Yearly Archives: 2017
Tahoe Rim 50 mile run
| July 18, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
Three weeks ago I got an email letting me know that after MONTHS of being #14 on the wait list, I had a spot in the Tahoe 50 mile trail run if I wanted it. HELLZ YES!!!!!!! Because getting into a bucket race 3 weeks prior gives me plenty of time to train, acclimate to […] more
There’s a Massacre in my future
| July 13, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…And I’m not talking about the outcome of this weekend’s race at Tahoe. For the love of everything KEEP ME OFF OF ULTRASIGNUP. Around the time that I got off the wait list for the Tahoe 50 mile run….my slippery fingers went “oops” while accepting Tahoe’s event offer and I signed up for something I […] more
Farley Hoof update
| July 11, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Hind shoes go on this afternoon. Right now it’s a waiting game of when the site will re-epithelialize and “harden” up. Then she can go back to work! more
War wraps, Diapers, & Duct Tape
| July 9, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
The instructions were to wrap Farley in a ball (or “bell”) bandage every couple of days for three weeks to protect and support the tissue of her heel while it was squishy and oozy. There’s variation on any bandage (welcome to the grey areas of medicine), but in general for a ball bandage going on the […] more
June 2017 IRL
| July 4, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
Welcome to the season of alternative plans. I’m going to do ABC, I mean XYX, I mean MNOP, I mean nothing. No actually I’ll spend money on surgery instead, or a bucket race, or perhaps this will be the season I focus on Farley, oops I mean running, oops I mean getting miles on MerryLegs. […] more
A walk in the park?
| July 3, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
I arrived home completely soaked with sweat. And with a blister on my heel. And the balls of my feet so painful I couldn’t walk barefoot on my hardwood floors. I’m sure you are waiting with bated breath to find out what new tortuous ultrarunning workout I had just performed. Here you go. : :: […] more
…And all the kings horses couldn’t put it back together again
| June 29, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
….So we had to have surgery. Here’s part 1 of the story. The Adhere patch was placed on Tuesday, and by Friday it had failed and the hoof flap had further destabilized. After much angsting and debating and scheming I faced the facts. I could stabilize the flap inside of a glue on boot and […] more
