June 2017 IRL
| July 4, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
Welcome to the season of alternative plans. I’m going to do ABC, I mean XYX, I mean MNOP, I mean nothing. No actually I’ll spend money on surgery instead, or a bucket race, or perhaps this will be the season I focus on Farley, oops I mean running, oops I mean getting miles on MerryLegs. […] 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
…And all the kings horses couldn’t put it back together again
| June 29, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
….So we had to have surgery. Here’s part 1 of the story. The Adhere patch was placed on Tuesday, and by Friday it had failed and the hoof flap had further destabilized. After much angsting and debating and scheming I faced the facts. I could stabilize the flap inside of a glue on boot and […] 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
Putting Humpty-Dumpty back together
| June 22, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Hoof trimming |
For the last 10 years this is what Farley’s right hind has looked like. The picture was taken from this post on my trimming method, because as you will see, it no longer looks like this. Specifically, the medial (inside) heel which is on the left of the picture. See how in the picture you can […] more
Observations from the vet line
| June 15, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
Last weekend I had the pleasure of vetting another endurance ride. I would be hard pressed to decide what I enjoyed more – vetting or riding. Both are rewarding, hard work, long days, and come with lessons learned. Oh yes, I learn as much from working the vet line all day as I do out […] more
A question of risk
| June 9, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On Facebook someone shared a video of an Olympic marathoner staggering, falling, getting up, and crawling to the finish line. Words like “iconic”, “tough”, and “determined” were attached to the video and as I watched it, tears formed. So now you know my secret. I cry like a baby at race finish videos, no uplifting […] more
