Monthly Archives: January 2014
Stop me when….
| January 11, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Stop me when I’ve done something stupid. 1. Wear my oldest (my comfy!) tights to school because I WILL ride after school, only to find out half way through the day they *really* are quite see through. 2. Once at stable put bare feet into Ariat Terrains. They were declared widow free this morning, but […] more
Introducing….another pair of ears
| January 10, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I really value the one-person-one-horse relationship. It creates a certain bond between horse and rider because like a marriage there is no other choice beyond each other. You work things out, you go to couples therapy (what I called dressage lessons) if needed and you accomplish things together. With one horse the consequences of a […] more
I was Brave today
| January 10, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Remember this post? Let me refresh your memory. About 9 MONTHS ago I *saw* a black widow in my aria terrains. Various antics ensued. It either did or didn’t come out of my boot. I was never confident enough either way to do anything about it. So my solution was to throw the boots in […] more
I’m fired as your running coach
| January 9, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is a post about finding an appropriate mentor. Now, you might think that as someone trying to find a mentor in endurance (and to some degree that is *all* of us), you might want to find someone with as much experience as possible, with a great record, who makes this all look easy. I’m […] more
A birthday ride
| January 6, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Many thanks to my friends Aurora and Nikki for taking me on a Birthday ride! A relaxed low key ride. 13 miles in 3 hours. Walk, trot, and stop. It was good for Farley who either wants to be a slug or “LET’S JUST GET THIS THING OVER”. She even willingly, OF HER OWN CHOICE, […] more
How far? How often? and a look back at ’13
| January 4, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
In the spirit of Funder’s post here, I’m going to give you my version of how far and fast and often *I* go. It’s one of the toughest things to figure out in endurance sports – how much is enough? It’s important question since over-use injuries abound in both horse and human endurance athletes. My […] more
Resolution run 2014
| January 3, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
I did my 10 mile trail race yesterday in 1:36ish. My watch said 1:35ish, which was clicked as I went over the start line near the back of the pack, and the clock as I ran into the finish was somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 hour, 36 min and some odd seconds. The exact […] more
