Posts Tagged by 50miles
Pioneer Spirit 50 2016
| August 21, 2016 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Ultra Running |
It was deja vu all over again. Coming into Granite Bay, my race was once again over. Six miles to go and no more time on the clock. The cut off was 5:12 for the *44 mile check and I was running just as fast as I could and hiking when I couldn’t. I had […] more
Pioneer Spirit 50 mile
| October 12, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
Shall I spoil it for you from the beginning? I ran 50k (31 miles) and then DNF’ed. I actually decided to quit and called my husband to arrange my ride well before that point, but just because you have cell phone reception and a firm decision to go home doesn’t mean magical fairies come and […] more
My taper is a joke
| September 21, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Today I start tapering. Oh wait. That would imply I had been running this week. Oh well. I was practicing my taper. What do you mean you can’t practice taper? Well. I’m sure I had a some good runs last week. Wait. Last week was recovery. And the week before that? More tapering. It’s true. […] more
SF 50 Ultra Comic
| August 5, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
I did it! I ran a not-so-easy fifty mile ultramarathon and finished! Fortunately for *me* ( and rather unfortunately for the blog…) I had a good running day that happen to coincide with race day. I find in these longer races that unless things went very very wrong, nobody cares about a play by play […] more
I’m doing *what* on Saturday??????
| July 31, 2014 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report |
I’m not at all sure this is a good idea. Most of the time whenever I’m going to do something wild and adventurous, I’m a little scared, a little trepidacious – but underneath it all is a conviction that I really can do this if I just keep my head down and keep bull dozing […] more
Wild west part 3 (Day 2)
| June 24, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Uncategorized |
I woke up for Day 2 SORE. And with a headache. And feeling nauseous. I really considered a DNS. Farley didn’t need a rider that couldn’t ride effectively. I decided that if I could saddle my own horse, and mount without assistance then I would head out. I tried getting off a couple of times […] more
Wild West Part 2 (Day 1)
| June 24, 2013 | Posted by Melinda under Event Report, Uncategorized |
Top picture is from the day before, showing off her pretty new American Trail Gear halter, courtesy of Renegade :). Below is after finishing a tough TRUELY 55 mile ride. That’s what happens when you get lost…….. Day 1 at Wild west is a 55 miler and even though each year I do it the […] more
