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TWO riders???  Actually, just ONE???  OMG, that is just so sad...after all the work Kat put into it...

I soooo wanted to do this ride...I had someone who wanted to go with me to share fuel (it's a 3-day drive each way from Texas) but then she wasn't able to go.  And I would have had to cancel anyhow, as I had a last minute date with a guy named Ike who decided to arrive on the 13th, and wow, was he a messy date...trees down, power out, our barn roof gone...

 

This just seems like a wonderful ride, I love singletrack, and Kat's other ride (Main Divide) received such great reviews for organization and good management, so I had no doubts that this one would be the same.  And gosh, it didn't even sound like it would be very difficult in terms of terrain.  So what gives???

 

Dawn Carrie, Texas (who wishes she lived closer to more 100s)

 

On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 1:26 AM, victoria thompson <vascthompson@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Short and sweet not good enough for all of you?  My my, Ridecamp is just a bunch of Nosey Nancys <G>  And Paul Harvey, come on!  He and my parents were friends when he started in Sacramento.  Radio will never be the same.

Kat wanted to respond to the inquires with, "It's a secret."  I don't suppose that would have been any better received.  So, Nancys, here you go.  The Big Bear 100 began with 2, that's two, riders.  It would have been one, but Kat decided to ride with Carolyn to keep her company.  In retrospect the horses probably would have been better off not riding together, but probably would have been real close in times anyway.  Carolyn's horse, Orzo, can really move uphill, but isn't good going downhill fast.  Kat's horse, Wendy, has trouble with the uphills, but can bomb going downhill.  Both riders compromised on their horses abilities in order to stay together.  Kat went faster uphill than Wendy was comfortable with and Carolyn went faster downhill than Orzo was comfortable with.  At the second vet check, before Orzo was seen by the vet, Carolyn said she thought Orzo was off and didn't think she'd go on.  Well, during the trot out the vet said Orzo was definitely off and shouldn't go on and pulled him.  Kat thought Wendy was walking funny, but didn't seem off.  During the check the vet found the beginnings of a girth gall.  Kat chose to RO then before the girth gall got worse, especially since a really nasty mountain climb still lay ahead.  So, the race ended at mile 38.

Chris Herron left vet 2 at that time to ride the trail back and pull ribbons.  He got back to ridecamp about 7 PM.  About 10 PM Kat and Greg saddled up fresh horses and took a moonlight ride pulling glow sticks that had been put out that afternoon before the rest of the camp knew the race was finished.   It also turns out that one of Wendy's hind legs swelled, so Kat was correct when she said Wendy was walking funny even though she wasn't lame.

A bunch of people went.  Some to crew.  Some to help management.  Some just for a weekend away.  And we all had fun.  Even more fun because none of us had to stay up all night waiting for the two riders.

Satisfied?

Tori (Aquarian and official ride water bearer)


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