Hi kwatkins08,
Thank you for the positive encouragement on use of endurance rides for conditioning! I don’t have a definite clinic date locked in, there are some logistical issues to solve, first. It may be a 2012 clinic will work better for me. Nevertheless, I don’t want to wait to start conditioning. As a member of the Baby Boomer gen., I need to keep a fitness program going anyway. The Seniors Forum has a thread where fitness is adressed just because of age challenges.