trail trash and crabby old riders
>Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:11:40 -0500
>
>By golly - I've got it. I'm going to make me two T-shirts a "Trail Trash" T
>for when I ride 25 and a "Crabby Old Timer" T for when I ride 50. That
>should cover it all - don't you think?
>
>I think we need to all lighten up, get our nose out of each others choices
>and go ride our horses.
>
>I'm off to ride - it's too nice of a day to pass up.
>
>Truman
>
>Cindy Collins wrote:
>>First, I think any one who calls LD riders trail trash deserves to be
>>criticized. (though it is funny if it's being said by someone like Angie:)
>>That being said, this whole thread irritates me just as much as it did the
>>first time it came around a thousand times ago. Yes, many of us old,
>>crabby riders are the most adamant about what real endurance is or is not.
>>Many of us old crabby riders don't ride much any more due to our failing
>>health. However, that IS the point. You don't see those crabby old
>>endurance riders, who may now only be able to ride LD distances, wanting
>>to change the focus of endurance. Even if I can't ride like I used to, I
>>still want the sport focused on 100 mile rides. Even if I can only ride
>>25s, I don't want 25 milers winning big awards and being given national
>>championship status. Because I can't do something doesn't mean I want the
>>world to change over my problems...whether those problems are age, health,
>>money, other responsibilities, old or young horses, etc. THAT'S what old
>>timers find so incredibly offensive and no many how many times they say it
>>or try to explain it, it gets twisted into something else.
>>
>>
>>Cindy Collins
>> c_collins@xxxxxxx <mailto:c_collins@xxxxxxx>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong" Richard
>Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics
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