[Az-Geocaching] Re: [Az-Geocaching]
Trisha Radley
radley@cableone.net
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:54:26 -0700
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No caches for me....I'm running communications for the checkpoints for =
the annual Man vs. Horse endurance race....our Jeep Posse staffs the 11 =
checkpoints and provides comm every year. If you've never heard of this =
race, it's amazing! People race riders/horses over a 50 (yup...FIFTY) =
mile course, up and back over Mingus Mtn. (It starts on the Prescott =
Valley side and they race up and over to the Cottonwood side, then back =
up and over again.) The only thing that makes it possible for a person =
to beat the horses is that the horses/riders have 3 mandatory =
vet-checkpoint/rest stops for 30 minutes each or until the horse's =
heartbeat goes back down to a certain point. (It seems horses will =
literally run themselves to death if a rider isn't smart.) Also, some =
places are so steep (up and down) that the rider has to dismount and =
walk the horse.
For the past three years, a MAN has actually beaten the horses! A Hopi =
man runs the 50 miles in just a smidge over 7 hours!!!! I couldn't =
believe it when I saw him cross the finish (last year) and he barely =
looked like he'd jogged around the block! (That's maintaining an average =
of over 7 miles/hour, with elevation change....running just under 8 1/2 =
minute miles for 50 miles! It's awesome) He was 30 minutes ahead of the =
first 2 horses (Arabians, with women riders....( and 2 hours ahead of =
the next person (the first woman came in fourth)
This is my favorite event to do for the Posse (besides our actual search =
related activities).
Anyway....didn't mean to go on and on like that, but I thought someone =
might find it interesting. Anyone heard of this race? It's the 18th =
annual.....quite famous amongst endurance race folks.
Hope everybody had a great weekend...stay dry!
~~trisha ~~ Lightning~~
Oh....3 day weekend? Im having surgery on my other hand Monday. Bummer!
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From: wolfb8=20
To: az-geocaching@listserv.snaptek.com=20
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 7:06 AM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Re: [Az-Geocaching]
Another 3 day weekend is apond us....what caches will be found???
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>No caches for me....I'm running communications for =
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checkpoints for the annual Man vs. Horse endurance race....our Jeep=20
Posse staffs the 11 checkpoints and provides comm every year. If =
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never heard of this race, it's amazing! People race riders/horses over a =
50=20
(yup...FIFTY) mile course, up and back over Mingus Mtn. (It starts on =
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Prescott Valley side and they race up and over to the Cottonwood side, =
then back=20
up and over again.) The only thing that makes it possible for a person =
to beat=20
the horses is that the horses/riders have 3 mandatory =
vet-checkpoint/rest stops=20
for 30 minutes each or until the horse's heartbeat goes back down to a =
certain=20
point. (It seems horses will literally run themselves to death if a =
rider isn't=20
smart.) Also, some places are so steep (up and down) that the rider has =
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dismount and walk the horse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>For the past three years, a MAN has actually beaten =
the=20
horses! A Hopi man runs the 50 miles in just a smidge over 7 =
hours!!!! I=20
couldn't believe it when I saw him cross the finish (last year) and he =
barely=20
looked like he'd jogged around the block! (That's maintaining an average =
of over=20
7 miles/hour, <U>with</U> elevation change....running just under 8 1/2 =
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miles for 50 miles! It's awesome) He was 30 minutes ahead of the first 2 =
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(Arabians, with women riders....( and 2 hours ahead of the next person =
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first woman came in fourth)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>This is my favorite event to do for the Posse =
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actual search related activities).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Anyway....didn't mean to go on and on like that, but =
I thought=20
someone might find it interesting. Anyone heard of this race? It's the =
18th=20
annual.....quite famous amongst endurance race folks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hope everybody had a great weekend...stay =
dry!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>~~trisha ~~ Lightning~~</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Oh....3 day weekend? Im having surgery on my other =
hand=20
Monday. Bummer!</FONT></DIV>
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