Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on February 17, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
What is your bias? We all have them. No matter the topic of conversation, we all have our own bias that led us to think one way or another. There is no getting around bias, it is always there, always with us. But the question becomes, what is our bias?......
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Posted on December 31, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
    Hey, you at the gym, yeah you… it’s the first, and you made the resolution to get fit in 2016. You are the one wandering around the gym, not knowing anyone, not knowing the unspoken rules of the particular gym you decided to join. Some of us are......
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Posted on November 4, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
  For the last couple of days,  I have been working on the announcement of the new location of the OCR World Championships for 2016 over on Mud Run Guide. Check out the full article about the event, location, as well as quotes from top Canadian athletes and the event......
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Posted on October 26, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
Life seems to move faster and faster as the years go by. Writing about work and life balance is nothing new. Whole websites are devoted to the topic, and daily someone posts on my social media feed an article about balancing life. But why is it that we are seemingly......
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Posted on August 6, 2015 by Margaret Schlachter
One thing we all love about obstacle racing is the swag. Many of us are self proclaimed gear and bling whores. It’s all fun and we love our stuff. For those who have been racing for years, the stuff quickly piles up and ends up overtaking your dresser. So the......