COURSE DESCRIPTION The Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon and Rex Healthcare Half Marathon, the city’s premier distance road race, sets off on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. The races are USATF-sanctioned events and courses. The marathon is a Boston-qualifier and the half-marathon, once again, hosts the North Carolina Half Marathon
The Paws for Life 5K Road Race is for runners and walkers and the 1-mile dog walk is for dogs and walkers. There are no dogs allowed in 5k race. Your registration fee includes a race T-shirt and dog bandana (for dog walk participants only). Trophies will be awarded
The City of Concord Parks and Recreation Department’s 5 Alarm 5K will take place on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 9:30 a.m. in beautiful historic downtown Concord. The USATF-certified 5k will start and finish in downtown Concord on Means Avenue and will run through the McEachern Greenway and continue on
By Joe Nuss Several years ago I took a Chi Running class to learn to be a mid-foot striker. I wanted to justify buying the cool new minimalist footwear just as much as I wanted to become a more efficient runner, perhaps even more so! A mid-foot strike is
If you want a run that is out of the ordinary, join the Earl Scruggs Center’s fourth annual Rhythm & Roots Run in Shelby on Nov. 2. Participants of all ages and levels, from 5k walkers to runners looking for a challenging 10k route, will enjoy the beauty and
The fourth annual Kasey Kahne Five Kahne 5K and Kids’ Dash presented by Great Clips will be held on Sunday, Oct. 13, with the start, finish and post-race festival at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in uptown Charlotte. The 5k will start at 10 a.m. and the Kids’ Dash
Nowadays we hear all this talk about “minimalism” and “natural running” but how does this relate to stability? How does it affect the kind of shoes we wear and how we run? For starters, determining the kind of shoes that will fit your needs begins with your gait. For
Kilian Jornet is a professional ultramarathoner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and mountain-running world champion. Born and raised at 6,000 feet above sea level in the Spanish Pyrenees, Jornet climbed an 11,000-foot mountain – the highest mountain in the region – at age 5. His mother taught him skills to
The Big Muddy Challenge, an obstacle course mud run designed specifically for parents and their children, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, at Hill Ridge Farms in Youngsville, N.C. Children ages 6 to 12 along with a parent or guardian will “race” through a very muddy but age-appropriate obstacle course
Enjoy a day of fun and fitness with the whole family at the Big Red Shoe 5K & Festival on Sept. 7. The event supports the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, thus the “Big Red Shoe.” The day will feature road events for all ages and levels with a
