ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] first ride
[endurance] first ride
MarkyMart@aol.com
Sun, 5 Nov 1995 15:43:35 -0500
Well everybody Shai and I have finished our first ride and when I got back I
said these people are all crazy :-) so I must be crazy too because i just
probably will do this again, but I need to get in shape first, we did not
finish in the allotted time but we did FINISH !
:-) I thought I was going to die. Shai came through in great shape she was
awfully tired after the first 13.5 miles because we did that in the allotted
time of 2 hours and 15 minutes, we finished the second half in 4 hours, but
we finished. we had a slight mishap when she spooked and the saddle rolled
and I had to bail out before i hit a tree, just a bruise on my leg and sore
shoulders. I found you don't get to enjoy the scenery as much especially
since my helmet falls over my eyes. I used my saddle pad w/ the fleece and
had no slipping problems at all, I also used a piece of neoprene on top of
the pad over her withers and it did wonders, i usually get dry patches where
the saddle must create pressure. any suggestions for falling helmets and
trainng for myself would be a great help. I found some of the people were
very freindly, but some were almost rude, but I guess you find that every
where. Hopefully next time I will be in shape.
Also I had the best pit crew in the world !!!!!!!:-) she was wonderful. also
where can i write to get a ctr handbook ? THank you all again you were very
helpful.
Happy Trails :-)
Bobbi and Shai