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Category Archives: Adventures
New Year’s Resolutions Part III – Making Change Fun and Easy
We have been culturally conditioned to believe that we should value certain things, and condemn others. Every January 1st, many of us adopt the belief that we should suddenly value our health, a proper diet and sufficient exercise. So we resolve to engage in these more ‘valuable’ habits. But there’s a big problem with this type of thinking or conditioning. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Getting Started, Health, Plant Powered Athletes, The Journey
Tagged Bad Habits, Diet, Ego Depletion, Exercise, Habits, Health, Moose, Moose Tracks, New Year's Resolutions, Overwhelm, Resolutions, Values, Vermont, Weight Loss, Woodford
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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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Tim Van Orden eats 80/10/10
Some friends and I went to Matthew Kenney’s new restaurant M.A.K.E. in Santa Monica, CA on opening night and had a little fun. It seems that Matthew has taken the 80/10/10 diet into consideration when he prepared the menu… but with a delicious twist 🙂 Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Raw on The Road, Raw Restaurant Reviews, The Journey
Tagged 80/10/10, California, Diet, durianriders, Matthew Kenney, Raw Food, Restaurants
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Thanks giving Chicago style
There are many things that I am thankful for. But at this moment one opportunity stands out in my mind. It was November of 2006. I was in Chicago to coach the fledgling Run Raw Team in their first raw Chicago Marathon. As far as we knew at the time, no team of raw, vegan athletes had ever been assembled to compete in an event. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Events, Health, Nutrition, Plant Powered Athletes, Presentations, Raw on The Road, The Journey
Tagged Athlete, Chicago, Community, Depression, Diet, Events, Health, Iron, Lectures, Marathon, Raw, Raw Food, Speaking, Thanksgiving, Vegan, Vitamin P
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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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Spin Cycle Smoothie – Raw on the Road
You might think that it’s hard to continue making green smoothies while traveling, but it’s actually quite easy. During my travels in British Columbia I discovered that a coin-op laundrymat is a great place to get your green on. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Recipes, The Journey
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Green Smoothie, Kale, Nelson, Recipe, Trail Running, Travel
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Gettin’ Busy in Bisbee
As many of you have already noticed, I love superlatives. How many times over the past three years have you heard me say “It was the toughest race I’ve ever done!”? Well, get ready, you are about to hear it again. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Arizona, Bisbee, Race, Stairclimbing, Vertical
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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times – March 22nd, 2008
A good soldier will march all day long for the right leader or cause. If you were to ask them if they minded the monotony and physical labor of such a task, I’m sure they would almost all respond with “yes, I mind”. But a good soldier does what they are supposed to do, even when it bothers, exhausts or frightens them. Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Events, In The News, Newsletters, Presentations, Race Reports, Racing, Raw on The Road, Raw Restaurant Reviews, Training
Tagged Albany, Athlete, Championships, Empire State Building, Events, Injury, New York, New York City, Presentations, Race, Raw, Recovery, Running, Skyscraper, Snowshoe, Stairclimbing, Training, Travel, Vermont, Vertical, Video
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Climb Tampa – 42 floors in Shower Shoes
My original intent on traveling to Tampa, FL was to compete in the Climb Tampa race up the 42 storey US Bank Plaza. As plans for the trip evolved, the race took back seat to all of the other events that had been planned for me. The heel injuries that I had sustained two weeks earlier prevented me from wearing any type of shoes other than flip flops or shower shoes Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Race Reports, Racing, The Journey
Tagged Florida, Foraging, Fruit, Race, Running, Skyscraper, Snowshoe, Stairclimbing, Training, Vertical, Video, Wild Edibles
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Northern Vermont SnOWshoe Championships
In the 3 months that I’ve been in Vermont, I’ve done very little exploring in the state. So when a qualifier for the US Snowshoe Championships was scheduled for Smugglers Notch Ski Area in northern Vermont, I thought this would be a great opportunity to get reacquainted with my home state. Continue reading

Posted in Adventures, Race Reports, Racing, The Journey
Tagged Dion Snowshoes, Hill Running, Injury, Mountain Running, National Championships, Race, Running, Snow, Snowshoe, Trail Running, Uphill, Vermont, Winter
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