Category: Ultra Running
Pyramid of Running
| November 23, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
For the last couple of weeks I haven’t been able to get the image of a running pyramid out of my head. I finally sat down and drew it out. It wasn’t a surprise that sleep is the foundation of the pyramid. For me, nothing happens without enough sleep. It’s also the reason I have […] more
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
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
WS100 Pacing Lessons Learned
| June 28, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
Two years ago I was hugely pregnant dreaming on my first 100 miler, watching the runners go through Foresthill with Lucy while trying not to feel like a has-been runner. That year Lucy and I met someone named E* who was crewing for her friend J* and we jumped at the chance to help out. He finished, […] more
Dear Fellow Back-of-the-packer
| May 17, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
Dear Fellow Back-of-the-packer, You and I get to hang out at every ultra. Sometimes I find out that you are there because you are battling injuries, or because you have an awesome streak going and this is your 100th 100 miler in 100 weekends (I made that up). Or sometimes you are just like me […] more
An Honest Assessment
| April 18, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Training journal, Ultra Running |
When it’s raining (again) and you can’t get on the trails, there are two choices: eat brownies or think too hard about what is a very simple sport (get on trail, go far). I’ve written about conditioning plans and why it’s so essential to not blindly follow a generic x weeks to get to x […] more
Black Canyon 100k 2017
| February 23, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
I don’t have a clue where to start this story. At the last aid station when I told Ashley I had 2 hours to make the last 7 miles in the freezing, wind-driven rain and then I was going to die of hypothermia? Or do I describe how the mud and water running over the trail was […] more
