Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on March 1, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
I arrived in Urique after almost three full days of travel. One thing is to be said about this place, there is not easy way to get here. We descended over 7,000ft into the canyon, deeper than the Grand Canyon. Upon arrival, race preparations were well underway. The race directors......
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Posted on February 28, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
It’s been a couple months in the making, but finally my About.com section is live. A couple months ago I was contacted to become the expert for the new Obstacle & Extreme Racing Section of About.com. It is an exciting opportunity to continue to share the information I have learned......
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Posted on February 25, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
After hearing many stories of Atlas Race I finally got my chance to try my hand at it this past weekend in Temecula, California. Atlas Race is a newcomer to the field but already is making waves in the OCR community after it’s first race in Oregon and it’s Pro......
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Posted on February 17, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
Last year Inov-8 came out with their first olympic-lifting hybrid shoe. Many longtime Inov-8 customers were confused at first as this shoe looks nothing like any of the other shoes in their lineup the simple fact is, it’s not like the others. The f-lite was adopted as one an unofficial......
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Posted on February 13, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
This past trip to Fuego y Agua was my fifth trip to Central America and my eighth if you would like to include Mexico into Central America. I still remember my first trip I took solo at the age of 22 down to a surf camp for a week at......