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
June 2016 IRL
| July 3, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
It’s been awhile since put my disclaimer in this post of why I even bother posting these every month. So here it is: These “In Real Life” posts are designed to show how a conditioning program is being applied “real life”. It’s one thing to talk about the ideal program – it’s quite another thing […] more
Link Luv July 2016
| July 1, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Howdy July! I guess summer is finally and truly here. I invite you to sit back with a long island ice tea and enjoy what I’ve been reading over the last month. Like anything else breed bashing (or praising) is done on generalities of the population, doesn’t apply to individuals, and is usually highly dependent […] more
I get to do WHAT??????
| June 27, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I vetted NASTR last weekend and while it was pretty darn fun, the highlight of the weekend was being asked to mark the section after Foresthill to the river crossing with glow bars. SAY WHAT?????????? That’s right. After giving up my planned 50k to once again volunteer with the awesome Tevis webcast and putting together […] more
DNF magic
| June 23, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Ultra Running |
There is a particular magic in a DNF. A pull can focus training and efforts in the right direction and result in success the next time. OR….. It can create some of the biggest demons I’ve ever dealt with out on the endurance trail, that impacts events for years to come. “To Finish is to Win” […] more
