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
Training versus Riding
| June 21, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
While it is technically true that every time I interact with my horse, I am “training”, I think that both creatures in the partnership can fall into a rut where riding is happening and a status quo is being maintained, without any active training occurring. For the last 5 years or so Farley and I have most DEFINITELY […] more
WSTR, Tevis, WS100, WSER, WTF?
| June 16, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
If I had to hazard a guess, most of my readers either have a horse endurance background, or no background in endurance and somehow ended up here and stayed for the promise of a good story, even if they think all us endurance people are batsh*t crazy. That’s why I thought today I would talk […] more
Check boxes
| June 14, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Equine Endurance, Most Popular, Ultra Running |
When I first started training for marathons I did what I expect most people do and followed a training plan that told me what to do every day of the week for 16 weeks. It worked OK in the beginning, but as I became more experienced I was able to separate out the key […] more
