With the winter weather acting up, I haven’t been able to hit the trails for a while. One particular challenge for me is that while I might be having a great, sunny day at approx. 300ft elevation, my trailheads at 1800ft elevation have vastly different weather and the 3 miles in between can be treacherous so… noContinue reading “Arena Work for Endurance Riding”
Category Archives: Rider Journals
Forward Progress During Winter
As I sit by the fireplace watching snow fall, I can’t help but think, “how in the world am I going to be ready for the first endurance ride of the season?”. If you know me, you know I really really love planning. My plans change every other week, but I think I have my early season stuff prettyContinue reading “Forward Progress During Winter”
Setting Realistic Goals
Submitted by EDRA member Emilee Randal Setting Realistic Goals for Your Endurance Season When I first started endurance riding, my dreams were big— why wouldn’t they be? I’d spent hours scrolling through photos of riders crossing iconic finish lines and imagined myself achieving the same milestones. But as any endurance rider will tell you, thisContinue reading “Setting Realistic Goals”
Are you Maxing Out?
Stats: Trail Ride #3 Location: Kalama, WA Distance: 4.6 miles Elevation: 778 feet Ride Time: 59 minutes Horses: I rode Vinnie, another rider rode Zorro, and Dessa free-ponied I had a rare opportunity today to squeeze in a weekday winter trail ride – usually I get off work too late and the sun sets tooContinue reading “Are you Maxing Out?”
Strategic Consistency
Stats: Trail Ride #2 Location: Cougar, WA Distance: 6.8 miles Elevation: 332 feet Ride Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Horses: Rode Zorro, ponied Vinnie Write-Up Today’s ride was 6.8 miles with 332 ft of elevation. That may not sound like much, especially if I told you that it took us an hour and forty-five minutesContinue reading “Strategic Consistency”
It’s a pony party!
Stats: Trail Ride #1 Location: Kalama, WA Distance: 3.9 miles Elevation: 664 feet Ride Time: 55 minutes Horses: I rode Vinnie, another rider rode Zorro, and Dessa free-ponied Today was a particularly special day! Zorro and Vinnie have done this particular route multiple times, including the most recent time on Christmas Eve, but today DessaContinue reading “It’s a pony party!”
Cross-Conditioning in Winter
I live in Western Washington, which means one thing in the winter: Rain. And it’s usually combined with cold, windy, and/or dark. This makes conditioning for endurance challenging, but with a little creativity it’s not impossible. In order to continue getting in trail miles, I’ve made sure to invest in a solid riding raincoatContinue reading “Cross-Conditioning in Winter”
Mary & Anna Memorial Fund THANK YOU!
Originally posted to the EDRA Facebook Group by Emilee Randal As a kid who would not be able to ride as much as I do without the Mary and Anna Memorial Youth Fund started by EDRA, I want to extend a massive thank you to Lois Fox and Sue McLain for organizing a raffleContinue reading “Mary & Anna Memorial Fund THANK YOU!”
SHE’S A PEACH!
Originally posted to the EDRA Facebook page by Dennis Summers. Happy New Year to all in EDRA land! For me New Year is a time to at the same time look back and look forward-This last year for us was as big a roller coaster ride as any year I can remember. Many great things happened andContinue reading “SHE’S A PEACH!”
BULLSEYE!
Originally posted to the EDRA Facebook Page by Dennis Summers. Just got back from the first EDRA ride of the year- Don’t Fence Me In. A great time was had by all. Been a long time since this nw group had got together. I was sidelined with a knee and had lots of time toContinue reading “BULLSEYE!”