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Tag Archives: National Championships
USA 50k Trail Running Championships – Video
The USA 50k Trail Running Championships were held on September 22nd, 2012 at Mt. Bachelor in the Cascade Mountains of central Oregon. USA Track & Field holds USA Trail Championships at a wide variety of distances. Over the past 3 years, I have had great success in these championship races from 10k to the marathon, winning nine US Masters titles… But I’ve never done a 50k… and I was really nervous. Continue reading
Posted in Diet Tips, Nutrition, Plant Powered Athletes, Products I Recommend, Race Reports, Racing, Running Tips, The Journey, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Athlete, Baby Food, Bend Oregon, Brooks Green Silence, California, Championships, Diet, Flagline 50k, Hill Running, Mountain Running, Mt. Bachelor, National Championships, Oregon, Race, Raw, Running, Running Shoes, Trail Running, Video
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USA Track & Field Interview – Plant Based in Prime Time
Tim shares some great news! The Running Raw Project was just featured in the USA Track & Field (USATF) quarterly magazine ‘Fast Forward’. Not only is this a huge honor, to be featured in the publication of governing body of running in the United States, but this just happens to be their biggest issue of the last four years – This is the 2012 London Olympics issue! Continue reading
Van Orden Wins 9th U.S. Title in the 50K
Among the elite field was trail ace Tim Van Orden, 44, of Bennington, Vermont. Despite winning the 2011 USA Trail Running Championship Series, Van Orden was nervous about competing in his first ultra marathon (longer than 26.2 miles). “I’ve had some injuries and missed some training recently, so I wasn’t sure I’d even be able to finish a 50k, let alone do well. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing, The Journey
Tagged 50k, Athlete, Bend Oregon, Championships, Masters, Mountain Running, National Championships, Oregon, Press Release, Race, Running, Trail Running, Ultra, Ultra-Marathon, Uphill
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Ultra Marathon Tips From the Pros
Stepping up to your first ultra (longer than 26.2 miles) can be a scary thing. So before I toed the line for my first 50k, I wanted to make sure I got some advice from accomplished ultra/trail runners on how to do is safely and quickly. Not only was this my first 50k (The Flagline 50k), but it was also the USA 50k Trail Running Championships. Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Plant Powered Athletes, Racing, Running Tips, Tips & Tricks
Tagged 50k, Altitude, Athlete, Bend Oregon, Blisters, Bob Dion, Championships, Dion Snowshoes, Flagline 50k, Mountain Running, Nancy Hobbs, National Championships, Oregon, Race, Richard Bolt, Running, Running Shoes, Shoes, Trail Running, Trail Shoes, Ultra-Marathon, Video
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Van Orden Takes Masters Crown at U.S. Half Marathon Trail Championships
Nearly eight hundred runners took on the challenge of the Dirty Half Marathon in Bend on Sunday. For the third year in a row, this race has served as the U.S. Half Marathon Trail Championships. Crystal clear blue skies and temps in the low thirties greeted runners as they barreled down the trail towards the Cascade Mountain Range and views of five snow-capped volcanoes. Continue reading
Van Orden named 2011 USA Masters Mountain Runner of the Year
After a year of stellar performances, Tim Van Orden, 43 of Bennington, Vermont was for the second year in a row named the USA Masters Mountain Runner of the Year. But the committee didn’t stop there. They also named Van Orden as the 2011 USA Masters Trail Runner of the Year. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing, The Journey
Tagged Athlete, Championships, Fitness, Hill Running, Mountain Runner of the Year, Mountain Running, National Championships, New Hampshire, Oregon, Race, Running, Trail Runner of the Year, Trail Running, Uphill, Vermont
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2011 USA Trail Series Champion
It’s been a long and expensive year of racing. My goal this year was to compete in all five of the U.S. Trail Running Series races, and with any luck, come in the top 5 overall. The series consists of the four U.S. Trail Championships at 10k, 15k, Half Marathon and Marathon, as well as the U.S. Mountain Running Championships. Continue reading
Posted in In The News, Plant Powered Athletes, Race Reports, Racing, The Journey, Uncategorized
Tagged 10K, 15k, Ashland, Athlete, Championships, Continental Divide Trail Race, Dirty Half, Half Marathon, Hill Running, Lithia Loop, Marathon, Mountain Running, National Championships, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Race, Running, Trail Running, U.S. Mountain Running Championships, Uphill, Washington
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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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Tim VanOrden’s Running Raw Times August 3rd, 2011
Just before the start of the Mount Washington Road Race, the race director informs the anxious crowd that there is nothing to fear, “there is only one hill.” That lone ‘hill’ just happens to be the tallest mountain in the northeast and stands at 6,288 feet high. But nonetheless, it is just one hill. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Events, Newsletters, Plant Powered Athletes, Presentations, Race Reports, Racing, Running Tips, The Journey, Training
Tagged Athlete, Audiobook, Championships, Diet & Peak Performance, Events, Hill Running, Italy, London, Mount Washington, Mountain Running, National Championships, New Hampshire, Newsletters, Race, Road Race, Running, Trail Running, Training, Travel, Turbo Charge Your Life, United Kingdom, Uphill, Vermont, Vertical, Woodstock Fruit Festival, World Championships
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Falling in Love… With Running
Do you love doing the things that you are committed to? Or do you simply feel pressured and obligated to do them because of a commitment you’ve made? Many people find themselves committed to routines that they don’t enjoy, and they seldom step back and allow themselves to view the activity from a distance and new perspective… to see the forest, rather than the leaves on the trees. Continue reading →