Endurance Magazine publisher Steve Lackey created the Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon back in 2006 and for years the team here at Endurance Magazine has worked hard to inspire women to lead healthy and active lifestyles through the event. Our goal at the magazine and our other events like the
Cycling in April is always a bit hit and miss with the weather but, now that we are reaching late Spring, it’s the perfect time to ride. With charity rides and century events in full swing there are an abundance of opportunities to ride for a cause or ride
Studies have shown that it takes more than 23 minutes to get back to a task after being interrupted and in this day and age of connectivity there is no shortage of things to interrupt us. The pinging sound of new e-mail, the buzz of a text message, a
In 2013, when I was 43, I set a PR in the half iron triathlon distance by nearly 15 minutes. Less than a year later I set PR’s in the 5K and half marathon distance. Having consistently participated in triathlons and running events for nearly 10 years at that
Reviewing my two big fitness resolutions from last year, I realized that I accomplished only one of the two resolutions. My first goal was to focus on what I love most, which is swimming. There is no doubt that spending more time in the pool made me a happier
Now in its 12th year, the Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon family continues to grow. Since the first event in Chapel Hill in October 2006 more than 30,000 women have become Ramblin’ Rose triathletes. In addition to welcoming these new triathletes to the Ramblin’ Rose family, we also welcome the
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Seventh Annual Endurance Magazine BEST OF North Carolina Awards and Finalists! And thank you to all of our readers who voted in our online poll! It’s amazing how passionate we are about our favorite places to shop, eat, buy gear, race, train
Based on Department of Defense estimates, about 7.3% of the American population in 2014 had ever served in the military. By gender, about 13.4% of male Americans had served but, only 1.4% of female Americans had ever served. With those numbers in mind, it’s not hard to see that
As of mid-September, Raleigh has seen 64 days over 90 degrees, more than double the days over 90 than in 2013. Our average temperature this summer is over 80 degrees making it the 3rd warmest summer out of the past 130 years (dating back to 1887). Hopefully, by now,
I ran because my drill instructor told me in a not-so-pleasant way to do so. I ran in hopes of scoring a perfect score on my Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test (3 miles in under 18 minutes). I ran because the mountain ridge behind the house I grew up
