Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on August 21, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Over the weekend I stepped out of my comfort zone of Obstacle Course Racing and back into the world of Trail Running. For the first time since the Peaks Ultra I took on a race without obstacles in the way, at least manmade ones. This race however I would take......
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Posted on August 20, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
I am way behind on blogs and have to admit at the end of the day last week writing a blog was the last thing my tired arms and legs wanted to do. So to remedy the situation I am pulling double duty this week and getting myself back on......
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Posted on August 16, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about workouts and intensity levels. For years as a young athlete coaches would often say to me, you only get out of it what you put in. It wasn’t until years later I would come to understand what that meant. My focus this......
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Posted on August 15, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
As I mentioned yesterday, my first lap at the Spartan Sprint in Amesbury was only the beginning. The race director had said this would be a fun little race. After one lap I hadn’t had enough of this course and would head out two more times before the weekend was......
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Posted on August 14, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
This weekend I was off in Amesbury, MA for the most recent race. This one was a Spartan Race Sprint and this race’s distance was about 3.5 miles. I think this is officially the shortest race I have done this year and ended up running it three times during the......