Fourmidable Race report
| February 22, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
In perhaps the last YOLO moment of my life….I ran a 35K (approximately 20-21 miles) this morning after completing a 24 hour taper that included copious amounts of gin and ice cream. It was early on in the gin consumption that I realized the only difference between the 13.1 half marathon distances and the 35K […] more
Stupid or Brilliant?
| February 21, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I’ve just made a stupid or brilliant decision. By tomorrow afternoon I’ll know. So there I am, minding my own business on facebook (as much as anyone can mind their own business on facebook) and I see a RnT friend posting a status on marking trail at Cool for the ultrarun tomorrow. I know that […] more
Endurance 101 Book Review
| February 20, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews |
A year ago I reviewed the book “Endurance 101” written by blogger Aarene Storms of the Haiku Farm. The review was printed in AERC’s EN extra edition last spring and today I got permission to reprint the review here! So if you aren’t an AERC member, or you missed the review the first time around, […] more
Science of Running
| February 19, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews, Vet & Sports Medicine |
One of my favorite running blogs, Science of Running, has published a book by a similar name. Amazon link (Kindle version is $9.99) I’m extremely busy this week with 2 exams on Friday, 1 on Monday, and another cow surgery to prepare for tomorrow afternoon. However, between my angst of managing my time for all […] more
Knots you ought to know
| February 18, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
I like knots. I’m just not any good at remembering any of them that I don’t use regularly. So, when faced with a novel situation and a rope I often muddle about haphazardly putting together something that works, while knowing that there was the perfect knot in existence that would have elegantly solved my dilemma […] more
Monday Ears
| February 17, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I filled my day with ears. And friends, and horses, and sunshine. It was needed and well deserved. I’ve had 2 horse related falls in the last 2 weeks (ever had whiplash from a bucking horse?), got the sh*t kicked out of my leg by a cow during a surgical procedure last week, and […] more
Acid-Base in real life
| February 15, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Vet & Sports Medicine |
Today I try to apply a real life endurance scenario to the acid base concepts we’ve been discussing. Do you ever wonder how blood work reference ranges are determined? Did you know that it can be problematic to use “regular” intervals on an endurance horse, or an endurance horse during a race? And yes, this […] more
