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Category Archives: Racing
Weekly Training: 5/16/11 – 5/22/11
Keeping up a heavy load of training while traveling is always a challenge, especially when you are reliant on the schedule and transportation of others. The key is to break it up into smaller chunks and get it done as early as possible. Of course it’s a lot easier to do this when you have the stunning scenery of NW Washington and British Columbia as your backdrop. Wow! Continue reading
Posted in Events, Plant Powered Athletes, Presentations, Race Reports, Racing, Training
Tagged Athlete, British Columbia, Championships, Cross Training, Fitness, Mountain Running, National Championships, Pacific Northwest, Race, Road Race, Running, Seattle, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Vermont, Victoria, Washington
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Weekly Training: 5/09/11 – 5/15/11
The buildup in mileage over the past 5 weeks followed by a slight taper this week put me exactly where I wanted to be for the 2011 U.S. 15k Trail Running Championships in Spokane, WA on May 14th. Although I … Continue reading
Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Update – May 11th, 2011
Another year has ticked by and I’m beginning my 43rd lap around the Sun. With a solid year of training and racing behind me, I’m entering into the 2011 USA Trail Running Championship Series in the best shape of my life. In the past few weeks, I’ve set two new lifetime PR’s and the season is just beginning. On May 14th, I’ll be attempting to defend my championship title at the U.S. 15k Trail Championships in Spokane, WA. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Events, Newsletters, Plant Powered Athletes, Presentations, Race Previews, Race Reports, Racing, Raw on The Road, Running Tips, Training
Tagged Athlete, Bennington, Championships, Dion Snowshoes, Empire State Building, Events, Fundraising, Hill Running, Monument, Mountain Running, National Championships, Newsletters, Race, Running, Skyscraper, Snowshoe, Spokane, Sponsorship, Stairclimbing, Strength Training, Trail Running, Training, Travel, Vermont, Video, WMAC
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Weekly Training: 5/2/11 – 5/8/11
With 408 running miles logged over the past 30 days, I can now say that I am the fittest I have ever been. My training is WAY ahead of where I was at this point last year and I’m setting PR’s right and left… Well, mostly left. My legs have taken a serious beating, but they rise again to the challenge each new day… with the help of ice packs and compression. Continue reading
Weekly Training: 4/25/11 – 5/1/11
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Honestly, I have no idea, but I do know that they can easily outrun me after a long trail run. Another hundred mile week under my belt and I am beat. The continuous miles have deadened my legs and shortened my stride. So you can imagine my surprise when… Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Racing, Training
Tagged Cross Training, Fitness, High Mileage, Illness, Race, Running, Stairmaster, Strength Training, Stress, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Vermont
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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Update – February 15th, 2011
In This Update:
• Race Report – Empire State Building Success
• Getting to Nationals
• Breakfast of Champions
• Upcoming Events Continue reading
Posted in Events, In The News, Newsletters, Plant Powered Athletes, Presentations, Race Previews, Race Reports, Racing, Recipes, The Journey
Tagged Championships, Dion Snowshoes, Empire State Building, Events, Fundraising, Media, Newsletters, Race, Runners World, Skyscraper, Snowshoe, Sponsorship, Stairclimbing, Travel, Wisconsin, WMAC
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VanOrden 1st American at Empire State Building Run Up
NEW YORK CITY, NY (February 1st, 2011) – Tim Van Orden, 42, of Bennington, Vermont rose to the occasion at the 34th running of the Empire State Building Run Up on Tuesday morning with an exceptional 4th place finish. Van Orden was the top American finisher and won the Masters division for the second straight year, earning him the title of the ‘World’s fastest stair climber over the age of forty’. Continue reading
Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times – January 31st, 2011
The Top Ten of 2010
The year 2010 can summed up in a single sentence – “As you sow, so shall you reap.” After five years of what seemed at times to be an exercise in futility, I actually have some results that I’m proud to share. The pride I feel is not based in my own egotistical needs for validation, but in the knowing that there is now rock solid evidence that one can reach the peak of athletic performance on a diet of simple fruits and vegetables. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Newsletters, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Previews, Race Reports, Racing, Rants, Running Tips, The Journey, Training
Tagged Athlete, Championships, Cross Country Skiing, Cross Training, Dion Snowshoes, Empire State Building, Events, Mountain Running, Newsletters, Nordic Skiing, Race, Running, Snowshoe, Snowshoeing, Tabata, Trail Running, Training, Travel
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VanOrden Named 2010 USA Masters Mountain Runner of the Year
Mountain men master: Tim VanOrden, 42, Bennington, VT, had a stellar year in 2010 including masters top honors at the USA 10km Trail Championships, the USA 15km Trail Championships, the XTERRA National Trail Running Championships, and the Mt. Ashland Hill Climb where he also set the masters’ record. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, The Journey
Tagged Athlete, Championships, Hill Running, Mountain Running, Race, Running, Snowshoe, Trail Running, Uphill
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High Rise Heroes
Stair climbing is hard enough wearing a lightweight top, tiny shorts and 5 ounce shoes, but imagine doing it with 40 to 60 pounds of gear on! I have a LOT of respect for these guys. Someday I’d like to try a climb with that amount of weight on. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, People, Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Fireman, Police Officers, Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, US Bank Tower, Vertical
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