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St. Mary’s Triathlon

June 28, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

My first Triathlon for the year took place on June 17th in St. Mary’s, Maryland! This was the first annual St. Mary’s Triathlon located in a former colonial town that was Maryland’s first colonial settlement and capital. This race sold out pretty early, so I was lucky to get a spot when I signed up for the waiting list! Over 600 athletes competed in this race for both the international and sprint triathlon (a sprint is half the distance of…

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Savage Race Maryland

January 9, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 13 comments

Savage Race Maryland! An OCR (obstacle course race) unlike any other race I’ve done! I have grown to love OCR’s and wanted to branch out to see what other obstacle course races had to offer. I had just recently placed as 4th overall female in the DC Spartan Sprint competitive division and was eager to compete in another OCR! A friend told me about Savage Race so I signed up for the pro division. Savage Race features 25+ obstacles with…

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Ragnar Relay Washington D.C.

October 13, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

Oh Ragnar we meet again! This was my third Ragnar race of the year! I had the pleasure of running Ragnar Trail Richmond along with Ragnar Trail Appalachians West Virginia, but this was my first road relay race! For those of you who have not heard of this race, Ragnar is the largest relay series in the Unites States consisting of both trail and road relays. Each road relay race is around 200ish miles (320km) and is a two day and one night event. There are…

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Great Falls National Park (Maryland Side)

July 29, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

Tucked away in the bustling metropolis of Northern Virginia is Great Falls National Park. Just a 30 minute drive from DC gets you a great escape from the hustle and bustle of life in the city. Great Falls features both a Virginia and Maryland side. My personal favorite is the Maryland side. The picture above was taken on my birthday back on May 5th at one of the overlooks. I couldn’t think of a better place to spend my birthday…

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