August ’16 Link Luv
| August 2, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I have no wish to run this race ever, but I might want to crew it so I nominate one of my lucky readers to go and qualify and train and get into Badwater. Deal? Pretty sure given enough time we could come up with a similar and hilarious list of bizarre ways we have […] more
IRL July 2016 – HELLZ YEAH!
| July 31, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
So Mel, how did July 2016 go? HELLZ YEAH!!!!!!!! Let’s start with Rider Fit. I could tell you that I did 111 miles this month. And managed a 45 mile week. But those are just numbers to you, My Dear Reader. So let’s put this into context another way. June 2016 blew me away in […] more
A little bit about….everything
| July 26, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s time for a post where I talk about ideas that have been hanging around in my blog post draft file, but will probably never ever be fluffed out into actual posts. So instead *you* get a numbered list and get to delete them out of my draft folder as “officially covered”. Enjoy! 1. Glow […] more
The Gear Dance – Finding Cinderella’s slipper
| July 21, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Saddles and pads, shoes and socks! If it was $100 to find the cinderella slipper for my horse would I spend it? Absolutely. When it comes to my horse I’m willing to experiment with my saddle and pad combinations and make perfect with attention to exquisite detail. I try different sizes, sit in different saddles […] more
What I learned this week – Recovery
| July 19, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
1. You know you’re a horse person when you’re driving the truck with a trailer to Auburn at 6:30am and all your horsey friends are responding to chat. Because who has time to sleep in on Saturdays???? 2. Saturday was the third of three BIG trail days in 4 days. Day 1: Why yes Farley […] more
In which I did not actually die on the trail
| July 15, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Planned a nice little 20 mile run from Foresthill, through Fransico’s and up to Driver’s Flat yesterday with fellow endurance/ultrarunner Cyd. She wanted some heat training and I wanted some long distance miles to test out a couple of gear ideas. Which apparently included “can Mel run with 2 hours in 100+ degree heat without […] more
Putting in the work
| July 13, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
From my *training journal this week: “…the main reason for setting goals isn’t to achieve them…it helps you identify a trajectory for moving through the world…My 15-year old goal of being an Olympian has not been achieved yet…but I certainly am no worse off for chasing it.” -Lauren Fleshman *I use this one and LOVE it. […] more
