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Posted on July 15, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
  For years there has been a rivalry between Reebok Spartan Race and Tough Mudder. It’s been well documented in outlets like Outside Magazine, 60 Minutes, and in the upcoming  book Off Course. On July 9th Tough Mudder put out a blog post about Tips for Preparing Your Pit for World’s......
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Posted on July 3, 2014 by Margaret Schlachter
This week we feature Frayah Bartuska. She is prepping this year to take on World’s Toughest Mudder and has some pretty big races before then. This 29-year old in Madison Wisconsin with sponsor OCRBUS is ready to take on the world this year one race at a time. Seriously, wait until......
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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......
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Posted on November 20, 2013 by Margaret Schlachter
After 2011, I publicly stated I would not be returning to World’s Toughest Mudder. It was my first real test in endurance racing and it broke me. I left the race, physically and emotionally broken and spent months after the race pulling myself back together. For the next year I......