MerryLegs goes to Mare Camp
| January 12, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
…and loads in a trailer with Mel solo, AND wears a blanket. Read all about it plus more! She’s a true rockstar and after she blanketed perfectly on Wednesday I decided that the trailering on Saturday wasn’t going to be a big deal and if it was it was *me* not her that was the […] more
Monday Media Q: 50 or LD first?
| January 9, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
Sometimes I see a great question on social media that already has so many responses that I feel like adding my voice to the thread isn’t worth it, or I have so much to say that it doesn’t fit into a comment. For those questions that I think are especially interesting or important, I’m going […] more
Almost-Disaster Trailer Lesson
| January 8, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Trailer |
When I told my friend what had happened, her reply was “JFK. There it is, my worst nightmare.” That sums up the incident perfectly, except by sheer luck everything turned out just fine and we can all learn a lesson without a huge tragedy. This post is now available in “Go Ride Far.” “Go Ride […] more
Snow lessons from a Newbie
| January 7, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
Living in the California Valley I don’t run in snow much. And by “much”, I mean never. With a new position in Grass Valley, about 2,000 feet up the hill and out of the valley I have access to trails several week without making a special trip. I’m very motivated to get a run in […] more
Giveaway & survey results & Link Luv
| January 5, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Congratulations to SailingSuz! You are the winner of the Training Journal Giveaway! (I sent you an email – I need some information so I can mail it to you). How the winner was chosen for complete and utter transparency: Yesterday I made a list on a piece of paper of all the email subscribers […] more
2016 Year in Review
| January 4, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
I found myself reluctant to commit 2016 to paper until it was absolutely truly finished. Maybe I would go out on an epically long ride or run! Maybe my house would catch fire! Maybe I won the lottery! None of those things happened. But still. They could have. Anyways. A LOT happened in 2016. A […] more
Dec 2016 IRL Training Log
| January 3, 2017 | Posted by Melinda under Training journal |
There are some new readers here on the blog so here’s a reminder of why we do this every month. These “In Real Life” posts are designed to show how conditioning and training programs are being applied “real life”. The super secret reason I started these posts was to prove to others that you *can* do […] more
