tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post5470939161753833409..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: Easing in...Jacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-76935609807136274662012-09-23T20:39:38.880-04:002012-09-23T20:39:38.880-04:00Hope it helped! :)
I've been thinking quite a...Hope it helped! :)<br /><br />I've been thinking quite a bit about average speeds and making it under maximum time, as I've been reading a few blogs about endurance in the US.<br /><br />The only thing I can conclude is that the vetting procedures make a difference. And I'm really starting to think I like the way we run rides here (in Australia). Most of our rides run under AERA (Australian Endurance Riders Association) rules, which are our own rules - apparently no other country uses these rules. We do also run FEI rides, with FEI rules, but the majority of rides are AERA rides. I have only ridden at 2 rides that used Vet Gate Into Hold (VGIH), which is more like FEI. And I found them quite stressful. With my limited experience, I find the AERA rides more relaxing.<br /><br />One of the differences that I have noticed between what some US bloggers describe and the rides I've been to is leg distances and hold times. For example, I've read about vet checks/hold times at 25 mile LD rides (we call them training rides - 40km). I have never heard of that here - we just go out and ride 40km, and come back to base. Riding time finishes when you cross the line, and you have 30 mins until you need to present to the vet. So there is no non-riding time in a 40km ride (for hold). Hold times add up! And there is a HUGE emphasis on non-competitiveness in LD/40km rides (which was reinforced by vote at the last AGM). There are no divisions (weight/junior), no places and no mileage/points accumulated.<br /><br />This carries on to our endurance rides (80km/50miles or more). It is not uncommon to have a 45km or 50km leg on an endurance ride - many of my endurance friends prefer a 45 or 50km first leg (this would be 28 to 31 miles). So you ride 50km before doing any vet checks or holds. And it is very unusual to have more than one vet-check in an 80km ride. The less hold time you have, the shorter the day is - with AERA rides, your 'out' time is 1 hour after your 'in' time (with vetting at the 30min mark).<br /><br />(I have just thought of one 40km ride that had a heart rate gate mid-way).<br /><br />Are these things very different from your rides in the US? Do you think they would make a big difference? I wonder because I have done some pretty slow rides, and have only once been close to maximum time (I took 9.5 hours riding time for 80km).OneHindRestinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497414168847697496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-16927036442769220842012-08-20T18:49:30.789-04:002012-08-20T18:49:30.789-04:00I was unaware that you could do this....I'll s...I was unaware that you could do this....I'll sure give it a shot!All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-62152068973479191342012-08-19T19:47:03.542-04:002012-08-19T19:47:03.542-04:00I put one electrode at either end of the girth and...I put one electrode at either end of the girth and don't have any issues using it that way. The most annoying bit is saddling up, cos you can't attach the second electrode until you are doing the girth up, but you get the hang of it.OneHindRestinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497414168847697496noreply@blogger.com