Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on August 16, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about workouts and intensity levels. For years as a young athlete coaches would often say to me, you only get out of it what you put in. It wasn’t until years later I would come to understand what that meant. My focus this......
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Posted on August 15, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
As I mentioned yesterday, my first lap at the Spartan Sprint in Amesbury was only the beginning. The race director had said this would be a fun little race. After one lap I hadn’t had enough of this course and would head out two more times before the weekend was......
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Posted on August 14, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
This weekend I was off in Amesbury, MA for the most recent race. This one was a Spartan Race Sprint and this race’s distance was about 3.5 miles. I think this is officially the shortest race I have done this year and ended up running it three times during the......
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Posted on August 10, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
The days seems to pass by and try to keep up with a busy schedule. Today finds me just about ready to hit the road for another race. Headed to the third state in the last seven days. This weekend I head back to Amesbury, MA for a Spartan Race......
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Posted on August 7, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Milestones in life often happen without us even realizing them. It is only later in life, once we are far removed from the actual event that the gravity of it sinks in. This time last year I was in a daze. Life was about to change and I didn’t know......