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Tag Archives: Winter
Seeing into the future
At one point in my Los Angeles adventures I purchased a season’s pass to Disneyland. Every few weeks I’d head down with a friend and enjoy the rides. My favorite was Space Mountain – a futuristic, indoor, steel roller coaster. As far as roller coasters go it’s not exceptional, but what really makes it stand out is that you ride it in the dark. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Left Field, The Journey
Tagged Darkness, Delusions, Family, Fear, Finding Your Path, Fun, New Year's Eve, Projection, Sledding, The Future, The Past, Trail Blazing, Video, Winter
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New Year’s Resolutions Part II – Follow Through
Do you have trouble keeping on course with your New Year’s Resolutions? Do you end up backsliding a few weeks into the new year? Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, The Journey, Tips & Tricks
Tagged Depression, Diet, Exercise, Getting Started, Motivation, Neuroscience, New Year's Resolutions, Psychology, The Starting Line, Video, Weight Loss, Winter
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New Year’s Resolutions – Part I – Warming To The Cold
The beginning of a new year always gets people to think about fresh starts and new beginnings. Feeling the accumulated burden of a year’s worth of not so great decisions, many people vow to take back their life in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. The majority of Americans will make a New Year’s Resolution, but only a tiny minority of them will actually follow through and honor their resolution. Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, Plant Powered Athletes, The Journey, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Cold Weather, Depression, Excuses, Exercise, Get Fit, Getting Into Action, Getting Started, Hill Running, Motivation, New Year's Resolutions, Running, Snow, Snowshoeing, Snowshoes, Trail Running, Training, Vermont, Video, Weight Loss, Winter, Woodford
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How To Get Outside On Cold Rainy Winter Days
The weather outside is frightful, but I’m not going to sit here and feel spiteful. Instead, I’m going to follow a process that I’ve taught myself over the past few years, that helps to get me dressed, out the door and into action. It hasn’t failed yet. Perhaps you can apply these tools to the gray rainy days and challenges of your life. Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, Running Tips, The Journey, Tips & Tricks
Tagged Anxiety, Cold, Depression, Fall, How To Dress, Inspiration, Motivation, Obstacles, Preparation, Rain, Running, Training, Weather, Wet Weather, Winter, Winter Training
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How to Keep Yourself Running in the Winter
It’s that time of year again. Yes, THAT time of year. The time when the days are short, the afternoons dark and the temperature sinks well below the “it’s a nice day for a run” mark. As I type this the radio is chammering on about a low of 10 degrees tonight… We may still have another month of Fall remaining, but here in the north country Winter makes an early appearance. Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Running Tips, Tips & Tricks, Training, Uncategorized
Tagged Clothing, Cold, Running, Snow, Tips, Training, Vermont, Winter
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VanOrden wins 7th US Masters Title in the Marathon
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow could stop the competitors at the 2011 U.S. Trail Marathon Championships on Saturday. A record number of participants braved the weather and the terrain, including Bennington resident Tim Van Orden. Capping a stellar year on the trails, Van Orden, 43, raced to his seventh U.S. Masters Trail Running victory and a sixth place overall finish. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Ashland, Athlete, Championships, Lithia Loop, Max King, Mountain Running, National Championships, Oregon, Race, Raw, Running, Snowstorm, Trail Running, Uphill, Vertical, Winter
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Weekly Training – 2/14/11 – 2/20/11
The build continues! With the Northeast Snowshoe Championships only a week away and the U.S. National Snowshoe Championships less than 3 weeks away, I’ve really pushing my body to the limit in hopes of a high peak at race time. All of this effort has added up to a new weekly record of 18 hours, 10 minutes and 37 seconds of training! Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Training
Tagged Cross Country Skiing, Cross Training, Fitness, Gym, Illness, Leg Press, Mt. Greylock, National Championships, Race, Running, Snow, Snowshoe, Strength Training, Stress, Tabata, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Upright Rowing, Vermont, Winter
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Weekly Training 2/7/11 – 2/13/11
When in Rome, do as the Romans. Or more appropriately, when you are buried in snow, go snowshoeing! Now that the Empire State Building Run Up is behind me, I can focus all my efforts on the upcoming U.S. National Snowshoe Championships in early March. Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Training
Tagged Cross Country Skiing, Cross Training, Fitness, Gym, Illness, Leg Press, Race, Running, Snow, Snowshoe, Strength Training, Stress, Tabata, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Upright Rowing, Vermont, Winter
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Weekly Training 1/31/11 – 2/6/11
The week started off with a taper for the Empire State Building Run Up. All of the long hours of cross training these past 6 weeks seems to have paid off as I shaved 44 seconds off my best time in the race and finished as the 1st American and 4th overall. Wow! That was unexpected! Continue reading

Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Training
Tagged Cross Country Skiing, Cross Training, Empire State Building, Fitness, Gym, Illness, Leg Press, Running, Snow, Snowshoe, Strength Training, Stress, Tabata, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Upright Rowing, Vermont, Winter
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The Little Death – How To Get Through Fall Without Falling
After a wonderful trip to Los Angeles I find myself back in Vermont, where I’m greeted by a brilliant display of Fall color. While the vast majority of the tourists clogging the arteries of the state see the foliage as sublime and poetic, I see it in another light… Or should I say ‘in another dark.’ Continue reading →