Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on February 26, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Every runner struggles with the question, compression wear or no compression wear? We look at the prices of the top brands and ask ourselves is it really worth it, do they really give you any benefit or it is just hype. Compression wear and CW-X in particular have been a......
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Posted on February 24, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Sometimes we all break, whether we find the point of breaking in the gym or in other aspects of our life. When we are pushed to the brink, standing at the edge of the cliff looking over, it’s what we do next that starts to define who we are. Do......
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Posted on February 23, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
It’s four AM and I was already late for a workout. Yes another morning training with my training partner Jason in Pittsfield, Vermont. Our workouts are consistently getting earlier and earlier in the AM. Training has been kicked up a notch. As I have before I moved my zombie like......
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Posted on February 22, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Pulled out an old workout from the archives of Dirt In Your Skirt on Monday back from Day 11… Strength, Speed and Lacrosse…?.  I like going back and revisiting old workouts as the good ones never get old. So after a warm-up on the bike and an active stretch I......
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Posted on February 20, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Late last night I walked into my room after over ten hours of driving from a four day business trip, my bed never felt so nice. Still fighting off the last pangs of this cold and need to get back into the swing of things after days away today’s post......