Dirt in your skirt blog

#
Posted on February 20, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
After my race was over there were still many that had a lot of racing ahead of them. The next bamboo challenge was a climb up a tree to retrieve another wrist band, once retrieving that one they pulled the pole up the tree connected it to another tree, traversed......
#
Posted on February 20, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
As I ran down the trail solo, said hello to more locals, at one point I reached a gate not knowing if I had gone off course or not I ran back, found a farmer and he thankfully confirmed I had been going the right way. I turned around and......
#
Posted on February 20, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
The alarm goes off  at 3:00am after a mostly sleepless night in my room. My bag was packed, I pulled on my race kit and it was off to the start line for the 3:30am checkin for the inaugural Fuego y Agua Survival Run on the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua.......
#
Posted on February 19, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Over the next two weeks are introducing the 2013 Dirt in Your Skirt Athlete Ambassadors. We received over 50 applications and narrowed it down to a team of eight amazing women. It was incredibly challenging and every applicant men and women would have been a great representation for Dirt in......
#
Posted on February 15, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
The Fuego y Agua Survival Run has unofficially begun. This morning was packet pickup all of the racers were instructed to meet at 8:00am to pickup their bibs and race packets. As soon as the clock struck 8:00am Josue Stephens, the race director greeted all the athletes and told us......