Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on November 27, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Recently a conversation online erupted after the question was brought up about comparing the difficulty and “toughness” of CrossFit vs. Ultra Running vs. Farm Chores vs. OCR. It was a lively conversation and today again I found myself talking to one of the trainers at the CrossFit affiliate I train......
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Posted on November 22, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
With World’s Toughest Mudder in the books. I can sit and reflect on the race and the year as a whole. This race would not have been possible without Juliana, Matt, and Alex. It truly was a team effort and it was almost a year in the making. World’s Toughest......
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Posted on November 21, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Friday morning I arrived at the venue and finally had the opportunity to meet longtime virtual friend Vanessa Runs. Finally connecting in person and sharing stories, my team would shortly arrive and we would get registered then go and set up our pit area. This year I opted out of......
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Posted on November 20, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
After 2011, I publicly stated I would not be returning to World’s Toughest Mudder. It was my first real test in endurance racing and it broke me. I left the race, physically and emotionally broken and spent months after the race pulling myself back together. For the next year I......
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Posted on November 7, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Just over a week away from World’s Toughest Mudder. Yesterday the official race packet was released as well as schedule and race day forms. Some in the community are up in arms as the release of the race packet brought about some new information from TMHQ as well as some......