Oct. 27 - Durham You don’t want to miss Habitat for Humanity of Durham’s spooktacular ninth annual Habitat Halloween Bike Ride on Sat., Oct. 27, and pedal for a purpose. Help build homes, hope, and community while riding 31, 62, or 100 miles. The fully supported routes, complete with ghoulishly good rest stops,
Photos courtesy of Photobooth by Graff Creative | photobooth.graffcreative.com Zombie runs are spreading across the country like a flesh-eating bacteria and race directors are making a killing. But that’s no reason not to try a zombie run this year, especially if you are one of those non-runners
By Joe Nuss Last month I had the pleasure of meeting a group of new runners in Charlotte. Like all other groups of runners I have met, they shared a unity and closeness that was obviously born through running. They also shared another common characteristic: They were all homeless.
By Joe Nuss The NC USATF Endurance Magazine 2012 Long Distance Championship Series kicked off on March 17 in Durham with the Equinoxalizer 4-miler. Runners from Blowing Rock’s ZAP Fitness took home honors in both the men’s and women’s races. For more coverage of the race and a great
By Brandon McDearis Most people think of risotto as a treat eaten only rarely, at nice restaurants. However, it is fairly easy to make at home, and it is hearty enough to have as a main course at meal time. The possibilities with risotto are endless, but it
Objective: With the “running man” lunge and row, we can work in all of the fundamental elements of running: balance and stability on one leg; pushing the body forward from the hip complex; and rotating round the stable central axis of the spine (with ribs and pelvis
By Brian Schiff Many workers today are confined to a desk where they likely spend many hours staring at a computer screen and typing on a keyboard. These repetitive tasks coupled with poor posture lead to muscle tightness, stiffness, and diminished flexibility. Overloading the soft tissue in
By Charlie Engle One of my favorite things to do in any city is to go for a run. I don’t mean that I look for a trail system or a neighborhood on the edge of town. I mean that I run IN the city, between the tall
D.C. Lucchesi To hear Tommy Holderness tell it, Charlotte’s Burrito Bikers just kind of happened. An idea plucked from a bike magazine five years ago has turned into a regular Sunday service, if you will, providing a portable hot breakfast to the homeless in uptown Charlotte, and since
It doesn’t have to be summer to enjoy cold brewed coffee. Slingshot Coffee is handcrafted in super-small batches in Raleigh using in-season organic coffee beans roasted by Counter Culture Coffee. The coffees used for Slingshot will change with fresh coffee harvests throughout the year – so what you