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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2886 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 00:36:34
I rode 100 miles today. my first ever time going that far. two times around lake sammamish and once around lake washington.

I can hardly stand up!



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Stoad again
Posting Yak Master

240 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 02:29:45
haha!
I'm an hiking fiend too, admire this physical activity,
the only useful kind of it, in medicine terms
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Stoad again
Posting Yak Master

240 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 02:31:13
or did you mean not hiking, jezemine?
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Stoad again
Posting Yak Master

240 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 02:33:32
if you meant biking,
its another thing, bike is very unnatural kind of activity, I'd say: harmful
for human body
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 02:36:25
or maybe a horse ?

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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 02:38:08
or maybe a ?



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Stoad again
Posting Yak Master

240 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 02:51:05
haha! khtan
I imagined jezemine riding a yak
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DonAtWork
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2167 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 07:51:44
I thought Jez WAS a yak....

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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 10:16:03
A hundred miles on bike is very good, but doable for someone in good condition.

A hundred miles on a horse in one day is extremely difficult. I knew a guy who won a trophy for riding 100 miles in 24 hours and he was very proud of it. It takes a great effort by both horse and rider.

A hundred miles on a Yak...?



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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 10:19:05
And we have a "Champion Yak Rider"

KH
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Stoad again
Posting Yak Master

240 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 10:21:19
Now let's compete not to breathe
My recent record = 2 minutes
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

6065 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 10:59:13
If you were wearing your wedding gown (riding side-saddle) then I'd be even more impressed

Be One with the Optimizer
TG
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks

30421 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 11:24:05
An average person rides a bicycle about 12 miles per hour, so Jez's 100 mile ride could take about 8 hours.


N 56°04'39.26"
E 12°55'05.63"
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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2365 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 11:37:23
I've done 120 in a day, and it took about 8 hours. You should be able to cruise between 18 and 20 on flat stretches.

How in the world would riding a horse be more arduous than riding a bike?
Seriously.

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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 12:09:48
quote:
Originally posted by blindman
...How in the world would riding a horse be more arduous than riding a bike?...


It's arduous for the horse. They can't keep up the kind of speed that you can on a bicycle over that period of time, especially carrying a rider and saddle. They also have a be walked a certain amount of time, and have to be fed and watered.



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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2886 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 12:51:59
this was on a bike, not a horse or yak!

pedaling time was 6.75 hrs

total time was 7.5 hours because I stopped a couple times for water and to pick blackberries! this was difficult because the vines kept snagging my dress...

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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2365 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-20 : 14:36:34
quote:
Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones

quote:
Originally posted by blindman
...How in the world would riding a horse be more arduous than riding a bike?...


It's arduous for the horse.

Sure, for the horse. But you said earlier it was arduous for both the horse and the rider.

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DonAtWork
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2167 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-21 : 06:43:13
a horse dont have shocks and struts. it is a very bumpy ride... you have to hold on to the horse with your legs, even in a saddle. it gets tough.

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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2365 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-21 : 10:47:41
So, nearly as strenuous as riding a roller coaster?

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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2886 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-21 : 12:18:18
yes, if the roller coaster had their cars replaced with mechanical bull carcasses.

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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2365 Posts
Posted - 2009-07-21 : 13:02:40
Awesome idea! I would definitely wait in line for that.

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