Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on March 13, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
After a bit of a break from the Reebok Spartan Race world I returned this past weekend to the Georgia Sprint. It was really a homecoming as sorts and the final leg of a month and a half long travel bout. I landed Thursday afternoon and headed over to Chris Davis’s......
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Posted on March 7, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
The Race The alarm at 4:00am seemed extra early as days of travel had begun to catch up with me. It was race day for the Caballo Blanco Ultra Marathon. The race was due to start at 6:00am with final checkin and the first wrist band distributed prior to the......
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Posted on March 6, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
  The Road to Urique… On Friday morning we departed Creel on the way to Urique. This marked my third day of travel to get to Urique. There is no quick way to get there, and normal travel time is two – three days depending on where you live. We......
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Posted on March 5, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
  As I travel back to Utah from my trip to the Copper Canyons for the Ultra Marathon Caballo Blanco I am at a lose for words for the first time in a while as to how to eloquently put into words exactly what is experienced in the canyon. I......
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Posted on March 1, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
I arrived in Urique after almost three full days of travel. One thing is to be said about this place, there is not easy way to get here. We descended over 7,000ft into the canyon, deeper than the Grand Canyon. Upon arrival, race preparations were well underway. The race directors......