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Tag Archives: Massachusetts
Why I Run
I’m often asked why I run so much… am I running away from something? Here’s my answer (inspired by Henry David Thoreau). Why do you run? Continue reading
Posted in Plant Powered Athletes, Rants, The Journey, Training
Tagged Henry David Thoreau, Massachusetts, Meditation, Over Training, Quotes, Relaxation, Running, Thoreau, Trail Running, Training, Walden Pond
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Fast Times at High Mountain Ridge AKA Greylock Glen Snowshoe Race
With the Empire State Building Run Up (the unofficial world championships of stair climbing) only 2 weeks away, my training has been fast and furious… Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Dion Snowshoes, Massachusetts, Race, Snowshoe, WMAC
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Northfield Mtn. Race – New England Trail Running Championships
As the Mt. Washington race looms ominously on the horizon only two weeks away, I’ve been a bit nervous about my readiness for the event. Although I have been training more these last few months than at any time during this journey, my legs just haven’t felt fresh and fast in quite some time. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Championships, Dave Dunham, Hill Running, Massachusetts, Mountain Running, Race, Running, Trail Running, Training, Video
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Merrimack “Rivah” Trail Race
Over the past two years, it has become clear to me that New England is the epicenter of trail running in the United States. This tiny region of the country boasts the greatest number of trail races and the best talent you can find anywhere. Many of the top trail racers in the country call this area home. When the snow finally clears in April, the trail racing season begins Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Dave Dunham, Massachusetts, Race, Trail Running, Video
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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times – February 1st, 2008
Eleven years ago, when I moved to Los Angeles to further my acting career, I dreamed of one day being featured in the pages of GQ (Gentlemen’s Quarterly Magazine). As fate would have it, that honor would be bestowed upon me not for my acting talent, but for my ability to run up the stairwells of VERY tall buildings. Last week I was approached by GQ to do an interview for an article on the world’s most grueling sports – Tower Racing Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, In The News, Newsletters, People, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Empire State Building, Interviews, Massachusetts, Media, Plant Based, Race, Skyscraper, Snowshoe, Stairclimbing, Training, Vegan, WMAC
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The Ups and Downs of Snowshoe Racing
What goes up, must come down. The competitors in the Curly’s Record Run snowshoe race in Pittlsfield, MA this past weekend might rephrase that statement as: what goes up, up, up and still higher up, must come down, down, and very quickly down Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Dave Dunham, Dion Snowshoes, Hill Running, Massachusetts, Mountain Running, Pittsfield State Forest, Race, Raw, Snowshoe, Trail Running, Vertical, Winter, WMAC
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Snowshoeing in Florida
Yes, you read the title correctly – I snowshoed in Florida yesterday with a hundred other winter sports fanatics. Of course I’m referring to Florida, Massachusetts, just south of the Vermont border on the high Green Mountain plateau. It’s an oddly named town, as it sits at an elevation of over 2,000 feet and registers the coldest temperatures and greatest snowfall in Massachusetts. Not many retirees living up there. Continue reading
Posted in Race Reports, Racing
Tagged Albany Running Exchange, Dave Dunham, Dion Snowshoes, Massachusetts, Race, Running, Snowshoe, Trail Running, Winter, WMAC
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Snowstorm Classic 10K
Thrashing through the snow in the Snowstorm Classic 5k was so much fun, that I decided to make the hour and forty minute drive south again to compete in the Snowstorm Classic 10k. Where the 5k offered bone chilling temps and snow covered roads, the 10k presented a gauntlet of new challenges… Continue reading

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Tagged 10K, Massachusetts, Race, Road Race, Snowstorm Classic, Trail Running
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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times – November 9th 2009
November 3rd marked the 4th Anniversary of the Running Raw Project and my 5th anniversary of stepping on to the raw path. What seemed like a very narrow path 5 years ago has become quite the popular thoroughfare. It really amazes me how quickly the tides of change can sweep upon our shores… Continue reading →