A Look at the 2017 Season
| December 19, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Mel's Life, Training journal |
In recent years I haven’t bothered to make a season plan. Grad school, a new baby, and job uncertainty meant that most of the time I couldn’t plan a month in advance, let alone an entire year. Life has started to fall into a more predictable pattern and I actually have a PLAN for 2017. There are 3 […] more
“17 Damn Seconds” – River Run 5k
| December 18, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
On Saturday I missed a 5k PR by 17 damn seconds. An eternity over 3.1 miles but so close. Several important lessons were learned. Like…..having one a few a couple of margaritas the night before does DOES NOT make up for the lack of speed training in the last year. Or……..You can run 100 miles […] more
Training Journal Giveaway
| December 15, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
On January 4 I’m going to send one of my email subscribers a new copy of the training journal that I used last year. I want to do some fun new things here on the blog in 2017. Newsletters, giveaways, and some other projects. Doing a giveaway on my birthday is hopefully just the start […] more
Climbing out of the Training Black Hole
| December 11, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
Me and MerryLegs have been figuring stuff out together. MerryLegs’ current training level is a big black no-mans-land to me. I’m comfortable doing the initial ground stuff up to the first ride, and I know how to take a green-broke horse and turn them into a partner. What the heck am I suppose to do with a horse […] more
Not-a-Gift Guide 2016
| December 8, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Gear |
Instead of scouring the internet for more useful crap to put into a gift guide post, I’m taking a bit of my own advice about keeping it simple and doing something different this year. This is a list of products I’ve bought this year either for the first time or as replacements. These are the work […] more
50 things to know before your first 50 mile endurance ride
| December 4, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular |
Fifty miles involves a little more homework and preparation than an LD, but it’s worth it. Here we covered the 25 things you needed to know before doing your first LD ride. Now here’s 25 more things to get you to your first 50 miles. Oct 2019 update: This post is now included in my […] more
Lottery Luck
| December 3, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Rumor has it that if you wear your belt buckle on the Friday before the big lottery it brings you a little luck. By TODAY at 11:30am we’ll know whether I beat the odds and got into Western States with a record number of entries, or if I get to share my back up plan […] more
