Trailering a Dog

David Kerber wrote:

I'll bet none of them could beat a cheetah from a standing start in a
1/4 mile sprint, and they certainly can't do it on a grass-covered
plain!

ann_oald_joak
Arbut, you don't have to beat the cheetah, just the other guy...

/ann_oald_joak

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Maggie wrote:
Matthew wrote:

Over 20 miles, horses are significantly slower than the typical
cyclist.

Matthew

A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

Yes. See:
URL:http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisi...stest_ever.htm Can't be
done on just any old bike, mind.

I'll bet none of them could beat a cheetah from a standing start in a
1/4 mile sprint, and they certainly can't do it on a grass-covered
plain!

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David Kerber wrote:

Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses
over a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good
mileage for travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be
able to do fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the
next day. The pony express changed horses every few miles, and they
were specifically trained for that.

They've been running a Man vs. Horse race - 22 miles across some pretty
rough country - near Llanwyrtd Wells in mid-Wales since 1980. It took quite
a few years before a mountain bike managed to beat the mokes, though last
year a runner won it for the first time...

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says...
David Kerber wrote:

Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses
over a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good
mileage for travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be
able to do fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the
next day. The pony express changed horses every few miles, and they
were specifically trained for that.

They've been running a Man vs. Horse race - 22 miles across some pretty
rough country - near Llanwyrtd Wells in mid-Wales since 1980. It took quite
a few years before a mountain bike managed to beat the mokes, though last
year a runner won it for the first time...

I could see that on rough country. I was thinking more of a race on a
smooth trail or road, where the bike would gain a lot more speed than
the horse would.

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David Kerber wrote:

Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses
over
a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good mileage for

travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be able to do
fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the next day.
The
pony express changed horses every few miles, and they were
specifically
trained for that.



But the real question is.....DO ELEPHANTS RUN? It seems there are
many different opinions regarding that. This has nothing to do with
horses, cycling or dogs.....it just popped into my head. I recall
the debate concerning Elephants and if they really run. In the true
definition of the word "RUN". Do you know?

Maggie...Never runs...maybe a trot...never a run. ;-)

"Maggie" writes:

David Kerber wrote:

Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses
over
a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good mileage for

travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be able to do
fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the next day.
The
pony express changed horses every few miles, and they were
specifically
trained for that.



But the real question is.....DO ELEPHANTS RUN? It seems there are
many different opinions regarding that. This has nothing to do with
horses, cycling or dogs.....it just popped into my head. I recall
the debate concerning Elephants and if they really run. In the true
definition of the word "RUN". Do you know?

Maggie...Never runs...maybe a trot...never a run. ;-)

You might enjoy this:

http://news-service.stanford.edu/new...phants-49.html

Apparantly it was still an open question at least as recently as 2003.
Also, it seems that they do not trot, no matter how scary the mouse.

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A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

How long can they keep that speed up.
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Alex