100 Days of Horses
| November 18, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance |
I’ve been struggling with how to fit riding and horses into my life for the last year. Every time I’ve made a major life change a year passes before I get everything settled and learn new hacks to get done what is important to *me* – like running, riding, writing, and music – in that stage […] more
Rio Del Lago: Ask Me Anything!
| November 14, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
Ask Me Anything! Because running a 100 is definitely AMA. I swear this is the last post about Rio and running 100 miles for a while. The ponies deserve some consideration don’t you think? What’s a bonk A bonk is the brain doing its very best to convince you that you cannot possible go on. […] more
RDL 100 3×3
| November 12, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
Pssst….have you updated the URL for this site yet? melnewton.com A focused post-event analysis is one of THE best things you can do to improve your performance over time. It only works if it’s focused (hence the “3 thing” rule), timely, and honest. Time to get into the nitty-gritty of what worked and didn’t. Ready? […] more
New URL
| November 10, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Please note the new URL – melnewton.com Melnewton.com used to redirect you to bootsandsaddles4mel.com….now it’s the other way around. I’m sorry that there wasn’t an elegant way (that I know of) to redirect those of you who are going to bootsandsaddles4mel.com/blog, but I’m hoping that you will find your way here anyways! I’m doing a bit […] more
My first freakin’ 100 mile run FINISH!!!
| November 9, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
I was going to name this something reasonable like “Rio Del Lago 100 mile run report”. But screw that. You only have so many firsts right???? I didn’t run with a camera so please go over to FastCory’s blog here and look at some of the amazing scenery. This is just a FRACTION of the […] more
Rio Del Lago 100 2016 Tracking
| November 3, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Tracking Ultra Live will be doing runner tracking on my 100 mile race Saturday. Click Here It’s important to remember that the results are often not updated in real time so don’t panic if you don’t see me come through an aid station when I should. Also, sometimes there are glitches – Pioneer 50 also […] more
November 2016 Link Luv
| November 3, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Consider supporting Amber by buying a ticket to the BBQ or donating a silent auction item? She’s ML’s trainer but also a friend. She took a fall off of a horse and sustained an injury to her vertebra. So far the word is she’ll make a complete recovery but it’s tough to lose a couple […] more
