Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness (42 page)

Siskiyou Mountains, training in,
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six-day footrace,
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Skaggs, Erik,
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Skaggs, Kyle,
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Ski Hut, Duluth, Minn.,
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skiing, cross-country

competitions,
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training,
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skis, father’s gift of,
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slacklining,
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Smoky Chipotle Refried Beans,
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smoothies,
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“sometimes you just do things
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Sorenson, Glenn,
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soy

edamame,
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as protein source,
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soy milk,
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tempeh,
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Sparta, Greece,
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Spartathalon

competitors,
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course,
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finishers,
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history,
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special challenges,
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support crews,
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time limits,
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2007 race,
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Special Forces, brain chemistry,
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speed

deemphasizing,
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gaining as others lose ground,
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spinach,
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Spindler, Mike,
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spirulina,
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Spontaneous Healing
(Weil),
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sprayer, for Death Valley run,
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sprinting,
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Squaw Valley, Calif., Western States
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Sri Chimoy/Sri Chimoy Marathon Team,
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stability balls/disks,
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Stare, Frederic,
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staying in the moment,
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Stevens, John,
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St. John, Scott,
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stomach upset/nausea,
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See also
vomiting

“Stotan” philosophy (Cerutty),
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Stovepipe Wells aid station,
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Strawburst Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie,
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stress

and high blood pressure,
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physiological,
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stretching,
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stride rate,
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sun, running against,
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Sun City, Calif., training near,
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support crews,
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See also
pacers

Surviving the Extremes
(Kamler),
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sweating,
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Sweeney, Mike,
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Szybnski, Mark and Matt,
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Tamari-Lime Tempeh and Brown Rice,
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Tarahumara Indians (Raramuri)

culture,
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diet,
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efficient movement,
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racing with,
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resting posture,
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running skills,
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shoes worn by,
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struggles to survive,
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water consumption,
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Team Birkie ski camp, Cable, Wisc.,
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Team Lafuma,
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teamwork,
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technique, running.
See also
training

efficiency,
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forefoot striking,
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importance,
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reading about,
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shock absorbing,
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and strategy,
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stretching,
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and using technology,
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uphills,
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using tools to improve,
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Tegea, Greece,
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Telluride.
See
Hardrock
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temperature, internal,
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Tendai Buddhism,
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Terry, David,
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Tevis, Walter,
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Tevis Cup race,
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Thalmann, Markus,
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thinking when racing,
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Thoreau, Henry David,
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Thunder Cookies,
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time, for training,
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timing out,
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Tizer, Marc (“Yo”),
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toe, broken,
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Tofu “Feta,”
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Tolle, Eckhart,
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Tonto (dog),
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Tonto Trail (Grand Canyon National Park),
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Torrence, Ian

friendship with,
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as pacer,
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support from following separation,
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trail running with,
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Town’s Pass, Death Valley,
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Toyota Corolla purchase,
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training.
See also
running;
specific races

abdominal breathing,
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for cross-country skiing,
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focused stretching,
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food for,
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intensity of,
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interval training,
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intuitive approach,
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length of runs,
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