RE: [RC] re: From a Turtle's Perspective - adam and jannelle
I have gotten every last stinking dime of
my ride entries this year as the almost slowest ride in every ride I’ve gone
to. And after the first two, I decided I’d better stick to LDs until I was
ready to go faster because a 50 would really cut into my social time, which is
a big part of endurance riding for me.
Jannelle Wilde, still doing LDs….maybe,
maybe 50s next year.
I am going to add to that, something that might not come
across right. Yes, the ride is the prize, but if we just want to go out and
ride 50 miles and nothing else, why do we need to spend $100s to travel to ride
events? Is it not the whole experience of the ride? The start, the holds, the
vet checks, the finish, the camaraderie, and if you are staying the night, the
awards and celebration of everyone’s completions and accomplishments? Take out
the celebration and camaraderie, and you almost might as well do it at
home? You can make your own holds, go through the vetting process, grade
the different areas, etc.
