Email To The Group

I sent the following email to the group of 2013 Derby riders on December 26, 2012.  It was sent from the Distance Derby email address  to the address you used when you signed up for the Derby.  If you did not get it, check your spam filter and make sure the aforementioned email address is on your "approved" list so you don't miss any important communication.  The email was as follows:


To: DISTANCE DERBY 2013 RIDERS

Good Afternoon 2013 Distance Derby Riders!  I am excited you are entering the Distance Derby either for the first time or are a 2012 alumni who is ready for more!  As of today, I think I have all your bios updated.  

Just to make sure, go to
and look in the right hand column titled 

THE TEAMS (* INDICATES 2012 AND 2013 COMPETITOR)


and look for your name or team name.  Click on it and see if it takes you to your bio page.  This step is VERY IMPORTANT as it will be how you enter your miles.  So, just as a test, while on your BIO page, scroll to the bottom under "COMMENT" and enter the following:  

YOUR NAME
I AM IN THE DERBY

If you have any problems entering in the comments, refer to this page for instructions.  



It is up to each of you to read the Rules shown on this page 
http://distancederby2013.blogspot.com/  to ensure proper credit is given for each ride.  It is very helpful to the scribe if when entering your miles you do your own calculation from your last entry so the scribe can check it with her records and make any corrections immediately.  

1-31-2013
10 Miles
22 miles YTD


I won't restate all the Rules here; you can read them - but the most important thing to remember is to enter your miles WITHIN 7 DAYS of your ride or you will not get credit for them.  Details are on the Rule page.  

Diane Beckham will be the administrator of the Distance Derby this coming year.  I (Tammy Vasa) will back her up and provide occasional commentary on the Distance Derby webpage.  This is an interactive game so enter comments to the commentary.  Its fun to get to know each other.  

Finally, if you want to interact as a group, you can sign up for the Google Distance Derby Group here:


Remember, entered riders can start recording miles on January 1, 2013.  Good luck!


14 comments:

  1. I think I signed up thru email but not sure- I am still trying to find a GPS that I can afford and will know how to use- would a pedometer work and match it to horse stride instead ? Kerri

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  2. I am Kathie King and wish to sign up for this. I just have the one horse now. Jasper Joe whom is a Sooty Buckskin, Foundation Quarterhorse. I hope to get lots of rides in this year - most of which will be in the Nebraska City area.

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    1. Or you can put me down as my club name. REC RIDERS. Thank you, KKing

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  3. hoping weather holds out wanting to log some miles this weekend

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  4. I would love to sign-up & sent an email asking how to do so?

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    1. Just submit your entry to distancederby@gmail.com. Your entry would include your name and a brief bio. See the Rules tab for more info.

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  5. Hi! I noticed a mistake in my miles!!!

    What I posted:
    3-31-2013
    Miles: 3.88 <-------------mistake!!!!
    Total time: 2 hour 20 min.
    Average pace: 3.4
    Fastest:
    Mount: Festus

    MILES TO DATE: 165.38

    WOW - this is a HUGE typo! It should be
    11.1 miles - which then would equal my 165.38

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  6. Did someone forget to do the miles update:_)

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  7. team 88 asked me if she could be put back on the list. She hadn't been recording her miles so was taken off. Marufarms- RuthAnn Gossett. I didn't know what to tell her so I am asking on here.

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  8. hey Diane, I can't find Leigh Engdahl Team #111 Mare on a Mission?

    thanks

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    1. I sent her a message back at the end of May asking if she wanted to stay in the Derby and never heard from her. According to the rules, no logging in 60 days, the Team is dropped if I am not notified. She I removed her from the Derby.

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  9. she was in the middle of selling her home and having to find a new one and didn't have internet access. She is now settled and so is her horse at the same place ours are boarded. Could you reenter her?

    thanks

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  10. Bummer, my friend and I didn't get our last day in Oct added up. We rode a Halloween ride thru town with our horses and us in pj's. I did post them before 10 pm on Oct 31st.. They'll still get added won't they?

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  11. You post them and I will add them, no problem :-)

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Sorry to have to add the word verification. The spammers are hitting this site hard!