Dirt in your skirt blog

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Posted on December 15, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
Today someone posted, “How do you stay focused and motivated?” That simple question brought out this morning fueled my day. I have been thinking about just that fact since I saw the question this morning. When thinking about it I was brought back to something a former classmate of mine......
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Posted on December 14, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
So when I wrote about what was next yesterday, I actually already knew in terms of my racing schedule what the future will bring. Today, I pulled the plug and made it official. By sharing it that means its real an its a real race that I am committing to......
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Posted on December 12, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
This time next week it will all be over, a blip on theradar, another notch on the belt. It’s crazy to think we train and prepare forthese races, spend months in the gym and out on the trail. The hours loggedalone working though all the crap in our brains. Then......
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Posted on December 11, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
I am officially in the holding pattern between races. One race just completed last week and letting my body recover and another race looming next weekend for which I need to taper. It’s during this time that I have the chance, in theory to just rest. In reality it becomes......
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Posted on December 10, 2011 by Margaret Schlachter
One of the greatest things about running is it gives you the chance to just be. As I wrote yesterday, I took an escape from work and just went for a run. It was during that time that many thoughts and memories flooded my mind. Thoughts about the upcoming race,......