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Reader Question: Crewing
| August 1, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If you were crewing for me at a run, I would send you my Crew Document. This is a the “Bible” of crewing the running Mel. Along with race specific information in the beginning (which you can see in the screenshot), the remainder of the document is crewing advice and needs based on experience and […] more
Tahoe 3×3 Lessons Learned
| July 27, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Am I a nerd if I love 3×3 posts better than the actual event stories? The best advice for improving the next run or ride is choose the three best and worst things that happened during this one. If you, Dear Reader, are going through my blog looking for the gold nuggets to apply to […] more
….and now I’m on crutches (aka “Tahoe 100 mile run”)
| July 24, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It wasn’t enough that MerryLegs has a granulosa theca cell tumor that will require surgery soon. Or that Farley had a huge subsolar abscess that took 2 1/2 months for her to be sound. Or that when doing wet exits last weekend (week prior to race) from my kayak there were…ummm….some difficulties. Or that […] more
I gave up caffeine and this is what happened
| July 11, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Almost 3 weeks ago I poured myself a cup of half-caf coffee, drank half of it, and then said “Damnit!” loud enough that the little one glared at me for interrupting her precious Saturday morning cartoons. It was the day I was supposed to start my 4 week no-caffeine binge prior to Tahoe. When you […] more
Answers
| June 23, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Ready for some answers? It’s a primary optic nerve sheath meningioma. Yep, it’s cancer. I HAVE CANCER. *Pausing* as I duck to avoid the copious amounts of hugs/well wishes/screams/grasping hands. *Lifting head*… “is it safe now?” OOPS HERE COMES THE DIET AND LIFESTYLE RECOMMENDATIONS. Wow that was a lot. Is every done yet? Nope HERE […] more
A Little R&R – article republish
| June 20, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This is the second essay I wrote and submitted for consideration of the Jim Steere Scholarship offered to veterinary students through the Ride and Tie Association. I had received the scholarship award the previous year and encouraged, I decided to try my luck again the following year. As previously mentioned, archived issues of the newsletter […] more
A Hot Topic – article republish
| June 20, 2018 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Five years ago in 2013 I wrote an essay and submitted it for consideration for the Jim Steere Scholarship offered to veterinary students through the Ride and Tie Association. Recently, archived issues of the newsletter where the article was published were removed from their website. I’ve linked a copy here and republished the text below. […] more
