Yearly Archives: 2018
Loco 100k 3×3
| June 8, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is my favorite ride and run analysis – choosing the top three things that went well…and didn’t. You want your next race to go better than the last? Do this. For those of you that think I’m insane – I had a tech at one of my clinics tell me so adamantly that I […] more
There’s a blister on my ladybits and other stories from Loco100k
| June 5, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
“You want me to check WHAT?” my husband looked at me incredulously. Now is probably the time to reiterate that my husband is not an ultrarunner, not a runner, and not interested in how far the limits of a human body can be pushed. Unfortunately he is married to a person who is. “I hate […] more
Toddler Backpacking
| May 15, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Yes, me and the child shared that one person tent for a night, on her first backpacking trip! She’s 2 1/2 years old, almost 30 pounds, and had gotten through a technical two mile day hike (albeit slowly) on her own two feet, so I decided it was time. I had agreed to take […] more
Mendocino 50k Race Sweep 3×3
| April 24, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
The first race of the season wasn’t really a “race”. I was invited to sweep the Mendocino Ultra 50k with my friend Cyd! (Yes, the Cyd of the river adventure…) I’ve never gotten to sweep a race, but I’ve always wanted to. It’s one of the best volunteer jobs. A sweep runner is deliberately last […] more
The Bonk Post
| April 3, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I went for an awesome 20 mile run on Sunday with a friend (see the pics on the facebook page) and had the easiest/best/fabulous 20 mile training run EVER. My friend, unfortunately, did not. In fact, she spent the last hour in a pretty serious “bonk”. After she started talking to me again (she probably […] more
This is not Goodbye.
| March 14, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I swear, this is not goodbye. This is me admitting that my time here on the blog is changing and it’s time to face up to that. After more than nine continuous years of blogging, today I’m finding myself with not much to say on a daily or weekly basis. Oh trust me, I’m not […] more
Reader Question – “be brutally honest!”
| March 6, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So my friend wants me to run a 1/2 marathon with her in 7 months…the farther I’ve ever run was 7.5 miles like ohhhh 10 years ago, and I’m not running at all at present. In your opinion as a runner, is this doable or a really bad idea?? Feel free to be brutally honest! […] more
