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Tag Archives: Trail Running
Can Running Cure Depression?
Recent research confirms my experience that running is a very powerful anti-depressant. Many studies have shown that running or other types of endurance exercise are just as good if not better than ani-depressant medication, without the negative side effects. Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, Health, Plant Powered Athletes, Running Tips, The Journey
Tagged Alignment, Arnold's Way, Creativity, Depression, Intelligence, Lecture, Left Brain, Mental Health, Right Brain, Running, Trail Running, Video
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New Year’s Resolutions – Part I – Warming To The Cold
The beginning of a new year always gets people to think about fresh starts and new beginnings. Feeling the accumulated burden of a year’s worth of not so great decisions, many people vow to take back their life in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. The majority of Americans will make a New Year’s Resolution, but only a tiny minority of them will actually follow through and honor their resolution. Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, Plant Powered Athletes, The Journey, Tips & Tricks, Training
Tagged Cold Weather, Depression, Excuses, Exercise, Get Fit, Getting Into Action, Getting Started, Hill Running, Motivation, New Year's Resolutions, Running, Snow, Snowshoeing, Snowshoes, Trail Running, Training, Vermont, Video, Weight Loss, Winter, Woodford
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The Impossible Dream – How To Overcome Impossible Obstacles
Building my trail on Mt. Anthony is Bennington keeps yielding fruitful thoughts on trail blazing and finding meaning in life. On this glorious, rainy, Vermont Winter day, I found myself facing two very large obstacles, which inspired these thoughts on overcoming impossible obstacles on your path… Continue reading
Blazing Your Own Trail – How to Find Direction in Life
While out in the mountains creating a new trail, I realized that the process that I use to design and build trails is very similar to the method you can use to create your own path in life. So many people are lost and looking for direction… Continue reading
Posted in Getting Started, The Journey, Tips & Tricks
Tagged Direction, Finding Your Path, Mt. Athony, Purpose, Trail Blazing, Trail Running, Video
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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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Goal Setting, Planning & Broken Sidewalks
While goal setting is an important tool, it should not be seen as an end in itself. A certain amount of flexibility needs to be incorporated into any path that you lay out for yourself. If your goals and plans are rigid, and you create a straight-line path to reach them, you are certainly going to be shocked to find out that reality had other plans for you. Continue reading
Posted in The Journey
Tagged Being Present, Goal Setting, Growth, Los Angeles, Obstacles, Personal Responsibility, Planning, The Moment, Trail Running, Venice
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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
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 →