Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on October 31, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Most of the time I find myself reading books about running, nutrition, training, or something else related to the sport of OCR, Trail Running, Ultra Running or other physical fitness endeavor. I took a day off of that path to read the new book by friend, former co-worker, and at......
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Posted on October 30, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Studies have been done that say people who mix up their daily routine tend to lead happier lives. It would seem that change and mixing it up is really an “X” factor in a path to a happy life. I am a self proclaimed planner, I have endless to-do lists,......
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Posted on October 29, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
A little late on this race review but better late than never! Two weeks after the Hunter Gatherer 50k it was time to put on my big girl shoes and do my second ultra in two weeks. Definitely a first for me, still coming off a summer of injury and......
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Posted on October 17, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Epic Bars Be Epic. Eat Epic. The final of the new products showcased at Hunter Gatherer were a new bar called Epic Bar. Not your traditional protein bar filled with a bunch of items you can’t pronounce their names. Instead an Epic Bar is filled with meat, nuts and dried......
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Posted on October 16, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
These days, chia seeds, coconut, goji berries and hemp seeds are to the nutrition industry what buzz words like productivity, mechanization, and streamline are to business. It use to be only a few specialized stores sold items such as this, whereas today they can be found in almost every grocery......