What better way to bring a family together than to train for a marathon?hat's exactly what Bob and Peggy Jackson thought when they registered their family of five for last year's Nike Women's Half Marathon in San Francisco. On October 19, 2007, the proud parents watched as their daughters
It's not an old wives tale, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. A nutritious, well-balanced morning meal not only sustains your energy levels better than endless cups of coffee, but it also can help: Boost weight loss efforts. Research shows that breakfast eaters are more
Vibram Five Fingers KSO - $80.00If performance footwear existed twenty years ago when I was a private in the Marines, I didn't know about it. But, I did know an old gunnery sergeant who taught me how to make the most out of the gear I had with a
Endurance Magazine's Ramblin' Rose Women Only Triathlon Series wrapped up in October and capped off an amazing first year of our "green" initiative, "Race Without A Trace". All of the athletes who participated in the series, as well as the Carroboro Classic Endurance Festival, The Tarheel 10-Miler and Franklin
How I became a Tri-athlete – An Invisible Disability Well, its not a short story, but I will promise you an interesting read.I moved to Chapel Hill on August 22, 2007, not much more than a year ago. I came here ostensibly to get to know my niece and
Gaining and keeping perspective on "what is really important in life" is a skill that I am learning needs to continually be cultivated; gaining this perspective on occasion doesn't ensure its permanence. In fact, nothing is permanent. There are so many opportunities for getting micro in our lives -
The other day I was running through the quiet forest in Umstead State Park. With the leaves falling to the ground around me and the oxygen-rich air feeding my brain, I started thinking about the Bailout Plan. Not the one that we've all heard so much about on the
Thank you for the opportunity to share my Ramblin Rose story… Life is about seasons, some are difficult, and some are refreshing. During my journey through cancer I couldn’t process my circumstances by season or even day by day, it was reduced to moments, one following the other, small
I have always been a rule-follower and as a child I worked hard to keep the peace in a household of 4 kids and many pets. So how come now, at age 35, is my own form of rebellion surfacing? And it comes out in such an interested disguise
Mojo Rider Raising Money Madness -- Story Sam Scott, Photo by Bill FehrMichael Gibbons jumps into things. Four years ago he chanced upon the Charlotte Criterium, and the next week he was a newly minted cyclist."From the first day I got on the bike I loved it," he said.