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Posted on June 26, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
It’s been over five years since I first heard of the Spartan Death Race. I was at SOLO in 2009 getting my Wilderness EMT  that I met Rob a hardy Vermonter from the Northeast Kingdom who had already completed the Death Race twice and was going back for a third......
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Posted on June 24, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
Laura Messner is well known in the Spartan World. She is known for her signature move “striking a Messner” and competitor in the women’s elite field. She is probably one of the most recognized faces in the sport today and her smile is well known. This 24-year old New Hampshire......
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Posted on June 15, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
In 2011, I first wrote Cotton Stay Away which was later picked up by the Spartan Race Blog after it initially came out. After more time in the sport and more mishaps and wins in 2012 penned Help I’m New! to build on the initial post in 2011. Well it’s now 2014......
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Posted on June 12, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
The GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado is a gathering of some of the best athletes in the country and world in the summer extreme sports categories. Everything from downhill mountain biking, kayaking, bouldering, rock climbing, and more are featured during this outdoor festival. Basically for a couple days Vail......
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Posted on June 11, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
My Peak 500 Race report this year is being broken up into 3 parts as really I witnessed more than one race happening the 8+ days I was in Vermont. Below is the second segment – How to Run 500 Miles… A Tale of Two Races at Peak 500. Here......