Raw vegan runner extraordinaire Tim VanOrden joins the show to discuss his journey with food, how he re-discovered a passion for running that led him to 9 U.S. Masters Trail Championship victories, his holistic approach to life and how he makes it all work on a 100% entirely raw plant-based diet.

Along the way, we talk specifics about:

* aerobic zone training

* finding the joy in racing & training

* the perils of becoming pigeonholed by labels

* the importance of microbial health

* what it's like to race up the Empire State Building

* his thoughts on supplementation, and

* the ever-present protein question

I thought I knew a lot, but Tim enlightened me on more than a few issues and it was a pleasure interviewing him.

NOTE: apologies for the poor audio quality of the Skype interview. There is a persistent static hum that I could not eliminate and the levels are — well, let's just say — a wee bit off. I am still new at all this and obviously still have a few things to learn. Production quality is important to me, so I am truly sorry for the issue. Hopefully Tim's passion and sagaciousness will overshadow the annoyance, and all I can say is that I promise to do better next time.

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SHOW NOTES

* NY Times Sunday Magazine: How to Make an Ironman Whimper (and Cough):

* Running Raw Blog: runningraw.com/blog

* Running Raw on Facebook: facebook.com/runningraw

* Tim on Facebook: facebook.com/tim.vanorden

* Tim on YouTube: youtube.com/user/runningraw