Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on April 20, 2013 by Ambassador Valerie
With Warrior Dash being my first OCR, it holds a sentimental place in my heart. As long as I am racing, I will always do Warrior Dash simply because it is the race that started me out with what I do now. It is not the hardest obstacle race out......
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Marathon Monday aka Patriots Day aka Boston Marathon was always a day I looked forward to each year in college. As a student at Babson College we were a short walk from the marathon route in Wellesley, MA. As a non-runner at the time to me it was always a......
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by Ambassador Keri
I don’t own a bed.  For the last 8 years my husband and I have slept on a mattress that sits directly on the floor.  We’ve been married for 20 years now.  You’d think we would have acquired one by now.  When we moved from southern California to Miami in......
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Posted on April 14, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
“So you wanna run a trail marathon this weekend?” asked Bryce, one of the trainers at Ute CrossFit on Thursday morning as I was training. My initial thought was a big NO and yet YES at the same time. I knew I needed a long day on my feet, but......
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Posted on April 12, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
My mind wanders a lot these days. It wanders while I run, it wanders while I sit, it’s wandering now as I sit in my greenhouse surrounded by plants. Recently, I have seen trends, trends in exercise, trends in sport, and trends in life. Much of my day is consumed......