Monthly Archives: December 2015
Merry Christmas
| December 25, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I fed the ponies under a full moon and hooting Great-horned Owls last night (and as bonus did not get the quad stuck in the mud!). This morning I started out Christmas right with hay, ponies (and more mud…..). Merry Christmas everyone! (Don’t tell the barn owner how much I enjoy feeding on […] more
Training logs – what to record
| December 19, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Switching from electronic records back to paper means not only that I’m recording differently, but what I’m recording also changes. Here’s a screen shot from my electronic database training log over the last couple of years: One reason it’s so easy to record lots of details is because I can utilize dropdown menus and other tools […] more
How being a parent has changed me (and not)
| December 13, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Being Mom, Uncategorized |
…So far. I’m 2 months into this gig and while from experience I know that it will take me about 12-14 months to really settle into a new chapter I feel like I need to share this with you before my new normal takes over so completely that I can’t remember how it was before, which […] more
Self evident truths
| December 12, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Random thoughts over the last couple of weeks. When running with the baby in a stroller you will get wetter than the baby in the stroller. Pushing a stroller in the wind counts as resistance training just like hills. You know you’re a runner when you’re just packing the “bare essentials” for a move […] more
Dec Link Luv
| December 11, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Where I live there is mud season and sun season. Like Gail, the mud where I live is a heavy clay that is slick, heavy, and nasty. Unlike what Gail is dealing with, scratches aren’t a huge deal here. There are some individual horses that seem to be prone, but those are the same ones […] more
Training Logs
| December 5, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
My beloved database software that I used to log my runs and horse stuff (among LOTS of other things) was abandoned by its manufacturer several years ago. It’s been a couple of years and with the software getting more unstable with each major operating system update, it was (past) time for me to move on. I […] more
Nov IRL 2015
| December 3, 2015 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Oh boy oh boy oh boy. It’s that time again. I’m not posting as much on a day-to-day basis, so these monthly summary posts provide a look at actual training and conditioning that occurs prior to my endurance races as a counter to what I believe is often unrealistic and rigid training “plans” on the […] more
