Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on October 9, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Friday morning arrived after a relatively sleepless night in the bunk room. My sleeping bag is rated for colder climate sleeping, I found myself sleeping on the plastic mattress more than in the sleeping bag and used my bag full of clothing as a pillow. Definitely my needs for luxury......
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Posted on October 8, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Many races I attend you fly in, run around and quickly fly out, much of the time spent in hotels, going from meal to meal with sometimes a few fellow racers. The Fuego y Agua events are much different than is typical scenario and have a very tribal feel to......
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Posted on October 3, 2013 by Jackie Rust
The morning had arrived all too quickly! It was 4:30 AM and as I rolled over to silence my alarm I realized that every part of my body ached! No matter, it was going to be an epic day! I had been training for this for months, even though I wasn’t......
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Posted on September 30, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
People often think of sponsored athletes and see the Football, Baseball, Basketball and other high profile sports bringing in millions each year on top of seven figure salaries. That is the dream of any sponsored athlete to be at that level but the reality is a little more humble. Actually......
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Posted on September 30, 2013 by Jackie Rust
After a few days of letting reality set in I am still at a loss for words to describe how overcome I am with all kinds of emotion after the Spartan Race World Championships and Ultra Beast. I guess if I start from the very beginning it would be best......