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How To Set A Fastest Known Time
WTFKT? How To Establish A Fastest Known Time Or Only Known TimeorProtocols For Providing Proof Of Your Performanceby Ras It's no surprise that there are a wide variety of opinions regarding FKT's....
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Team Seven Hills: Promoting An Unprecedented Performance Paradigm
Team Seven Hills:Promoting An Unprecedented Performance ParadigmPart 1 Of 2by Tim Mathiswith photos by Glenn TachiyamaTeam Seven Hills: Where Cool is at Least as Important as Fast On the face of...
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All Day Ultra Meal Plan
Vegan Recipes for An All Day UltraAdventureBy Kathy Vaughan Running a self or unsupported ultramarathon takes a lot of planning in order to complete the distance. Nutrition for the day of the run...
View ArticleUltraPedestrian Podcast Episode #004
UltraPedestrian Podcast Episode #004 Ultrarunning & Trail Culture for the 99%FREE DOWNLOAD HERERas issues a Cougar Fact Reality CheckHeather Anderson Anish Hikes gives us another look inside her...
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The Unpopular Truth About Alcohol & Recovery
The Unpopular Truth About Alcohol & Recoveryby Ras I've been vexed and chagrined by a recent spate of articles in running magazines and on health websites that have addressed the issue of...
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Winter Adventuring: Embracing Seasonal Challenges
Winter Adventuring: Embracing Seasonal Challenges By Kathy Vaughan I like living in the north central area of Washington where all of the seasons are distinct from one another. Winter here brings...
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Team Seven Hills: Phil Kochik Q&A
Team Seven Hills:Promoting An Unprecedented Performance ParadigmQ&A With Team Seven Hills Founder Phil KochikPart 2 Of 2by Tim Mathiswith photos by Glenn TachiyamaAn Interview with Team 7 Hills...
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What Does an Ultra Have to Do with a Marathon?
What Does an Ultra Have to Do with a Marathon? The Problem of Accurate Terminology in Trail Racingby Tim Mathis The spiritual motivation for this post comes from a conversation I had with a friend...
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Pancreatitis and Endurance Running
Pushing Past Pancreatitis Pain:A Misapplication of the Ultrarunner's Skillset By Kathy Vaughan For months, my focus and energy towards a big goal of the season has been to thruhike the 800 mile...
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2014 UltraPedestrian Wilderness Challenge
2014 UltraPedestrian Wilderness Challenge2014 UPWC Registration is CLOSEDEach participant who completed the 2013 UPWCreceived this custom designed patch. For the2014 UPWC there will be a unique...
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2014 Echo Valley 50 Mile Race Report
Sun, Sand, Dust & Determination:The 2014 Echo Valley 50 Mile Trail RaceBy Kathy Vaughan I awoke early and the camping area at the Echo Valley Ski Resort above Lake Chelan was silent. It was...
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Love & Trails in New Zealand
Love And Trails In New Zealandby Tim Mathis There is an archetypal story that we might call “The One Who Got Away”, about a young man who falls in love for the first time, but loses the girl (the...
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Baker Lake 100k Fat Ass Trip Report
Baker Lake 100k Fat Ass Trail Run:Friending Frogs, Ferns & Five Finishes To Become A Hall of FamerBy Kathy Vaughan Two fisherman came towards Ras and I as we started out on our 63 mile run at...
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Windy Peak Circumnavigation
Windy Peak Circumnavigation:Rugged Trails In the Remote East Pasayten WildernessBy Kathy Vaughan The dogs began to bark, letting me know that Lisa had arrived. She was right on time, although I had...
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Running the Rugged Terrain of Mt Rainier
Running the Rugged Terrain of Mt. Rainier:Tackling the 2014 UPWC Mother Mountain/Northern LoopBy Kathy Vaughan Mowich Lake sits at over 5,000 feet with Mt. Rainier looming over it. It's a beautiful...
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Running Through Perimenopause
10 Reasons I'm Running Through PerimenopauseBy Kathy Vaughan1. The endorphin rush from running helps to counterbalance the hormonal fluctuations and accompanying moodiness.2. Running helps to keep...
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Trail Trot Terror
Trail Trot Terror:My First 50 Miler, The Runner's Trots,& The Acoustic Properties Of Port-o-letsby RasWARNING: THIS IS AN ANECDOTE ABOUT GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISTRESS AND CONTAINS GRATUITOUS...
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When Life Has Plans Of Its Own
When Life Has Plans Of Its Own:Another Lesson In EnduranceBy Kathy Vaughan October was beginning and the first Saturday of the month I would be running my 14th ultramarathon, the Baker Lake 50k....
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UltraPedestrian Training Challenge
UltraPedestrian Training Challenge:Winter Strength Training For Bipedal Hominidsby Ras Winter is a great time to change things up on your training. Throughout most of the year a lot of my training...
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Winter Running Gear:Kathy's 13 Essentials for The Trail and Ultrarunner's Winter Adventure KitBy Kathy Vaughan Winter running is magical. The air is cold and fresh. When the sun is out, the blue...
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