Thurs. the first day of the ride, Greg rode Zelda, Vickie rode Boo, and I rode Noways in the fifty miler. Mary Lynn rode Paige's horse, Sully, and Brenda rode her steed, Elite in the thirty. Only the first three count for points, but it is a good thing to have those extra riders in case some one of us gets a dreaded pull.
Elite and Sully at the first VC on day two, prefering the other's food ~ naturally...
This day is the toughest of the three, but it is truly beautiful with huge boulders, cool streams, and flora all along the trail. We got to cross the Cumberland river as well. What a treat. Not so fun was the long hard climbs, but our boys all came through and all five of us finished our rides. We amassed some good points too.
I finished in 6th place, Greg got 7th, Vickie finished out of the top ten, but still got us 50 points. Brenda and Mary Lynn finished their 30 miles, as back up. The trail nearly whipped us all, but we talked Mary Lynn and Brenda into going again the next day, as with Amy coming to ride the 55 it would give us another team if everyone finished. With the promise that the trail is much easier on the second day, they agreed!
Greg, Vickie and I crewed for them, which was a nice change, as Mary Lynn, Brenda and Amy have done their more than fair share of crewing for us. Other than Amy and her horse taking a fall near the start, everyone finished in fine shape again. Well, Amy did have some metabolic issues, but her horse looked great!
So again our team got points! Amy finished 8th, and once again, Mary Lynn and Brenda finished the 30 and this time their ride counted for the team!
Go DUCKS!!!
The weather was really nice to us, and we really did have a fun time.
Vickie and Biscuit preparing for a day of crewing...>
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