Yearly Archives: 2014
Plethora of mini-posts
| July 6, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Only 4 or 5 days until I leave for championships and 35 miles of awesome ride and tie for Team Hot Mess. Between preparing for championships and planning what the heck we want to do for our wedding (hoping to have a semblance of a *plan* by next Sunday), I’m not sure how much blogging […] more
Random endurance-y things
| July 2, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I had a fabulous run. Which feels like a freakin’ miracle since all runs in recent memory have been characterized in the second half by walk breaks and me screaming “this f*cking sucks!” to a deserted trail and startled white dog – in hindsight deserted because of extreme heat, but me being oblivious to […] more
Teaching trailering
| July 1, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
While the statement I made in yesterday’s post about not drilling Merrylegs in the finer points of anything is mostly true – the exception is getting in a trailer. Even at the tender age of two, I want “get into the trailer” to be a completely automatic response as quickly as possible. it might save […] more
June IRL 2014
| June 30, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I predicted in the May IRL post that June would be a quiet month based on the sheer volume of work I had done in May. Sure enough, June brought reduced mileage, runs, and rides – but not necessarily for the reasons I predicted. Instead a hamstring injury and family tragedy sidelined me for […] more
Bad News over happy pictures
| June 26, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yep yep yep it’s been a stellar day. But since the MerryLegs session went well, all is well with the world and this post is only slightly tongue in cheek. Because of course the bad things are far more entertaining than hearing about how I put the first ground driving foundations on ML, how she […] more
Recovery – in life and sport
| June 25, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
“As endurance athletes we are pros at putting one foot in front of the other – even when the more rational part of us is confused why we are still moving forward. What’s often harder is that “other” phase of training, the part where we are NOT logging the miles and indulging in a bit […] more
Dear Farley
| June 23, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Dear Farley, Please stop inviting the Gremlins over for play dates. You will not be doing Tevis this year but a much more fun ride that is coming up very soon. One which cannot occur if you manage to turn your fly blanket into a strait jacket or give yourself a stone bruise or abscess. […] more
