Re: AERC completion time rule - feedback wanted

["Joe Long" <jlong@mti.net>]

On Wed, 14 Jan 1998 11:19:10 -0700, "Robert J. Morris"
<bobmorris@rmci.net> wrote:


>Well, Arlene is 66, I am 70, we are both still riding and competitive (top
>ten riders) and we must agree with Don's philosophy (Heidi's father). If
>the younger set needs special treatment and a VERY level field then let
>them go to Competitive Trail Riding. If the majority of riders can do the
>ride in the prescribed time, and the overwhelming majority do, then let's
>go on to more interesting topics. 

Bob,  you're still fighting a phantom.  We're not talking about giving
anyone special treatment.  We're talking about ride managers having
the ability to extend their maximum completion time for *abnormal*
circumstances.

If you want a "In my day we were tough ...," well, in 12,000 miles of
endurance rides I was never overtime, not even once.  The only time I
was close was an extremely hot, humid 100 miler where I finished with
20 minutes to spare ... and I was the only finisher, everyone else had
dropped out due to the extreme weather conditions (there was a
livestock advisory, farmers were losing livestock to the heat).

The question isn't one of how tough we are, it's of recognizing that
unexpected conditions do occur and ride managers should have the
flexibility to deal with them.

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