In a race to fight cancer, a little boy and his family have inspired a community to join them. On Aug. 19, 2009, 2-year-old Cooper Herman was diagnosed with an ependymoma, a form of brain cancer. Since being diagnosed, Cooper has been in a race for his life. Four
If you’ve sprained your ankle, there’s a six-fold increase in the chance of re-injury in the next six months, says Dr. Catherine Rainbow, a Carolinas HealthCare System sports medicine expert. Don’t like those odds? Minimize your risk of re-injury by following these tips. A sprain is a stretched or partially torn ligament.
If you want a run that is out of the ordinary, join the Earl Scruggs Center’s fourth annual Rhythm & Roots Run in Shelby on Nov. 2. Participants of all ages and levels, from 5k walkers to runners looking for a challenging 10k route, will enjoy the beauty and
Garmin Vector In the past, owning a power meter was a complicated process and involved some mechanical tradeoffs or considerations for your bike. Vector changes all that. Now you can walk into your local bike shop, walk out with a Vector power meter in hand and install it yourself
The romantic notion that we can still live as hunter-gathers in our modern world is built upon the wealth of privilege most of us are born into here in the United States. The fact is that hunter-gatherers picked berries from bushes and chased and hunted mammals and fish for
Carolina BalloonFest Celebrates 40 Years with First 5k and Kids Fun Run The Carolina BalloonFest’s first race course will be flat and fast. The race starts at the end of the Statesville Regional Airport runway and runs by several big NASCAR team drivers’ hangars, including Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Turner Scott
A balanced diet of natural foods, mainly fruits and vegetables, is what athletes need most to establish a foundation for health and performance. While there are many successful athletes who don’t use any supplements at all, there aren’t any successful athletes who owe their success entirely to supplements. Countless
On Oct. 13, Ride 2 Recovery, in conjunction with The Mann Group and Liberty Bikes, will host the Honor Ride Asheville. Ride 2 Recovery is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to improve the health and wellness of healing heroes through mental and physical rehabilitation programs that feature cycling as
Some of Kasey’s favorite gear choices for running are Under Armour’s Escape shorts, the Coldblack shirt and Monza shoes. Named for one of the fastest racetracks in the world – one where the drivers are basically on full-throttle, nonstop, every lap – the Micro G® Monza shoes are built
Sport nutrition and supplement experts Kimberly Mueller and Josh Hingst provide concise descriptions for 120 of today’s most popular supplements in their book “The Athlete’s Guide to Sports Supplements.” For each entry, there is detailed information about what it is, how it works, potential performance benefits, research studies and
