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Posted on November 4, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
  For the last couple of days,  I have been working on the announcement of the new location of the OCR World Championships for 2016 over on Mud Run Guide. Check out the full article about the event, location, as well as quotes from top Canadian athletes and the event......
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Posted on October 1, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
In a couple hours, I head to the airport for the quick hop from Salt Lake City to Reno, Nevada for this year’s Spartan Race World Championships. It will be my 5th trip to a Spartan Race World Championships. This time of year always makes me pause and remember all......
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Posted on April 24, 2015 by Maia Cammisa
I interviewed Alexandria McDonald, 12, about her first OCR (Obstacle Course Race). The race was in Orlando, Florida at BattleFrog. At first she was really scared and did not know what to expect, but at the end she felt like a pro. I was one of her motivations and that......
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Posted on April 17, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
“When I was at Warrior Dash” is not normally a statement that people who have been in the OCR industry for a while start a conversation with, however after this last weekend’s experience that might change.   Most know Warrior Dash as the entry level event, the festival, the beer, and......
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Posted on February 12, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
Winter and obstacle racing in my experience have been two opposite things until this past weekend. After a life spent searching out winter, the change of searching out summer has been a welcome change. Last week I made the trek back to the east coast for the Shale Hill 8-Hour......