Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness (43 page)

and mental state,
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privations of,
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reasoned approach,
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refining regimen for,
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in the Seattle area mountains,
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,
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for slacklining,
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supplemental, benefits of,
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–
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targeted, and efficiency,
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time commitment,
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–
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,
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and upper body development,
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,
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in very cold weather,
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training peaks,
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transcendence.
See
satori

Transcendental Meditation,
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Trason, Ann,
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triglyceride levels,
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True, Micah (Caballo Blanco),
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Trujillo, Rick,
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turmeric,
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,
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turnover, in uphill racing,
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Twelve Peaks, Seattle, Wash., training runs,
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Twietmeyer, Tim,
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24-hour races

Cleveland, 2009,
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goals,
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IAU World Championships, 2010,
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impulse to quit,
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music during,
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origins and history,
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reasons for running,
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rules,
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thoughts during,
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Ultracentric Experience, 2010,
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Uehisa, Jenny,
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Ultracentric Experience (24-hour race), 2010,
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Ultramarathon
(Shapiro),
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,
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ultramarathoners

friendships among,
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Kouros, as philosopher-athlete,
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love for,
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as obsessive,
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personalities,
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recovering addicts among,
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–
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self-awareness,
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spiritually motivated,
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support among,
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–
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ultramarathons.
See also
endurance; long-distance running; 24-hour races; training; winning
and
specific races

completing, challenges to,
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continuous nature of,
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course layout,
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defined,
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finishing position,
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food and water during,
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,
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honoring the runners,
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loneliness during,
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,
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,
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,
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love for,
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mental state,
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–
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,
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periods of resurgence during,
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physical impacts,
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,
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preparing for, importance,
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,
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retiring from running,
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solitude and isolation of,
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–
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sprinting during,
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teamwork,
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thinking during,
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,
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,
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toll on body,
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24-hour races,
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walking during,
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“the wall,”
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UltraRunning
magazine,
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Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc,
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–
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University of Minnesota-Duluth,
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University of Washington, Husky Stadium,
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The Unsettling of America
(Berry),
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upper body strength,
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,
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uphill running,
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urinating, during races,
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USSA Junior Nationals,
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valedictory speech,
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Valencia, Pablo,
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Vashon Island, Wash., physical therapy internship,
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Vaughan, Laura,
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vegan diet.
See also
plant-based diet

commitment to,
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,
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compromises,
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doubts about during Western State
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, 1999,
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Jenny’s shift to,
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meeting protein needs,
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raw food,
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sense of well-being from,
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switch to,
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tweaking of in Seattle,
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–
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vegetarian chili,
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vegetarian culture,
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visions, hallucinations,
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,
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,
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,
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vitamins,
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VO
_[>]
max levels,
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,
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,
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–
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vomiting,
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,
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–
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–
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walking,
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“the wall,”
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Walt (friend),
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Wasatch Front
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,
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water consumption

in Copper Canyon, Mexico,
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overdrinking,
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during races and runs,
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Way of the Peaceful Warrior
(Millman),
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Weil, Andrew,
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,
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Western diet,
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Western medicine,
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Western States
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(Western States Endurance Run)

1999 race,
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2000 race,
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2001 race,
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2002 race,
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2003 race,
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2004 race,
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2005 race,
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2006 race, role as pacer,
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2009 race,
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