Re: RC: LD's training to move up

[Maureen Mathisen <blueoak@snowcrest.net>]

Angie,

I completely agree with your friend's advice about doing l00 milers. 
Because we had NO hundreds where I live, I trained  `doing slow to
medium 50's for three years on my QUARTER mare with the goal of the
Tevis in mind.

This was our FIRST l00,she was l5 and I was "forty-something"  and she
came though with flying colors!  Finished  in the middle of the group,
and looked MUCH better than some of her faster fifty milers!  It
convinced me, and I have used this "method" ever since.  Many other
riders who started "way back when" do also.  I feel it is safer and most
times, more successful.

Maureen

Rides 2 Far wrote:
> 
> >Seems, like I read somewhere that it is best to go right to 50's (with
> >proper >conditioning) if that is your preference, ditto for 100's.  How
> did >you bring >Kaboot along to 100's?
> 
> Kaboot never did a 25.  I got him in March, greenbroke, and we started
> finishing 50's in Sept.  He had 850 miles put on him in 3 years, then we
> tried a 100.  I never really "raced" him in a 50 until after he'd done a
> couple of 100's.  I honestly didn't think he had the speed for it, but
> somehow after the 100's he was suddenly much better at 50's.  But the
> longer distance, more moderate pace agrees with him more I think.
> 
> Lynda Corry gave me this advice about doing 100's.  "You don't train any
> harder than you do for 50's, you just do it for more years".  That seemed
> to work.
> 
> Angie
> 
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