Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on July 19, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
“For it is in giving that we receive.” ― St. Francis of Assisi Admittedly after one and a half times on the Spartan Race course in Pennsylvania on Saturday, running it again on Sunday was a little daunting. I was staying at a friends two hours away from the race and......
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Posted on July 17, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
I look over and glance at the two medals from this past weekend and although they are both from the same race course the two couldn’t hold more different meanings. I was lucky enough to be able to race both Saturday and Sunday at Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania in what......
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Posted on July 2, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
The BEAST, a race that I hold very very close to me. It’s the race that was the tipping point for me with my racing, blog and obstacle racing career. The weekend in Vermont last August was some sort of magical experience and this most recent BEAST in Utah had......
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Posted on June 22, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
After I made the choice to end my Death Race 2012 as a racer I entered the race again as a helper. A shuttle took us back to Pittsfield and I was officially out of the race. My feet were thrashed and luckily Doc was around, one of my good......
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Posted on June 20, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Part 1 – The Race Quitting the Race I could come up with 100 excuses for quitting the race, I could blame my macerated feet, my  ailing hips, my blah blah blah and go on for a million reasons. I could blame the space in-between my two ears. But really......