Self-Transcendence Race, [>]
walking during, [>]–[>]
Long Run Pizza Bread, [>]–[>]
Long Slow Distance (LSD) training, [>]–[>], [>]
Lore of Running (Noakes), [>]
losing, response to, [>]
love, and ultramarathon-running, [>]
Lukas, Jens, [>]
lutein, [>]
lycopene, [>]
Lyman, Howard, [>]
Mad Cowboy (Lyman), [>]
Madison Market Co-op, Seattle, Washington, [>]
The Man Who Walked Through Time (Fletcher), [>]
Marathon des Sables, 1994, [>]–[>]
The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei (Stevens), [>]–[>]
marathon races, [>], [>]–[>]
marital problems, [>]–[>]
Masayuki, Oltaki, [>], [>]
McCarthy, John, [>]
McCoubrey, Scott, [>], [>], [>]
McDonald, Ted (Barefoot Ted), [>]
McDonald’s, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
McDougall, Chris, [>]–[>], [>]
McKenzie River 50K race, [>]
meat eating
among the Tarahumara, [>]
end of, for S.J., [>]
medicine, food as, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
meditation, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Meditations from the Breakdown Lane (Shapiro), [>]
Meltzer, Karl (“the Wasatch Speedgoat”), [>]–[>], [>]
mental state
and endurance, [>], [>]–[>]
importance, [>]–[>]
improving through running, [>]
during intensive training, [>]–[>]
metronomes, training using, [>]
Michigan Bluff aid station, Western States [>], [>], [>]
milk, cow’s, [>]
milk, hemp, [>]
milk, rice, [>]
Miller, Barb, [>]–[>], [>]
Miller, Rick, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Millman, Dan, [>]
minerals, in plant-based diet, [>]
Minnesota Egg Council, [>]
Minnesota Mashed Potatoes, [>]
Minnesota Voyageur [>]-Miler cross-country race, 1994
record set at, [>]
running, 1st try, [>]–[>]
running, 2nd try, [>]
running, 3rd try, [>]–[>]
training for, [>], [>]–[>]
Minnesota Winter Chili, [>]–[>]
miso, [>], [>]
modernity, [>]–[>]
Moehl, Krissy, [>]
Mojave Desert, [>]
Mont Blanc, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc race, [>]–[>]
The Moosewood Cookbook, [>]
Morgan, Andy, [>]
Morrison, Brian
disqualification [>]–[>]
during Western States 2006, [>], [>]–[>]
as running/training partner, [>]
S.J.’s role as pacer for, [>]–[>]
Morton, Mike, [>], [>], [>]
mother, S.J.’s
cooking career, [>]
death, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
deterioration/functional decline, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
diagnosis, [>]–[>]
divorce, [>]
emphasis on good nutrition, [>]
illness, [>]–[>]
motivation from, [>]
move to nursing home, [>]
physical therapy, [>], [>]
visits with, [>], [>]
motivation
and endurance, [>]
for exercise/training, finding, [>]
from pain, [>], [>], [>]
refinding, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
and will to succeed, [>], [>]
Mountain Studies Institute, Silverton, Colo., [>]–[>]
Mount Si, Wash., training runs, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
Muir, John, [>]
multiple sclerosis (MS), [>]–[>], [>]–[>]. See also mother, S.J.’s
music
analgesic effects, [>]
training using, [>]
Nabakov, Peter, [>]
nausea. See stomach upset/nausea
negative thinking/feelings, [>], [>], [>]. See also doubts and worries
neuropeptide Y (NPY), [>]
New Hance Trail (Grand Canyon National Park), [>]
Newton, Arthur F. H., [>]–[>], [>]
Nicholl, Ron, [>]
Nielson, Tommy (“Tough Tommy”), [>], [>], [>]
90K Day, [>]
Noakes, Tim, [>]
NordicTrack shop, Duluth, Minn., [>]–[>]
NPY (neuropeptide Y), [>]
Nunes, Valmir, [>], [>]–[>]
nursing home
food served at, [>]
mother’s move to, [>]
nuts, as source of calories, [>]–[>]
Obrecht, Jon, [>]
oils, as source of calories, [>]–[>]
olive oil, drinking when running, [>]
olive trees, [>]
Olson, Dusty
activities and races, [>]–[>]
bicycling skills, [>]
estrangement from, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
European trip with, [>]
first encounters with, [>]–[>]
friendship with, [>], [>], [>]
importance, [>]–[>], [>]
rebelliousness, [>]–[>], [>]
repair of friendship with, [>]
support from during the Angeles Crest [>], [>], [>]–[>]
support from during the Badwater, 2005, [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
support from during the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, [>]–[>]
support from during Western States 100s, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
toughness, [>]
training with, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
worldview, appeal of, [>], [>]–[>]
Onigiri (Rice Balls), [>]
Oprecht family, [>]–[>]
Orcas Island, Washington, [>]
organic food, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Oscar’s Pass (Hardrock 100), [>], [>]
overstriding, [>]
Owens Lake, Death Valley, [>]
oxygen
for aerobic respiration, [>]–[>]
needs for when racing, [>]
pacers. See also Morrison, Brian; Olson, Dusty
absence of during Spartathalon, [>], [>]
as advisors, [>]
close friendships with, [>]
role and responsibilities, [>], [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
runners vs., [>], [>], [>]
Pacific Crest Trail, [>]–[>]
pain. See also injuries
and brain chemistry, [>]
emotional, as motivator, [>]–[>]
as a given, [>]–[>]
ignoring, [>], [>]
masking, [>], [>]
as motivator, [>], [>], [>]
from MS, [>]–[>]
overcoming, and satori, [>], [>], [>]
pain-easing music, [>]
Pan (Greek deity), [>]
Panamint Valley, Death Valley, [>]
pancakes
banana-strawberry vegan, [>]
eight-grain strawberry, [>]
nine-grain blueberry, [>]
patellofemoral pain (“ runner’s knee”), [>]
patience, childhood lessons in, [>]
“Pee-Wee” nickname, [>]
pepper, black, [>]
perfectionism, [>], [>], [>]
Persian Wars, [>]–[>]
pesticides, [>]
Pheidippides, [>]–[>], [>]
physical therapy
and diet, [>]
license, [>]
for MS, [>]
practice of, [>], [>], [>]
studies and training, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
Pilates, [>], [>]
pineapple (bromelaine), [>], [>]
plantar fasciitis, [>]–[>]
plant-based diet. See also vegan diet
benefits, [>], [>],
[>], [>]
diversity and variety of, [>], [>]
doubts about, [>], [>]
early experiments with, [>], [>]–[>]
food as medicine, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
introduction to vegetarianism, [>]
meeting protein needs, [>]–[>], [>]
raw food diet, [>]–[>], [>]
reasoned approach to, [>]
and sense of well-being, [>], [>], [>]
switch to, [>]
Tarahumara Indians, [>]–[>]
Plutarch, [>], [>]
polenta, [>]
Positively Third Street Bakery, [>]
posture, running, [>], [>]
potatoes, mashed, [>]
Potter, Dean, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
poverty, childhood lessons about, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
Power of Now (Tolle), [>]
“Preparing for & Competing in Your First Spartathalon” (Foden), [>]
present moment, being in, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
processed foods, [>]–[>]
Proctor, Dan (“Hippie Dan”), [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Proctor, Minnesota, childhood near, [>]–[>]
proprioception, [>]–[>]
Prosperi, Mauro, [>]–[>]
Pro-Tec sponsorship agreement, [>]
protein
average consumption figures, [>]
from meat sources, [>], [>], [>]
from vegetable sources, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]
Queens, New York
24-hour races, [>]
Self-Transcendence Race, [>]
quitting early, [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>]
races. See also specific races
the first marathon, [>]
race history, [>]–[>]
Raramuri. See Tarahumara Indians
raw food diet, [>]–[>], [>]
Raw Power, [>]
Raymond, Rod, [>]
rBGH (bovine growth hormone), [>]
reading, and search for wisdom, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]–[>], [>]
recovery
food during, [>]
time for, [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Red Curry Almond Sauce, with Tamari-Lime Tempeh and Brown Rice, [>]–[>]
repetitive work, negative impacts, [>]
rice
body-cooling properties, [>]
eating before races, [>], [>]
Rice Balls (Onigiri), [>]
rice milk, [>], [>]
Ricklefs, Chad, [>]
Robie, Walter T., [>]
rock climbing, [>], [>]–[>]
Rogue Valley Runners shop, [>]
root vegetables, [>]
Rose Valley [>]-Miler, 2008, [>]–[>]
Roshi, Dogen, [>]
Rucky Chucky river crossing, [>], [>]
Rumford, Maine, [>]
Rumi, [>]
Runner’s Guide to the Meaning of Life (Burfoot), [>]
“runner’s high,” [>]. See also satori
runner’s trots, [>]
running. See also long-distance running; training; ultramarathons
as an addiction, [>]
barefoot, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
doubts about continuing after mother’s death, [>]–[>]
downhill, [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
with Dusty Olson, [>]–[>]
early appeal, [>]–[>]
as endurance training, [>]
experiencing satori during, [>]–[>], [>]
finding the joy in, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
forefoot striking, [>]
free-running, [>], [>]–[>]
motivation for, [>]
reasons for, [>]
risks of, [>]
as therapeutic, [>]
training, impact of vegetarian diet, [>]
training time, [>], [>]
uphill, [>]–[>], [>]
in the zone, [>]
Running and Being: The Total Experience (Sheehan), [>]
running camp, [>]
running clubs, [>]–[>]
Running Wild: An Extraordinary Adventure of the Human Spirit (Annerino), [>], [>]
Running with the Whole Body, [>]
Ryoichi, Sekiya, [>], [>]
safety, [>]–[>]
Salsa Verde, [>]
salt, during races, [>]–[>]
San Gabriel Mountains, Calif., [>]–[>]
San Juan Mountains,. Colo., [>]
Santana, Carlos, [>]
Sartre, Jean-Pail, [>]
satori (transcendence), [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>]
Savage, Randy “Macho Man,” [>]
Scholten, John, [>]
Schultheis, Robert, [>]
scoliosis, [>]
Seattle, Wash.
Madison Market Co-op, [>]
move to, [>], [>]
running/training in, [>], [>]–[>], [>]
vegetarian culture, [>]–[>]
Seattle Running Company, [>], [>], [>]
sedentary lifestyles, [>]–[>]
self-actualization, [>], [>]
self-awareness, [>]
self-definition, [>]
Self-Transcendence Race, [>]
separation and divorce, [>]–[>], [>]
sesame oil, [>]
Shakur, Tupac, [>]
Shapiro, James, [>], [>]
Shaw, George Bernard, [>]
Sheehan, George, [>]
Shelton, Jenn, [>], [>]
Shirk, Ken “Cowman,” [>]
shoes, running, [>]–[>], [>]
short-order cook job, [>]
Silverton, Colo., training in, [>]–[>]
Silvino (Tarahumara runner), [>], [>]
simplicity, as value, [>], [>], [>], [>]
Siskiyou Mountains, training in, [>]
six-day footrace, [>]
Skaggs, Erik, [>]
Skaggs, Kyle, [>]–[>], [>]–[>], [>], [>]
Ski Hut, Duluth, Minn., [>]
skiing, cross-country
competitions, [>], [>], [>]–[>]
training, [>]–[>], [>]
skis, father’s gift of, [>]
slacklining, [>]
Smoky Chipotle Refried Beans, [>]–[>]
smoothies, [>], [>], [>]–[>]
“sometimes you just do things,” [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]
Sorenson, Glenn, [>]–[>], [>]
soy
edamame, [>]
as protein source, [>]
soy milk, [>]
tempeh, [>]
Sparta, Greece, [>]–[>]
Spartathalon
competitors, [>]
course, [>]–[>]
finishers, [>]
history, [>]–[>], [>]
special challenges, [>], [>]
support crews, [>]
time limits, [>]
2007 race, [>], [>]–[>]
Special Forces, brain chemistry, [>], [>]
speed
deemphasizing, [>], [>], [>]
gaining as others lose ground, [>], [>], [>], [>]
spinach, [>]
Spindler, Mike, [>]
spirulina, [>]
Spontaneous Healing (Weil), [>]
sprayer, for Death Valley run, [>]
sprinting, [>], [>]
Squaw Valley, Calif., Western States [>], [>]
Sri Chimoy/Sri Chimoy Marathon Team, [>]
stability balls/disks, [>]
Stare, Frederic, [>]
staying in the moment, [>], [>]
Stevens, John, [>]
St. John, Scott, [>]
stomach upset/nausea, [>], [>], [>]–[>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>], [>]. See also vomiting
“Stotan” philosophy (Cerutty), [>]
Stovepipe Wells aid station, [>]–[>]
Strawburst Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie, [>]
stress
and high blood pressure, [>]–[>]
physio
logical, [>], [>], [>], [>]
stretching, [>]–[>]
stride rate, [>]
sun, running against, [>]–[>]
Sun City, Calif., training near, [>]–[>]
support crews, [>]–[>], [>]. See also pacers
Surviving the Extremes (Kamler), [>]–[>]
sweating, [>], [>], [>]
Sweeney, Mike, [>], [>], [>], [>]–[>]
Szybnski, Mark and Matt, [>]
Tamari-Lime Tempeh and Brown Rice, [>]–[>]
Tarahumara Indians (Raramuri)
culture, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
diet, [>], [>], [>]
efficient movement, [>]–[>], [>], [>]
racing with, [>]–[>], [>]–[>]
resting posture, [>]
running skills, [>]
shoes worn by, [>]
struggles to survive, [>]
water consumption, [>]–[>]
Team Birkie ski camp, Cable, Wisc., [>]–[>], [>]
Team Lafuma, [>]
teamwork, [>