Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on December 16, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
Yet another race and another time to travel. My bags are packed, just waiting for my road trip partner to get here. Then we pack up the car and head on our trek from Vermont to New Jersey. It’s time to cue the dramatic music and be on our way.......
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Posted on December 16, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
Those three words, “Are You Ready?” have been asked of me more times in the last week I think then I have heard in my life. It brings up an important point, are we ever truly ready. Are we ever truly as prepared as we can be.   I think......
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Posted on December 15, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
Today someone posted, “How do you stay focused and motivated?” That simple question brought out this morning fueled my day. I have been thinking about just that fact since I saw the question this morning. When thinking about it I was brought back to something a former classmate of mine......
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Posted on December 14, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
So when I wrote about what was next yesterday, I actually already knew in terms of my racing schedule what the future will bring. Today, I pulled the plug and made it official. By sharing it that means its real an its a real race that I am committing to......
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Posted on December 12, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
This time next week it will all be over, a blip on theradar, another notch on the belt. It’s crazy to think we train and prepare forthese races, spend months in the gym and out on the trail. The hours loggedalone working though all the crap in our brains. Then......