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Posted on July 13, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
For years my eye has been on a solar charger for my electronics in the wilderness. Between weekend camping trips, all day adventures and more sometimes having a backup is a necessity when navigating terrain or wanting to snap some video, photos or above all having an emergency device to......
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Posted on July 6, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
It only took 6 years of obstacle racing and a lot of putting my ego aside, however a couple weeks ago I toed the line at my first all women’s obstacle race at Dirty Girl Mud Run outside of Pittsburgh. A couple weeks earlier I was on a call with Human......
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Posted on June 17, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
The OCR industry is huge, and still growing. The industry includes competitive obstacle races, mud runs, rucks, and other quirky events. Runners World has called it non-traditional racing as also includes events like color runs and other themed events. While each has their own definition of what OCR is to them......
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Posted on May 6, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
Amie “Live Wire” Booth has been profiled by Dirt in Your Skirt in the past. She is an endurance athlete who often tests the limits between sane and insane in some of her endeavors. Earlier this spring she choose to take on the new option at BattleFrog called BFX. Basically,......
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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......