Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on February 25, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
After hearing many stories of Atlas Race I finally got my chance to try my hand at it this past weekend in Temecula, California. Atlas Race is a newcomer to the field but already is making waves in the OCR community after it’s first race in Oregon and it’s Pro......
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Posted on February 12, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
This year I returned to the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua ready for another year of Fuego y Agua. This year would not include any press conferences and not Survival Run for me as a racer. Instead I had my eye on the ultras and had traveled there to cover......
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Posted on February 4, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
3:30pm – Fuego y Agua began with a gear check and registration. All the required gear was checked for each racer and racers were handed an egg.   3:50pm – Racers were instructed to run about 3K down the beach and shoreline with the egg either around their wrist or......
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Posted on November 22, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
With World’s Toughest Mudder in the books. I can sit and reflect on the race and the year as a whole. This race would not have been possible without Juliana, Matt, and Alex. It truly was a team effort and it was almost a year in the making. World’s Toughest......
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Posted on November 21, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
Friday morning I arrived at the venue and finally had the opportunity to meet longtime virtual friend Vanessa Runs. Finally connecting in person and sharing stories, my team would shortly arrive and we would get registered then go and set up our pit area. This year I opted out of......