Inspiration

INSPIRATION – Push Through

2013-06-05T17:18:50-04:00Inspiration|

Push Through By Debra Zacher   Amy Carreira, a Raleigh resident and five-time half-marathon and four-time marathon finisher, knew something was amiss. She wasn’t sleeping well and hadn’t felt good for weeks. But the last thing Amy thought she would hear after a trip to the emergency room in

Get Inspired & Make a Difference!

2019-03-08T18:05:35-05:00Inspiration|

Here's your chance to help thousands of runners reach their goal of successfully crossing the finish line. Our volunteers are THE most important factor in truly making this event a spectacular success! Endurance Magazine events are known for being extremely well-organized in every regard, including volunteer management! So sign

INSPIRATION – Faith in God and a Bicycle

2013-06-04T19:21:04-04:00Inspiration|

  In January 2008, 17-year-old Ethan Aliff was watching a video.  It wasn’t VH1’s top video of the month– Alicia Key’s No One, but a video about the double lumen catheter a surgeon would implant in his chest.  It had been just two days since a devastating diagnosis of

INSPIRATION – The Challenge of Starting

2019-03-08T18:14:21-05:00Inspiration|

The Challenge of Starting By Molly Barker Why does starting something often feel like such a challenge?  Why is “the beginning” always so daunting? I practice yoga almost five days a week.  I’m a recent yoga convert, having been a runner for most of my life up until about

INSPIRATION – Program Helps Therapist Help Herself

2019-03-08T22:22:41-05:00Inspiration|

Program Helps Therapist Help Herself By Ellen de Graffenreid   Laura DeLoye is a music therapist and a truly positive person.  Her soft-spoken manner and ready laugh exude genuine warmth and interest in others.  She was 35 when she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of

INSPIRATION – Cancer Comebacks – Get REAL & Heel

2019-03-08T18:14:29-05:00Inspiration|

Cancer Comebacks - Get REAL & Heel  By Ellen de Graffenreid   Last year, the American College of Sports Medicine issued guidelines confirming what UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members Diane Groff, EdD, and Claudio Battaglini, PhD have been saying for several years – exercise, physical activity and recreational

INSPIRATION – Faith, Love & Endurance

2018-03-19T12:53:05-04:00Inspiration|

By LaGena Lookabill Greene   I grew up in a close-knit family in Charlotte, North Carolina. I was a cheerleader, competed in gymnastics, and attended UNC–Chapel Hill on an academic scholarship. I was on a successful career path when I was devastated to learn that I had been infected

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