Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on June 25, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Some women ask for diamonds, others ask for cars, clothing or kitchen appliances. Me, I asked for one thing when my man was coming into town, a wall. So the other day I got my 7’6″ inch wish, a brand new training wall in my backyard. We spent the day......
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Posted on June 23, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Kristina Folcik broke her back downhill mountain bike racing and the doctor told her she would never run so two years later she took up trail running and has been enjoying it ever since! Kristina is an ultra runner today amassing some impressive finishes in and around the northeast.  She......
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Posted on June 22, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
After I made the choice to end my Death Race 2012 as a racer I entered the race again as a helper. A shuttle took us back to Pittsfield and I was officially out of the race. My feet were thrashed and luckily Doc was around, one of my good......
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Posted on June 20, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Part 1 – The Race Quitting the Race I could come up with 100 excuses for quitting the race, I could blame my macerated feet, my  ailing hips, my blah blah blah and go on for a million reasons. I could blame the space in-between my two ears. But really......
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Posted on June 19, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Andy and Joe promised me I would learn something about myself in the months leading up to the race. Multiple times over the past couple of months I had been told I should either quit or that I would do really well. On Friday it was time to put this......