First off – Doms – you are very kind! If you are learning something from all this rambling – I’m happy to continue rambling away :). The kindness of all of my readers and the list subscribers on the new100milers list has been really wonderful. I’ve inserted a bunch of “side notes” throughout this post, […] more

To the reader who wanted to know how I answered the PhD versus DVM question….here you go. 🙂 I can’t respond in the comments, so this gets to be a post that everyone gets to see. The question is: why are you getting your DVM instead of your PhD? Of course, they led with the […] more

So much of this ride went so much better than any other ride/100 has ever gone. And usually, getting pulled results in more learning than racking up completion after completion. Thus, I wasn’t really upset about getting pulled at mile 92. Yes, I’m absolutely heartbroken that Farley is hurt. I NEVER want to have to […] more

Hey guys – 20MT didn’t go well. Pulled 92 miles, Farley is lame lame LAME. Soft tissue injury to LF, guess at this point is check ligament or deep digital flexor. Either way is bad news. Vet’s opinion at the ride was that it was probably a compensation injury due to getting cold/crampy during the […] more

I really wanted to save the title in this post for when I announced I got INTO vet school – but I’m impatient and so can’t wait. 🙂 The interview went very very well. I had mixed feelings about it right after finishing, but now, after 24 hours I can step back, look at my […] more

I’ve just come back from the interview orientation and I have to say, that everything confirms my decision that I WANT to be a vet. It is the ONLY thing I want to do. Sometimes when you sit a room of your peers and watch people who are where you wish you were, it’s easy […] more

WHAAAAAAAA!!!!! NOOoOOOOOO!!!!!! *insert head shaking and feet stomping* WHYYYYYYYYYY NOOWWWWWWWWWW?????!?!?!?!?!?! I am of course referring to the weather forecast for my upcoming 100 miler. Although, I think the weather system that is coming in is fairly unstable and therefore it might change. *crosses fingers* Yesterday they were predicting rain most of the week leading up […] more