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Tag Archives: Road Race
Week in Review: July 4th – 10th, 2011
On the training front, this week was ‘scheduled’ as a base builder. The plan was to get my mileage back into the 90’s and then 100’s the following week in preparation for the Mt. Ashland Hill Climb on August 6th. … Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing, Running Tips, The Journey, Training
Tagged Ascutney, Athlete, Championships, Cross Training, Hill Running, Loon Mountain, Mountain Running, Race, Rest, Road Race, Running, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Upright Rowing, Vermont
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Weekly Training: June 13th – 19th, 2011
Keeping up a substantial training load while in the middle of an important racing season can be a challenge. You don’t want to train too much and show up to your races tired, but you also don’t want to taper too much and lose fitness for races in the future. Continue reading
Weekly Training: 5/30/11 – 6/5/11
Training has always been experimental for me. There are some athletes that follow the same plan day in and day out for their entire careers. I have never been one of those regimented souls. The unknown has too great a pull on the decisions I make in regards to my moving forward in life. This approach has not been without downsides… Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing, Running Tips, Training
Tagged Athlete, Bend, Championships, Experiment, Fatigue, Fitness, Half Marathon, High Mileage, Mileage, Mountain Running, National Championships, New England Mountain Series, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Pack Monadnock, Race, Road Race, Running, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Vermont
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Weekly Training: 5/23/11 – 5/29/11
There is nothing quite like the brilliant neon green of a New England Spring to motivate one to explore the plentiful wooded trails in the area. Rather than dreading the relentless mileage that I’ve been putting in, I’ve been looking forward to it each and every day as an opportunity to discover my surroundings. I’ve enjoyed it so much that I tallied an epic 109.7 miles… Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing, Running Tips, Training
Tagged Athlete, Bend, Championships, Fitness, Jim Johnson, Mileage, Mountain Running, National Championships, New England Mountain Series, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Race, Road Race, Running, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Vermont, Wachusett Mountain
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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
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
The Challenges of the Tram Road Challenge
You have all heard the saying “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”. Wise words indeed considering that most of our great endeavors involve an initial “failure” and learning curve. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged California, Hill Running, Mountain Running, Palm Springs, Race, Road Race, Uphill
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Mount Ascutney Hill Climb
The sixth and final race in the N.E. Mtn. Running Circuit was a relentless grind of a climb up Mt. Ascutney in South Eastern Vermont. After Dave Dunham’s stellar race at Loon Mtn., I now trailed him by a just 10 seconds going into this race Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Hill Running, Mountain Running, Race, Road Race, Uphill, Vermont
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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times August 3rd, 2011
Just before the start of the Mount Washington Road Race, the race director informs the anxious crowd that there is nothing to fear, “there is only one hill.” That lone ‘hill’ just happens to be the tallest mountain in the northeast and stands at 6,288 feet high. But nonetheless, it is just one hill. Continue reading →