Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on October 16, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Coming off of an emotional race in Vermont followed up by an action packed couple of weeks of family time, moving, a funeral, packing, then unpacking again, and something like 2,600 miles on the car it was time to race again. I can say this was the first race all......
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Posted on October 10, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
“Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future, that he does not enjoy the present moment. As a result, he does not live in the present or the future, he lives as......
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Posted on October 10, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
We were off heading up the first of many ascents. Most looked up the mountain thinking that the first climb would be up to the top of Superstar as we did last year. Before the race one of the guys at Spartan Race told me not to expect the same......
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Posted on September 29, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
I have raced many Obstacle Course Races since I began racing in 2010. I think at this point the number, well honestly I can’t remember. Having over a dozen races under my belt for this season alone sometimes I just cross the finish line and chalk it up to another......
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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
  That familiar path, that comforting trail, the place you go to when life just needs some working out in your head. For me that place has been the mountains for the past three years. I have worked, played, loved, hated, longed and lost all on the mountain. Here we......