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Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” If there ever was a year to sit out the Tevis Cup, it would have been this year. I had a million reasons not to enter this year… it’s been over a year since I have actually slept any decent […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” Last night, I received a text message from one of the juniors who crewed for me at Tevis. It read: “I know it’s not Thanksgiving yet, but I am very thankful to have you in my life. I know it […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” For two and a half years, my life has been consumed by the Tevis Cup. From our first 25 mile ride to the 75 miler we completed one month before Tevis, to the personal cross-training I’ve done, the time away […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” On Friday afternoon, the 31st of May, I found myself in Foresthill, camping off Bath Road, in the place that would turn into a busy vet check come the day of the Tevis Cup 100-Mile-One-Day-Ride. I parked next to my […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” FINALLY! The 2012 ride season has started for us! On Friday morning, I loaded up Asali and drove to Folsom Lake in Granite Bay for the American River Classic (ARC). I had decided on the ARC for a few reasons […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” It was 5:15 am. I awoke to a knock on the door and Linda asking, “Are you awake?” “Yup, wide awake!” I had been dead asleep, even though Linda and I had decided the night before that we would get […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don’t Forget To”Subscribe to Endurance Riding!” It was about a 45 minute drive to Auburn. Linda drove me by the fairgrounds, pointing out where we’d be at the conclusion of the Tevis Cup. When she showed me the stadium and said, “That’s where you’ll take your victory […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" I usually give myself a few days after any event — happy or sad — to formulate my words and process. Usually, when I sit down to write immediately, the words that come out are much more suited for my […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" I have a story to tell. But, even as I write, I am terrified to tell it. I have shared bits and pieces of my past on this blog, but mostly from the perspective that I have “overcome” a painful […]
Click The Title Of The Post To Comment And Don't Forget To"Subscribe to Endurance Riding!" Last night, I received a text message from one of the juniors who crewed for me at Tevis. It read: “I know it’s not Thanksgiving yet, but I am very thankful to have you in my life. I know it […]
