For the love of the Horse or the Sport?
| December 4, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Let me tell you what it’s like to *play polo. *As someone that plays very badly but has been lent an excellent polo pony to play for the night. But it’s OK that I play like a rated minus 10 player, because I’ve been doing this for less than 4 weeks. How do I know it […] more
More thoughts about working through burnout
| November 27, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
**Edit: I know this post is sorta similar to the last post I wrote. But, it comes at burnout from a slightly different angle and I think it’s important for me to write because: Most people I know deal with at least one episode of significant burnout in their lives. I’ll probably go through another […] more
The Quiet Joys
| November 22, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
My favorite sweater and knowing can wear it all day. Starting a book and knowing it’s going to be six hours until I unbury my nose and it’s ok because it’s just me, a snuggly blanket, and zero other commitments for the day. Watching the rain run down the glass window with a cup of […] more
So what’s next? (and some thoughts about Burn-Out)
| August 26, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Here is my biggest take away from Burning River, and it’s important. I’m really close to burn out in running for the 3rd or 4th time in my life. The night I DNF’ed Burning River a good friend and fellow ultra-runner asked me “when you are you signing up for Rio?” “I’m not.” was my […] more
Burning River nailed it, failed it (2021)
| August 15, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I always feel like I’ll remember more than I do…these are my favorite posts to go back and read when I’m prepping for a big race. The brain is a wonderfully elastic organ that has great capacity for change and flexibility….but if you want to avoid making the same mistakes over and over than you […] more
Burning River 100m 2021
| July 29, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
A reminder: You have been warned. (also be warned that this post is probably more full of typos and transposition errors than normal. I have ZERO time right now to write and edit anything and it’s a small miracle this is getting written in the first place because of my current schedule. If I have […] more
Off we go to Burning River
| July 22, 2021 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have never felt so unready for a 100 mile race in my life. When I got to 45.5 miles on my pacing chart I realized I couldn’t fathom going further than that. The rest of the pace chart was truly an exercise in abstract thinking. I’ve never done a 100 miler so flat, so […] more
