Monthly Archives: May 2019
Quicksilver 2019 3×3
| May 17, 2019 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Lessons learned or not, successes even in the face in failure, and what the future holds…sounds like another 3×3 post! The Good Shoes I may have found my new ultra shoe in the Topo Ultraventure. My initial impression was panic. As in, “Oh no, these aren’t going to work at ALL. What the heck was […] more
Quicksilver 100k 2019
| May 14, 2019 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
…was not such a quick race. But, rather than Quicksilver exposing how ill-prepared I was, or providing some sort of commentary on whether I have any business toeing the line at an ultra, I think the basic lesson was this: I chose the wrong race. I think this might be a first. Unlike the DNF’s […] more
Cooling a hot horse
| May 5, 2019 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Here’s a highly simplified and barely scientific explanation of why it’s important to cool a hot horse during a vet check at an endurance ride. It boils down to this simple concept: Blood has lots of jobs to do in the horse’s body. Once your horse is standing in the vet check, the blood has […] more
