Re: AERC Completion Time Rule

[RUN4BEAR <RUN4BEAR@aol.com>]

In a message dated 98-01-16 07:29:01 EST, ChacoL@aol.com writes:

<< 
 > In the 50, the *First Place* time was 13 hours, 43 minutes, and 40
 >  seconds including holds (I looked it up).  Under our current rule,
 >  *nobody* would have completed the 50.  Even with the 15 hour limit we
 >  only had about a 50% completion rate in the 50.
 >  
 >  Does this mean those riders were wimps?  That their horses weren't
 >  good enough for endurance? 
 
 In my opinion, no, it means the ride should have been canceled due to extreme
 weather conditions.
 
 Linda
 San Francisco
  >>

I have only been to ONE ride that was cancelled before the start and ONE that
was cancelled during the ride...the conditiions were life-threatening in BOTH
instances.

Teddy