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Tag Archives: Empire State Building
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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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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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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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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A day in the life of Running Raw
People often ask me what I eat each day and how much I train. So today I thought I’d give you a snapshot of a day in the life of the Running Raw Project. At present I’m preparing for the upcoming World Championships of Stair Climbing at the Empire State Building on February 1st. Continue reading
Posted in Diet Tips, Plant Powered Athletes, Recipes, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Apple Cider Vinegar, Bananas, Breafast, Calories, Cross Training, Diet, Dinner, Empire State Building, Greens, Hill Running, Kale, Mountain Running, Olive Oil, Podcast, Salad, Smoothie, Snow, Stairclimbing, Trail Running, Training, Uphill, Winter, XC Skiing
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Empire State Character Building
If I were to choose one sport to define myself as an athlete, it would be stair climbing. As much as I love the challenge and scenery of mountain running and snowshoe racing, neither has impacted me as profoundly as running up the dim, dusty, and denatured stairwells of America. Ironically, it is the sport that I like the least. In fact, I dread it. My relationship with stair climb races could be summed up with the following statement – It is better to have climbed than to climb… Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Empire State Building, Masters, New York City, Race, Stairclimbing, Vertical, World Championships
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A 22 Storey Sprint
Planning is not my forté. In fact, I’m pretty darn awful at it. I had intended to compete in the 52 storey Climb California race in San Francisco. Last year I placed second in this event and was eager to come back and demonstrate my new fitness. That didn’t work out, so I decided on plan B – the 38 storey Climb Pittsburgh race. Well, that didn’t work out either, so I had to settle for plan C – a 22 storey climb at the University of Albany in Albany, NY. Third time’s a charm. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Albany, Empire State Building, New York, Race, Skyscraper, Stairclimbing, Tower Running, 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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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times – March 5th, 2010
The Year in Review?
Many people think that I live a charmed life. I get to run, hike, race, travel, talk to people and basically do whatever I want. What could be better? In many regards this is true. I have chosen to pursue something that I believe in strongly, something that I believe can make a difference. There is great freedom in that choice. But there is also great responsibility and sacrifice… Continue reading →