My training for Race The Wild Coast takes a devastating turn when I am not able to complete my first 50-mile race of the season. This past Saturday, April 17th, I had a very devastating endurance race experience. I’d been looking forward to this weekend since the end of March when I decided I was …
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Honoring Our Decisions in Life
It was June 2019 when I decided to sign up for an old college friend’s endurance riding bootcamp, which was being offered in April 2020. At that point, I hadn’t ridden over 7 miles, let alone even consider participating in an endurance race, but I had a dream seeded in my heart that I could …
Training continues while uncertainty remains
Has it really been nearly one year since I made my last post? I have truly one thing to blame for my lack of posting training updates here, COVID. Because of COVID, the race itself became a thing of uncertainty. That doesn’t mean I stopped training, far from it. During the time between my last …
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After 5 years, a breakthrough
Sometimes, relationships can take awhile before you finally feel its roots set firmly into the soil you’ve cultivated. I knew my relationship with Tara was going to blossom, and 5 years, 3 states, and multiple joys and frustrations later, I can finally inhale the sweet aroma of the fragrant blossoming. The game-changer for our long-awaited …
Being a Better Rider, Without Riding
Many years ago, I tried to get into yoga. “Tried” meaning over the period of several years, I took a few classes but was so fed up with my inability to create the elegant poses like everyone else that I gave up before giving the class a chance to help me be…foldier. I’ve since grown …
Overcoming Fear
While I can ride several miles and hours in the saddle, one thing I’ve been lax about keeping in my riding regimen over the last several years is structured riding lessons. What I SHOULD have done when I first got bit by the horse-lovers bug when I was a wee child was get enrolled in …
Riding Through Discomfort
Today was a day that came straight from a dream. As I dive into the endurance world, I’m discovering several things: I enjoy it. Immensely. It is incredibly meditative It can cause some bodily discomfort Today I experienced all three of those items. What causes me the most discomfort is actually very surprising. Given that …
Working Through it All
For a few weeks, I thought seriously about giving up. Not because I thought I couldn’t do it. I knew I was capable of gaining the skills needed to compete in this race. What had me feeling like I needed to look at doing this race another year was a lack of training resources. I …
Requesting assistance is the hardest task
When I set out to compete in this race, I knew I would be unable to do it without the help of sponsorships. Dozens of sponsorship request letters have been sent out and I am deeply grateful for my first official sponsor, Michigan North Research, based in Petoskey, Michigan. Michigan North Research has sponsored my …
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When Uncertainty Hits, Hard
I awoke at 5am this morning thinking about this race I’ve signed up for. Wondering if I made a mistake. Wondering who the hell let me sign up for such an awe-inspiring adventure. Wondering, do I have what it takes? I’ve been following the live updates on this year’s competitors, all of whom are vastly …
Training Begins Now 