Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on August 14, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
This weekend I was off in Amesbury, MA for the most recent race. This one was a Spartan Race Sprint and this race’s distance was about 3.5 miles. I think this is officially the shortest race I have done this year and ended up running it three times during the......
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Posted on August 7, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Milestones in life often happen without us even realizing them. It is only later in life, once we are far removed from the actual event that the gravity of it sinks in. This time last year I was in a daze. Life was about to change and I didn’t know......
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Posted on August 2, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
After spending much of the summer racing, I recently added yet another event to the calendar. This one is not and obstacle race but a mud run. What’s the difference? Well at least in my mind a obstacle race is chip timed, and prizes are given out at the end......
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Posted on July 31, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Growing up all sports that I competed in were individual sports. The closest I ever got to a team sport was doubles tennis. It was not until high school that I first played a team sport and even then I was a goalie off in my own crease. Team sports......
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Posted on July 23, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Just when you think you have a bit of a break another opportunity springs up. So this Friday I will be boarding a plane and heading to Northern Florida for none other than a race. A new race for me at that, this one called the Superhero Scramble. The scramble......