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Posted on September 26, 2017 by Margaret Schlachter
Kristin Saad is one of those athletes who found obstacle racing by “accident”. She has a long athletic history, including running Division 1 for Miami University. After college, she became competitive in triathlons while working full-time in medical and pharmaceutical sales. In 2010, she met my husband and 18 months......
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Posted on September 12, 2017 by Margaret Schlachter
Rea Kolbl is an athlete on the Spartan Pro Team and a Ph.D. student at Stanford. In her first full year of obstacle racing, she has accomplished a laundry list of achievements including winning the last race of the Spartan US Championship series in West Virginia, cementing the 2nd place in the......
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Posted on February 21, 2017 by Margaret Schlachter
Morgan McKay found obstacle racing and quickly jumped into the longer endurance events in the sport. An accomplished obstacle racer, McKay has taken on some of the most challenging races in the sport including the Spartan Race – Death Race, World’s Toughest Mudder, BFX24, Survival Run and more. In 2016......
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Posted on November 8, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
Orla “Vermonster” Walsh joins the podcast this week. Orla is a member of the Spartan Race Pro Team, a nurse/paramedic in Vermont, and spends her weekends in the winter ski patrolling. She joins the podcast this week to talk about her past, present, and future. During the podcast, Walsh talks......
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Posted on September 13, 2016 by Margaret Schlachter
Maggi Thorne has been part of the obstacle racing scene for years. She has competed in top events like OCR World Championships, World’s Toughest Mudder, multiple Spartan Races and everything in-between. All the while also competing in beauty pageants winning the prestigious Mrs. International in 2014. Since that time she......