Hi all! Connie Hoge - "Long Distance Rider" - Arlington, Washington. This will be my second year in the Distance Derby. I enjoy blogging @ http://hogehomestead.blogspot.com/ - when I'm not in the saddle :-)
I’ll be riding my American Warmblood mare – Farah, who we’ve owned since she was five & is coming eight this year. As my only mount, in last season’s Derby – we finished fourth place! Opinionated, ornery & full of energy – she’s always up for whatever we do. (Last year I signed up too late for my January miles to count, so this season – I’m ready!) ☺ We're hoping to attend a couple endurance rides, maybe some CMO competitions & whatever else looks like fun. Mostly though - we just like being out there - enjoying the scenery, trails, country & company of good friends~
I'm fine, I'm Ridin~
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2013 / 1423.61 Miles / 4th Place
On the SVT with Lynn - Cold, Sun, Rain & Rainbows!
ReplyDeleteHours: 5:18
Miles: 20.03
MTD: 20.03
go you!
ReplyDeleteTo Lord Hill - warm, overcast. With Lynn~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:20
Miles 10.65
MTD: 30.68
Rode at Bracken with Joyce & Joe - Beautiful day~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:47
Miles: 9.82
MTD: 40.50
From KTP to Sammamish River Trail & return by Powerline Trail. With Lynn~
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:16
Miles: 18.93
MTD: 59.43
Out from home, on our own~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:51
Miles: 8.80
MTD: 68.23
We rode the Tolt pipeline to Moss Lake & return~
ReplyDeleteHours: 5.00
Miles: 16.65
MTD: 84.88
On our own - Victoria
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:37
Miles: 15.12
MTD: 100.00
On our own - home trails~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:55
Miles: 11.85
MTD: 111.85
Rode at Victoria, with Linda!
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:12
Miles: 9.38
MTD: 121.23
Lord Hill, with Lynn, using my old saddle...
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:07
Miles: 6.60
MTD: 127.83
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3.00
Miles 8.67
MTD: 136.50
This is so much FUN! and it is so motivating! Thanks for letting me know about this DD!
ReplyDeleteNo problem! :-)
DeleteVictoria~ On our own~
ReplyDeleteHours:3:22
Miles: 15.27
MTD: 151.77
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:14
Miles: 7.07
MTD: 158.84
February 25, 2014
ReplyDeleteRedmond Watershed w/Lynn
Hours: 4:16
Miles: 14.15
MTD: 172.99
Ride at Bracken Rd with Lynn - using her Garmin Stats~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:30
Miles 10.80
MTD: 183.79
Victoria with Lynn - using my new Garmin 310XT
ReplyDeleteHours: 4.07
Miles 17.35
MTD: 201.14
Yay for getting 200 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteyay is right! Its so green down here from all the rain we have been getting its starting to look like the NW!
ReplyDeleteTried to ride the SVT with Lynn - flooded!
ReplyDeleteHours: 37 min.
Miles: 2.66
MTD: 203.80
So... We headed for Katheryn Taylor Park! Sunshine & in the high 50's!
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:48
Miles: 13.72
MTD: 217.52
Rode at Bryant w/Lynn - Another perfect day!
ReplyDeleteHours:3:43
Miles: 11.41
MTD: 228.92
We met at Linda's & she took us out for a ride. With Lynn & Arlene - a Ten day in the Great NW!
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:36
Miles: 7.82
MTD: 236.74
Out from Home, trying a borrowed saddle & getting my HR monitor to sync with the new Garmin~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:17
Miles 6.22
MTD: 242.96
Sunshine & a Cold breeze! With Lynn at Victoria
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:54
Miles: 15.25
MTD: 258.,21
Out on the SVT with Lynn. Spectacular day!
ReplyDeleteHours: 5:16
Miles: 22.38
MTD: 280.59
KTP to SVT & Return! With Lynn
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:59
Miles: 21.01
MTD: 301.60
Congrats on getting 300 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteFrom Haller Park to the Nakashima Barn.
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:51
Miles: 18.03
MTD: 319.63
Bracken Rd., riding while the sun still shines!
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:44
Miles: 10.09
MTD: 329.72
Warmest day to date! Victoria - new "loop" with Lynn~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:57
Miles: 17.34
MTD: 347.06
Another incredible day - in the 50's. Out on our own~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:33
Miles: 18.03
MTD: 365.78
Im looking forward to seeing you next week!
ReplyDeleteYou're only 11 miles behind Rolling Thunder roll on!!!
Just in it for the "fun" this season - don't expect to catch you endurance riders :-)
DeleteTook Linda out for a ride~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:05
Miles: 8.37
MTD: 374.15
Lord Hill with Lynn - a beautiful day between storm systems!
ReplyDeleteMIles: 10.34
Hours: 3:29
MTD: 384.49
Out from home~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:37
Miles: 12.17
MTD: 396.66
Out from home~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:46
Miles: 10.19
MTD: 406.85
Congrats on getting over 400 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to getting to ride with you on Saturday!!
ReplyDeleteIts been long over due, Id say the last time was April 2010 :(
Me too! It was - a ride at Heart Lake.
DeleteCVT Point-to-point, with Lynn - Great Day & Great Ride!
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:29
Miles 22.40
MTD: 429.25
Trails at Moss Lake & beyond! With Lynn - great day & another great ride~
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:17
Miles: 14.30
MTD: 443.55
On our own - Victoria! Bugs out in Force!
ReplyDeleteHours: 3.01
Miles: 18.03
MTD: 461.58
Farah's Birthday Ride! On our own~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:57
Miles: 10.05
MTD: 471.63
Rode the southern end of the Victoria Tract with Lynn~
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:20
Miles: 15.22
MTD: 486.85
"Hill of Death" & Beyond - with Joyce~ Hot, Humid!
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:11
Miles 15.23
MTD: 502.08
Congrats on getting over 500 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteLord Hill with Lynn - Hot, humid...
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:23
Miles: 10.52
MTD: 512.60
May 17, 2014 Mt. Adams Endurance Ride - 6th Place in the 55-mile.
ReplyDeleteHours: 7:05
Miles: 55
MTD: 567.60
Victoria with Dena & Farah's VBF Bella :-)
ReplyDeleteHours: 5:16
Miles: 16.23
MTD: 583.83
Bracken Rd. with Joyce riding Jesse. Perfect cool morning & we did some moving out~
ReplyDeleteHours: 2:24
Miles: 11.07
MTD: 594.90
Kathryn Taylor with Lynn - meeting up with Amanda & Jane
ReplyDeleteGot hot & humid~
Hours: 3:15
Miles: 12.77
MTD: 607.67
Victoria with David & Francis~
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:28
Miles 17.51
MTD: 625.18
Bracken Rd. with Lynn~ Sunshine & beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHours: 3:11
Miles: 11.27
MTD: 636.45
Stimson Ridge - with Joyce. Amazing day~
ReplyDeleteHours: 4:58
Miles: 18.58
MTD: 655.03
We left for our annual beach camping trip on June 4th Wed.
ReplyDeleteTotaling both time & mileage for my a.m. & p.m. rides each day
June 5
Hours: 2.51
Miles: 8.85
MTD: 663.88
June 6
ReplyDeleteHours:3:56
Miles: 11.70
MTD: 675.58
June 7
ReplyDeleteHours: 2.10
Miles: 7.82
MTD: 683.50
Out from the Morgan Horse Club - with Joyce on Jesse.
ReplyDeleteTook a really bad fall off a bridge - Neither Farah or I were seriously hurt & rode out, shortened our ride some... - story will follow...
Hours: 3:54
Miles: 11.63
MTD: 695.13
I read the story on your blog. Yikes! So glad there is a happy ending to the story. Whew! Marvel
DeleteI'm still counting my lucky stars! I love & enjoy my "retirement ride" so very much... Would be devastated without her...
ReplyDeleteRode with Joyce & a young friend at Victoria
ReplyDeleteMiles: 17.14
Hours: 4:44
MTD: 712.27
Victoria - hazy & humid~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 17.05
Hours: 3:41
MTD: 729.32
A point-to-point, with Lynn from the parking at Victoria, out of the tree farm, onto the north end of the Centennial Trail & south to Haller Park in Arlington!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 17.16
Hours: 4:46
MTD: 746.48
Lord Hill ride with Lynn. Humid, warm, buggy - but good to get together!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.02
Hours: 3:31
MTD: 756.50
Victoria - with Joyce & Robin! Robin's first ride in 15-years! Story to follow!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 9.92
Hours: 3:25
MTD: 766.42
Victoria with Linda - warm, but beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 12:07
Hours: 4:15
MTD: 778.49
MCH - with Joyce~ Hot, humid, bugs out!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 12:35
Hours: 3:09
MTD: 790.84
Out from Bracken Rd. with Amanda, Lynn & Beth! Cool, overcast day - good fun ride!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10:03
Hours: 3:07
MTD: 800.87
Victoria - with Linda, heavy on-shore flow, humid - strange day.
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10:03
Hours: 4:54
MTD: 810.90
Victoria - with Linda, from heavy fog to hot sunshine!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.77
Hours: 4:06
MTD: 821.67
Bracken Rd. with Joyce - Farah's bug bites cut our ride short!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 5.17
Hours: 1:39
MTD: 826.84
Victoria with Linda & Cortney - hot but very fun ride!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 14.39
Hours: 4:51
MTD: 841.23
Victoria with Linda ~ HOT & Smokey~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 9.38
Hours: 3:19
MTD: 850.61
From Bracken Rd. to the Centennial Trail & return. With Joyce~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.43
Hours: 2:55
MTD: 862.04
Heart Lake with Lynn! Beautiful day & Great Ride!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 8.71
Hours: 3:46
MTD: 870.75
Victoria - all trails - some overgrown - with Linda!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.56
Hours: 4:40
MTD: 882.31
Victoria - on our own~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 18.50
Hours: 4:07
MTD: 900.81
congrats on getting 900 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane!
DeleteMorgan Horse Club - with Joyce~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 16.31
Hours: 3:16
MTD: 917.12
August 1, 2014 - Friday
ReplyDeleteCapitol Forest - Bare Bones pre-ride, with Sandy
Miles: 6:24
MTD: 923.36
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ReplyDeleteAugust 2, 2014 - Saturday
ReplyDeleteBare Bones Endurance ride - 30-mile, AERC, PNER Sanctioned
Capitol Forest, Littlerock, WA
Third Place~
Miles: 30.00
Hours: 4:05
MTD: 953.36
Out From Joyce's~ A little cooler in the 70's - deer flies still very bad~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 12.99
Hours: 2.46
MTD: 966.35
Riding out from Linda's at Victoria~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.79
Hours: 4:44
MTD: 978.14
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 8.07
Hours: 3:00
MTD: 986.21
MHC - with Joyce. Hot & Humid~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 16.03
Hours: 3:53
MTD: 1,002.24
congrats on getting over 1000 miles!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane! Almost feel like I'm living in the Midwest with the heat/humidity we've been getting. Looking forward to the cooler Fall days!
ReplyDeleteVictoria with Linda~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.11
Hours: 4:22
MTD: 1013.35
Bracken with Joyce~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 9.80
Hours: 2:22
MTD: 1023.15
Bracken with Joyce - Hot, Humid but Fun!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.22
Hours: 2:57
MTD: 1033.37
Victoria - On our Own~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 18.80
Hours: 4:37
MTD: 1052.17
Bracken - On our own again~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 12.01
Hours: 3:54
MTD: 1064.18
Victoria - slow ride with Linda~ Hot, humid & trails still muddy & slick.
ReplyDeleteMiles: 9.15
Hours: 3:42
MTD: 1,073.33
Bracken with Joyce - cooler day, picking up the pace.
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.39
Hours: 2.48
MTD: 1,084.72
Morgan Horse Club - with Joyce, great day & ride~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 15.62
Hours: 3:15
MTD: 1,100.34
Congrats on getting 1100 miles !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane!
ReplyDeleteBracken Rd. with Joyce - 88 degrees!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.09
Hours: 2:33
MTD: 1,110.43
Victoria with Pat & Donnie! Cooler & such a Nice day!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.04
Hours: 4:12
MTD: 1120.47
Getchell to Armar Trailhead on the Centennial Trail~
ReplyDeleteClearing & humid - but cooler!
Miles: 12.49
Hours: 2:47
MTD: 1,132.94
September 20, 2014
ReplyDeleteLes Hilde Trailhead - marking trail for a benefit ride.
Miles: 6.00
Hours: 2:24
MTD: 1,138.94
Les Hilde Trailhead - riding the benefit ride!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 5.87
Hours: 1:59
MTD: 1,144.81
Out from Home - North
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.72
Hours: 3:57
MTD: 1,155.53
Simpson Hill - with Joyce
ReplyDeleteMiles: 18.47
Hours: 5:27
MTD: 1,174.00
The SVT - Finally with Lynn!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 19.01
Hours: 5:22
MTD: 1,193.01
The Whitehorse Trail~ Gorgeous Day!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 13.01
Hours: 2:33
MTD: 1,206.02
Bracken Rd. with Lynn~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.36
Hours: 3:31
MTD: 1,216.38
Congrats on getting over 1200 miles :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane! :-)
ReplyDeleteOut from Home~
Miles: 13.05
Hours: 3:25
MTD: 1,229.43
North Mountain - Darrington
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.36
Hours: 3:35
MTD: 1,240.79
Bracken Rd. with friends~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 8.71
Hours: 3:01
MTD: 1,249.50
Victoria~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 13.77
Hours: 3:32
MTD: 1,266,27
Bracken Rd. with Lynn - beautiful afternoon!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10.24
Hours: 3:26
MTD: 1,276.51
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 13:03
Hours: 3:59
Miles to date: 1,292.54
Victoria~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 18.01
Hours; 4:12
MTD:1,310.52
Congrats on getting over 1300 miles!!
ReplyDeleteThanks again Diane! :-)
ReplyDeleteCentennial Trail, Haller Park to Nakashima
Miles: 20.05
Hours: 4:03
MTD: 1,330.57
Out from home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.33
Hours: 3.36
MTD: 1,341.90
Morgan Horse Club with Joyce~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 115.31
Hours: 5:00
MTD1,357.21
Morgan Horse Club - lower section. With Joyce & Charlotte~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.58
Hours: 2:42
MTD: 1,368.79
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10:63
Hours: 3:49
MTD: 1,379.42
Victoria~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11:50
Hours: 3:19
MTD: 1,390.92
Bracken with friends!
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.82
Hours: 3.59
MTD: 1,402.64
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11:19
Hours: 3:30
MTD: 1,413.83
Congrats on your over 1400 miles:-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane!
ReplyDeleteVictoria
Miles: 12.76
Hours: 4.08
MTD: 1,426.59
Centennial Trail - Nakashima to Bracken & Return~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 9.14
Hours: 3:08
MTD: 1,435.73
Victoria
ReplyDeleteMiles: 16.30
Hours: 4:50
MTD: 1,452.03
Out from home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 8.78
Hours: 2:53
MTD: 1,460.81
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 10:21
Hours: 3:11
MTD: 1,471.02
Bracken Rd. to the Whitehorse
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11:51
Hours: 3:22
MTD: 1,482.53
Out from Home
ReplyDeleteMiles: 11.34
Hours: 3:30
MTD: 1,493.87
Out from Home~
ReplyDeleteMiles: 9.27
Hours: 3:15
MTD: 1,503.14
Congratulations Connie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DeleteThank you Marvel!
DeleteCongrats on getting 1500 miles!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diane! Proud of the gold mare :-)
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