What’s on the other side of that ridge? Where does this trail go? How far is it? What’s around the bend? What’s at the end of this road? I wonder if… These are all things that go through my mind when running trails or riding my bike. I rarely
My father had a difficult childhood. He never knew his father or had a father-figure in his life until he was a teenager. His brother told me once how kids used to pick on them because they didn’t have a father. It wasn’t uncommon for them to be
The cover of Endurance Magazine’s October 2012 issue features “Chuck”, who homeless at the time and participating in an inspiring new organization called, RunningWorks. Now, Chuck is employed and housed thanks to Meredith Dolhare, the founder of RunningWorks. Dolhare, an accomplished endurance athlete, wanted to feature a RunningWorks participant
I looked down surprised to see myself in an actual bike lane. What always looked confusing (awkward at best) to me in a car made perfect sense while on my bike as I pre-rode the Tar Heel 10 Miler’s 4-mile course last month in Chapel Hill. I didn’t want
Anyone that knows our chef, nutritionist, and “recipewriter extraordinaire” Brandon McDearis understands that he is a big fan of hummus. In fact, even people that do not know him very well can easily discern his love of the chickpea puree. If you follow the nutrition section of the magazine
I love this time of year! Spring is always an exciting time of year not just because of the warming weather but, also because this is the time of year shoe companies start to release updates to current model shoes and debut their new models. What new trends and
I dropped into my old favorite coffee shop a few weeks ago and was fortunate enough to get a table where I could do some work that morning. An old friend of mine, a regular at the shop, dropped in to share a table with me. When he took
Now in its 11th year, the Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon family continues to grow. Since the first event in Chapel Hill in October 2006 nearly 30,000 women have become Ramblin’ Rose triathletes. In addition to welcoming these new triathletes to the Ramblin’ Rose family, we also welcome the husbands,
Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Sixth 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
The editor with his first surf board at a beach near San Diego circa 1988 while on active duty with the U.S. Marines. I never played organized sports as a child and when I entered the U.S. Marine Corps at 17 years old in 1987, it showed. I believe
