Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness (40 page)

diagnosis,
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divorce,
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emphasis on good nutrition,
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illness,
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motivation from,
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move to nursing home,
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physical therapy,
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visits with,
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motivation

and endurance,
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for exercise/training, finding,
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from pain,
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refinding,
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and will to succeed,
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Mountain Studies Institute, Silverton, Colo.,
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Mount Si, Wash., training runs,
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Muir, John,
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multiple sclerosis (MS),
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See also
mother, S.J.’s

music

analgesic effects,
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training using,
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Nabakov, Peter,
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nausea.
See
stomach upset/nausea

negative thinking/feelings,
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See also
doubts and worries

neuropeptide Y (NPY),
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New Hance Trail (Grand Canyon National Park),
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Newton, Arthur F. H.,
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Nicholl, Ron,
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Nielson, Tommy (“Tough Tommy”),
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90K Day,
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Noakes, Tim,
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NordicTrack shop, Duluth, Minn.,
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NPY (neuropeptide Y),
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Nunes, Valmir,
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nursing home

food served at,
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mother’s move to,
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nuts, as source of calories,
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Obrecht, Jon,
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oils, as source of calories,
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olive oil, drinking when running,
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olive trees,
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Olson, Dusty

activities and races,
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bicycling skills,
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estrangement from,
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European trip with,
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first encounters with,
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friendship with,
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importance,
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rebelliousness,
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repair of friendship with,
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support from during the Angeles Crest
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support from during the Badwater, 2005,
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support from during the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc,
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support from during Western States 100s,
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toughness,
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training with,
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worldview, appeal of,
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Onigiri (Rice Balls),
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Oprecht family,
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Orcas Island, Washington,
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organic food,
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Oscar’s Pass (Hardrock 100),
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overstriding,
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Owens Lake, Death Valley,
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oxygen

for aerobic respiration,
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needs for when racing,
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pacers.
See also
Morrison, Brian; Olson, Dusty

absence of during Spartathalon,
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as advisors,
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close friendships with,
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role and responsibilities,
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runners
vs.
,
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Pacific Crest Trail,
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pain.
See also
injuries

and brain chemistry,
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emotional, as motivator,
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as a given,
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ignoring,
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masking,
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as motivator,
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from MS,
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overcoming, and
satori
,
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pain-easing music,
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Pan (Greek deity),
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Panamint Valley, Death Valley,
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pancakes

banana-strawberry vegan,
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eight-grain strawberry,
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nine-grain blueberry,
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patellofemoral pain (“ runner’s knee”),
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patience, childhood lessons in,
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“Pee-Wee” nickname,
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pepper, black,
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perfectionism,
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Persian Wars,
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pesticides,
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Pheidippides,
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physical therapy

and diet,
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license,
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for MS,
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practice of,
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studies and training,
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Pilates,
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pineapple (bromelaine),
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plantar fasciitis,
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plant-based diet.
See also
vegan diet

benefits,
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diversity and variety of,
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doubts about,
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early experiments with,
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food as medicine,
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introduction to vegetarianism,
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meeting protein needs,
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