By Elizabeth Towe Objective: Lateral “skater” hops are meant to improve your trail-running stability. The focus is pelvis, hip and knee alignment over the foot as you strengthen the lateral muscles of the hip and leg. This is also a great exercise to improve reactive, dynamic and functional neuromuscular
Have you ever wanted to try a challenging mountain race but without committing to training for a long-distance race? The Continental Divide Trail Race may be the perfect chance to do just that. The race is only 10k long; most runners complete the race in 55 to 90 minutes.
Calling everyone from kids on training wheels to longtime endurance cyclists in North Carolina! Registration is now open for the annual NC Tour de Cure fundraising event on May 16-17, 2015 in support of the American Diabetes Association. The NC Tour de Cure is not a race, but rather
By Michael C. Hernandez On an unseasonably warm weekday afternoon in February, our town seemed to spring to life. I recall driving down the road, windows down, soaking in the sun and joy surrounding me at every turn. Neighbors were catching up with one another on porches; runners, walkers
Children ages 7 to 12 will grab their running shoes, swim goggles and bike helmets to join in the fight against children’s cancers during the Applebee’s Kids Helping Kids Triathlon on Oct. 12, benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research.® The Applebee’s Kids Helping Kids Triathlon brings together children
By St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Rich and Kathy Hagen of the Charlotte area can relate to the admirable hard work of those who train, log miles and compete in races – including events like the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, the marquee event for the St. Jude Heroes
By Carolinas Healthcare System We all know balanced nutrition is essential to leading a healthy lifestyle, but for long-distance runners and other endurance athletes, a carefully regimented diet could be the difference between finishing in the middle of the pack and breaking the tape at the finish line. Whether
Having a child diagnosed with cancer is among every parent’s worst nightmares. But few are aware of the logistical nightmare that comes with fighting to save your child’s life. Elise and Justin Herman got a crash course in all this when their son, Cooper, was diagnosed with brain cancer
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® is more than a typical 5k. It’s a major Charlotte event, a celebration of hope and survival. With each step you run, you can help people in our local area who are going through breast cancer. Race for the Cure is Komen’s
- PHOTO CREDIT - Maggie Wendel for Tamara Lackey Photography Dan Lilley is a 40-year-old CAD technician from Bahama, N.C. At 34, he was a self-proclaimed “out of shape ex-athlete”with heart problems who took up running to improve his health. “I figured I’d turn things around,”says Lilley, “so I
