In this episode of The Running Raw Project: The rains may have washed away the snow in the rest of New England, but up on Woodford Mountain, the snow was heavy and deep. Perfect conditions for the first of the 2010 Dion Snowshoes WMAC Snowshoe Series. One of the deepest field of top athletes anyone can remember were on hand to tackle the snow and slush in this season opener.
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: The Sears Tower may no longer exist in name, but it's might structure still stands 1,454 feet above the streets of Chicago. In 2009 this building saw a new name, The Willis Tower, and a new race SkyRise Chicago. The best stair climb athletes from the US, Canada, Mexico and Germany were on hand in the most competitive battle this stairwell has ever seen.
Special thank you to Mark Trahanovsky and West Coast Labels for helping to make this video possible and for promoting this amazing sport.
Team West Coast Labels takes on the tallest building west of Chicago in hopes of dominating the podium in this epic 75 storey, 1,500 step race to the top of Los Angeles.
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: Stair climbing comes to Tim's hometown of Bennington, Vermont, for the first ever race up the Bennington Battle Monument. This monument built in 1891 commemorates the Battle of Bennington (A revolutionary war battle), and stands as the tallest structure in Northern New England. The West Coast Labels team comes in force to dominate the day.
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: Tim VanOrden and new Running Raw team member Michael Menard compete in the first race of the 2009 New England Mountain Running Series at Wachusett Mountain.
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: The tallest building in the state of Vermont happens to reside in Tim's hometown of Bennington. For the first time since the early 1970's the public is going to have access to the 438 stairs to the top of this historic monument. The American Lung Association is hosting the first ever stair climb race in VT and the first ever in the country inside of a historic monument. Come on out on June 6th, 2009 to take place in this epic event. To register: climbofyourlife.org
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: The 17th and final race in the 2009 WMAC Dion Snowshoe Series took place at Catamount Ski Area in Hillsdale, NY. A very challenging course was laid out on the ski slopes, which included a nonstop 1,050 foot climb.
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: The tallest building in New York outside of New York City serves as the proving ground for this test of mental and physical toughness. Raw foods are no longer a strange concept at these races... The word is getting out.
In this episode of the Running Raw Project: Below zero temperatures can't stop the fun of the WMAC Dion Snowshoe Series race at Greylock Glenn in Adams, MA.
