Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on December 8, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
We are nearing the end of yet another year. As the obstacle racing community starts to shift from muddy weekends to holiday cheer, it is as good a time as any to share a few lessons I have learned over the last seven years in the industry and more importantly......
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Posted on December 6, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
Mandy Baskin found her love for Hot Air Balloons after a disappointing date. One ride would drastically change the direction of her life. She is the founder and owner of Monticello Country Ballooning, mother of one, and is the only woman to have competed in all six years of World’s......
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Posted on November 29, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
This week on the episode Ami Sawran joins the podcast. Ami has become the face of UK obstacle racing for many as the on-air personality for the popular Mudstacle – Obstacle Racing Website. She anchors nearly all their videos under the Mudstacle TV banner. Sawran talks about growing up as......
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Posted on November 22, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
Stefanie Bishop always grew up active from the time she could crawl. She competed in a number of different sports growing up, but it wasn’t until 2009 when she read a New York Times article that would really spark something new in her life. That New York Times article was......
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Posted on November 8, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
Orla “Vermonster” Walsh joins the podcast this week. Orla is a member of the Spartan Race Pro Team, a nurse/paramedic in Vermont, and spends her weekends in the winter ski patrolling. She joins the podcast this week to talk about her past, present, and future. During the podcast, Walsh talks......