Yearly Archives: 2014
Pictures of pony stuff will make me happy(er)
| April 26, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today we are going to admire pretty pictures of ponies and clean trailers +/- Tess photobombs. And you, My Dear Reader, are not going to expect anything brilliant out of me today. Why? Because I’ve had a very bad day, most of which was my own doing. The stable outing help tremendously and And now, […] more
Beyond my first 50k
| April 22, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let’s say that you didn’t want to wade through all the info in the last 2 posts (but you looked at the pretty pics right?) but still want a run down of the most important take-aways. Or maybe you want to know “you’ve completed your first ultra….now what?” You are in the right place! Writing […] more
Mt. Diablo – the nitty gritty 2
| April 22, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Continuing with the detailed posts on the Mt. Diablo 50k. I am under no illusion that going into this much detail on the topic will be of interest to all my readers, but at least scroll down and look at the pretty pictures :). Recovery Here’s the interesting thing about this race. I’m not sore. […] more
Mt. Diablo – the nitty gritty
| April 21, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today is the nitty gritty, the lessons learned, the lessons I implemented successfully, and the lessons I *should* have learned last time – but I’m either stubborn or stupid or a little bit of both. As if the lessons learned weren’t entertainment enough, I also spent *way* more time than I care to admit scouring […] more
Diablo 50K comic – updated!
| April 20, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
(note that I updated the comic pages on 4/21. Found some more pictures!) Check back for more thoughts on my first ultramarathon! My original intention was to intersperse these comic images throughout my lessons learned post, but the reality is that I just don’t have enough time and mental stamina to edit and put everything […] more
Maybe it really is cursed
| April 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This morning I almost blew up my car. I don’t have a very good track record when it comes to mid 1990’s Corolla’s and major running events. For example, there was my very *first* marathon. And an unfortunate incident the day before, involving the sky blue corolla. Now, 10 years later, somehow not learning my […] more
Why didn’t I go to bed 2 hours ago?
| April 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I am way more exhausted than I wanted to be 48 hours before my first attempt at a 50k, but I’m going to make this short and sweet and get to bed. My bags are packed and the lighting was too bad for a picture, but I am sure you needed to share in the […] more
