Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on June 19, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Andy and Joe promised me I would learn something about myself in the months leading up to the race. Multiple times over the past couple of months I had been told I should either quit or that I would do really well. On Friday it was time to put this......
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Posted on June 6, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
This past Saturday I kicked off the obstacle racing season with a bang. At this point my podium is old news in our digital world, however the full story has yet to be told. So here is what really happened this weekend at the Spartan Race in Tuxedo, New York.......
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Posted on May 15, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Sitting down to write my first race recap of the season. It’s a pretty awesome feeling. I haven’t truly raced since December with World’s Toughest Mudder and that will forever go down as my first DNF in my adult racing career. I am sure it will not be the last.......
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Posted on February 29, 2012 by Margaret Schlachter
Impulse buys, for most people it’s a candy bar at check out, the magazine on the rack or sometimes a new pair of shoes. I have a new found affinity for impulse races. Yes, I decide to do races with little to no notice. I did this with the GORUCK......
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Posted on December 22, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
Cold and wet, much colder and wetter than I thought this race would be we soldiered on to the next obstacle about half way through the course we hit Shake and Bake. This obstacle was much like the barbed wire, as it was another barbed wire section. This one however......