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Happy Partnership Day Farley!
| November 23, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I had a couple hours in the morning so I stuck Farley in the trailer and took off for the very first time in my new trailer. WOOT. On the way there I realized it was the day before Thanksgiving…..which meant it was the NINE year anniversary of riding trails behind these ears. Happy Partnership Day […] more
Puddles
| November 22, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
MerryLegs is gorgeous. Tall. Elegant. Someday I’ll have a picture to prove that. I decided to turn her out in the arena to run around and blow off some steam. It’s been *ages* since she was out, something I was reminded of when she acted like everything between the paddock and the arena was new. […] more
New URL
| November 10, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Please note the new URL – melnewton.com Melnewton.com used to redirect you to bootsandsaddles4mel.com….now it’s the other way around. I’m sorry that there wasn’t an elegant way (that I know of) to redirect those of you who are going to bootsandsaddles4mel.com/blog, but I’m hoping that you will find your way here anyways! I’m doing a bit […] more
Rio Del Lago 100 2016 Tracking
| November 3, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Tracking Ultra Live will be doing runner tracking on my 100 mile race Saturday. Click Here It’s important to remember that the results are often not updated in real time so don’t panic if you don’t see me come through an aid station when I should. Also, sometimes there are glitches – Pioneer 50 also […] more
November 2016 Link Luv
| November 3, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Consider supporting Amber by buying a ticket to the BBQ or donating a silent auction item? She’s ML’s trainer but also a friend. She took a fall off of a horse and sustained an injury to her vertebra. So far the word is she’ll make a complete recovery but it’s tough to lose a couple […] more
October 2016 IRL
| November 1, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
This will be short and sweet since all I did was….run. Sorry Ponies. Next week I swear. Because this month’s IRL is all about running, I’ve decided to do a little pre-race interview…with myself. Running Tell me about your training… I ran just over 106 miles last month, which is consistent with the mileage I ran […] more
Oakland Hills 3×3
| October 31, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Saturday I joined Birthday Gals Cyd Ross and Funder on a half marathon in the redwood park in Oakland. It was PRETTY and it had HILLS. I should learn by now. Any half marathon that is Funder’s idea is going to be hard – Wildcat was no walk in the park (although how much […] more
