Re: RC: Re: Welcome back

[Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

At the Far Out Forest the first check (for the 100) is at 30 miles, you fly
by  the 16 mile check which is used for the 50's.  At the OD the first is 25
again you fly by at the 12 mile check at the river.  BUT you can still stop
at these points, take 15 minutes to feed and water a bit and electrolyte.
That is what I normally do and I find especially at about 80 miles that 15
minutes "wasted" in the morning was time well spent.

Truman

Sarah Ralston wrote:

> At 05:17 PM 12/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I don't really like long loops, I just found that 12 was too short on a
> >100.  Once more, I prefer 10-15 on 50's.  I think the first check is the
> >most important.  Biltmore has an 18 mile loop first and that's TOO long
> >for all the horses to be in one pack.  Lots of pulls.  I like to see the
> >vet check break us up pretty early.
>
> Total agreement here! The second ROC had the first vet check at 25 miles
> 2 hours away from base camp, way up in the mountains-what a disaster. It
> took over 12
> hours to get all the pulled horses down, if I remember correctly (Joe-you
> were there-
> wasn't that the ride you had the health problems on?).
> Sarah
> >
> >Angie

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Truman Prevatt
Brooksville, FL

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