Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Sixth Annual Endurance Magazine Best Of North Carolina winners 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 and repair ourselves from all our hard work living an endurance lifestyle.
Have fun reading this year’s BEST OF awards and be sure to congratulate the winners and finalists next time you see them!
Best Running Specialty Retailer – Triad
Best Place to Buy Running Shoes
Fleet Feet Sports
Runner Up – Omega Sports
Best Place to Buy Trail Running Shoes
Fleet Feet Sports
Runner Up – Omega Sports
Best Place to Buy Apparel
Fleet Feet Sports
Runner Up – Omega Sports
Best Place to Buy Women’s Apparel
Fleet Feet Sports
Runner Up – Omega Sports
Best Customer Service
Fleet Feet Sports
Runner Up – Omega Sports
Best Cycling Specialty Retailer – Triad
Best Place to Buy a Road Bike
Cycles de Oro
Runner Up – Mock Orange
Best Place to Buy a Mountain Bike
Cycles de Oro
Runner Up – Clemmons Bike Shop
Best Place to Buy a Tri Bike
Cycles de Oro
Runner Up – Clemmons Bike Shop
Best Place to Buy a Kids Bike
Cycles de Oro
Runner Up – Clemmons Bike Shop
Best Customer Service
Cycles de Oro
Runner Up – Clemmons Bike Shop
Best Outdoor Specialty Retailer – Triad
Best Place to Buy Camping Gear
REI
Runner Up – Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Best Place to Buy Hiking Gear
REI
Runner Up – Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Best Place to Buy Canoes/Kayaks & SUPs
REI
Runner Up – Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Best Place to Buy Outdoor Apparel
REI
Runner Up – Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Best Customer Service
Great Outdoor Provision Co.
Runner Up – REI
Best Triad Area Running Events
Best Mile Run
Race the Bar Beer Mile
Best 5K
Trout Tattoo
Runner Up – Moonlight Madness 5K
Best 10K
Hamilton Lakes 10K
Runner Up – 13.1 Greensboro (10K)
Best 10 Miler
Triad 10 Miler
Runner Up – Up the Creek!
Best Half-Marathon
The Rabid Squirrel
Runner Up – 13. 1 Greensboro
Best Marathon
Pilot Mountain Payback
Runner Up – Northern Greensboro Trail Marathon
Best Trail Run
The Rabid Squirrel
Runner Up – Salem Lake Trail Run
Best Women’s Running Event
Women’s Only 5K Walk & Run
Runner Up – Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Best Turkey Trot
Greensboro Gobbler
Runner Up – Turkey Strut
Best Triad Area Triathlon Events
Best Kids’ Triathlon
7.03 Youth Triathlon
Runner Up – Kids for Kids Triathlon at Brookberry Farm
Best Sprint
Belews Lake Sprint Triathlon
Runner Up – 36° North Sprint Triathlon
Best Olympic/International
Belews Lake International Triathlon
Runner Up – Ramseur Lake Triathlon
Best Half-Iron
Ironman Raleigh 70.3
Runner Up – Beach2Battleship
Best Iron Distance
Beach2Battleship
Best Women’s Triathlon
Ramblin’ Rose
Runner Up – Dixie Divas Women’s Triathlon
Best Triad Area Cycling Events
Best Criterium
Carolina Cup
Runner Up – Winston-Salem Classic
Best Century Ride
Carolina Century
Runner Up – Bike MS: Tour to Tanglewood
Best Mountain Bike Race
Sizzler
Runner Up – Southern Classic at Hobby Park
Best Charity Ride
Rothar Turas
Runner Up – Bike MS: Tour to Tanglewood
Best Cyclocross Race
NCCX Winston-Salem
Runner Up – NCCX Tanglewood
Best Women’s Ride
Le Tour de Femme
Other Triad Area Events
Best Obstacle Race
Marine Mud Run
Runner Up – The Mud Bug
Best Color Run
Color Your Heart (Mount Airy)
Runner Up – Glow in the Park
Best Kids’ Event
Crazy Running Track Meet
Triad Area Awards
Best Pre-Race Expo
Bike MS: Tour to Tanglewood
Runner Up – 13.1 Greensboro
Best Post-Race Experience
The Rabid Squirrel
Runner Up – Rothar Turas
Best Event Medal
The Rabid Squirrel
Runner Up – 13.1 Greensboro
Best Event SWAG
13.1 Greensboro
Runner Up – The Rabid Squirrel
Best Places to Fuel Up in Triad Area
Best Grocery Store
Harris Teeter
Runner Up – Whole Foods
Best Breakfast
Tex & Shirley’s
Runner Up – Mary’s Of Course
Best Pizza Place
Mellow Mushroom
Runner Up – Sticks and Stones
Best Coffee Shop
Krankies
Runner Up – Starbucks
Best Local Brew
Foothills Hoppyum
Runner Up – Gibb’s Hundred The Guilty Party
Best Places to Work Out in Triad Area
Best Wellness Facility
Gateway YWCA
Runner Up – Bryan YMCA
Best Fitness Club
Camp Gladiator
Runner Up – Gold’s Gym
Best Yoga Studio
Greensboro Downtown Yoga
Runner Up – Reliance Yoga
Best Indoor Pool
Gateway YWCA
Runner Up – Greensboro Aquatic Center
Best Places to Repair Yourself in Triad Area
Best Sports Medicine Practice
Triangle Orthopaedic Associates
Runner Up – Greensboro Orthopedics
Best Physical Therapy Practice
Select Physical Therapy
Runner Up – Triangle Orthopaedic Associates
Best Chiropractic Practice
Healing Hands Chiropractic
Runner Up – Elite Performance Chiropractic
Best Place to Get a Massage
Healing Hands
Runner Up – Kneaded Energy
