Blog entries - May 2012

MST ENDURANCE RUN UPDATE - Keeping Track of Diane

Joe Nuss — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:45:02 +0100

By Chuck Millsaps

Wednesday Dispatch from the MST: We just completed a 36-mile run that we started at 3:30 this mRead More...

CYCLING - Giordana Velodrome - Now Open

Joe Nuss — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Want another reason to live in the Carolinas? How about a new velodrome? In mid-March of this year, the Giordana Velodrome officially opened in the Riverwalk community of RockRead More...

NUTRITION - Whole-Wheat Banana Almond Bread

Joe Nuss — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By Brandon McDearis

May 29, 2012

Diane Van Deren caught the Cherry Branch/Minnesott Beach Ferry this morning at 9:45, launching her 20th day on the MST Endurance Run. She’s now on pace to reach Jockey’s Ridge Friday at sunrise.

After the 20-minute feRead More...

Primal Mud Run Helps Build Miracle Field

Joe Nuss — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:57:10 +0100

(Selma, NC) -- Primal Mud Run, an intense challenge event which was held in Selma in April, raised money for tRead More...

CORE CORNER - Forward and Back Lunge

Joe Nuss — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By Elizabeth Towe

ObjecRead More...

GEAR - SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger

Joe Nuss — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

MSRP: $119.99

It’s 3:30 a.m. in another North Carolina motel, and another 20-hour workday begins for elite ultra runner Diane Van Deren. Van Deren is on Day 12 of her, hopefully, 21-day effort to run the 1,000-mile(ish) Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and will spend the next 45 minutes or so getting her feet to come to life. So far, she’s covered 388 miles on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, starting May 12 atop CliRead More...

GEAR - The North Face Double Track

Joe Nuss — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

MSRP: $120

By, Vickie Leff, MSW, LCSW aka RunnerMom.com

You’ve been thinking about it, you want to run. I know it’s hard Read More...

EVENT PREVIEW - The Tuna Run 200

Joe Nuss — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Oct. 19-20 - Garner to Atlantic Beach

The inaugural Tuna Run 200 is an amazing overnight reRead More...

MST ENDURANCE RUN UPDATE - Swimming through Wilson Creek

Joe Nuss — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:50 +0100

Section 12 of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, the 24-mile stretch between Linville Gorge and Beacon Heights at the base of Grandfather Mountain, is described as “Waterfall Backpack through the Pisgah National Forest.” It lived up to its description yesterday for Diane Van Deren on Day 7 of her quest to hike the Mountains-to-Sea Trail from end to end.

Word from the high (and wet) country is that Diane Van Deren made it through Linville Gorge last night and is working her way today through the Wilson Creek area on her quest to trek the close-to-1,000-mile Mountains-to-Sea Trail in a record 21 days.

“We climbed through Linville Gorge yesterday and pulled out aRead More...

FEATURE - Of Mud and Men (and Bikes!)

Joe Nuss — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

By Joshua Stevens

Roswell, Ga. - Aug. 18

By Joe Miller

Sunday, Day 4 of the MST Endurance Run, began on schedule for Diane Van Deren with a 3:45 a.m. wake up call. After getting off the trail the previous evening at 9:36 with Annette Bednosky, her trail guide for the weekend, she’d gotten her first good night’s sleep — 4 hours. She arrived where theRead More...

EVENT PREVIEW - Duke Multiple Myeloma Bike Ride

Joe Nuss — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

July 7 - Durham

The fifth annual fundraising ride to support the Duke Multiple Myeloma Program features 25k, 50k, and 100k routes that wind over rolling hills through beautiful Durham and Orange counties. The terrain is typiRead More...

MST ENDURANCE RUN UPDATE – Story from the Trail

Joe Nuss — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:35:44 +0100

The MST Endurance Run officially began at 4:30am Thursday, May 10 2012. With temperatures in the low 30’s clouds covered Clingman’s Dome tower and made for visibility limited. Diane Van Deren, excited to begin this adventure, wondered what her first experience in the Smokies would hold.

Tom Caughlan, Endurance Sports Media Group

This spring, running and trail shoe companies will offer a more diverse array of speciRead More...