Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ambassador Jessica
Last month, I finished coaching with Girls on the Run. We had our final run which was a big 5k and the first race for 1100 girls in the Cincinnati area. Over the past month I’ve been trying to figure out how I want to sum up this incredible season......
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Posted on May 27, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Post by Ambassador Angela Kalal: It’s true, even though we teased, fought, and tormented each other, when it came right down to it my brother was one of my best friends growing up. (Mom warned me that someday I would say that.) Being only a year apart in age, we......
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Posted on May 15, 2013 by Jackie Rust
I know there are a lot of people, especially women, that find obstacle course racing to be quite intimidating. The fear of not knowing if they will actually be able to complete the course and conquer all obstacles. That fear, holds many back and keeps them from doing what they......
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Posted on May 6, 2013 by Ambassador Jessica
This last Saturday in April I completed my fourth Tough Mudder. To be honest, I wasn’t looking forward to this event.  My shoulder hasn’t fully healed and I hate not being at 100%.  I ended up pulling muscles in my shoulder and bicep in December and it hasn’t fully recovered......
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Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ambassador Minna
  I am an unlikely obstacle course racer. I’m slow, I’m fairly heavy, I bruise easily, I can’t swim, I’m afraid of heights, and I have a strong personal aversion to running shorts and spandex. Friends and family are supportive, but when most people learn of my weekend activities, they......