McAlpine Creek Park, Charlotte - May 5 For most Endurance Magazine readers, exercising outdoors comes as naturally as breathing. But what if the air we’re breathing does more to harm us than exercise does to help us? The American Lung Association has ranked Charlotte the 10th-smoggiest city in
Durham - April 28 If civilization ended today would you survive tomorrow? If you’re ready to find out, take a deep breath, push your fears aside and sign up for the adrenaline-pumping new off-road obstacle race called the Primal Mud Run, which features a four- to six-mile
Chapel Hill - March 31 The University of North Carolina’s Association of Nursing Students (UNC ANS) will be holding its first annual Heels for Healing 5k and fun run on March 31. The beneficiary of the race will be BounceBack Kids, a Triangle nonprofit organization that serves children
Raleigh - March 25 The PTA of JY Joyner Elementary School is proud to announce their first 5k run/walk to be held on Sunday, March 25, at 3 p.m. on the JY Joyner school campus at 2300 Lowden Street in Raleigh. The PTA will combine the race
Gastonia - April 21 By LeeAnn Harris, race director There are many sporting events that raise money for good causes, but few can say they make life better for an entire county by supporting more than 100 nonprofit organizations as part of their event. Run for the Money,
Now in its seventh year, the Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon continues to inspire women who have never done a triathlon to sign up and become a part of the Ramblin’ Rose phenomenon. As one participant said of Ramblin’ Rose, you sign up alone, but finish as a family.
A Ramblin’ Rose triathlon participant once said, “You sign up alone, but finish as a family.” How true that is! Now in its eighth year, the Ramblin’ Rose Women’s Triathlon family continues to grow by the thousands each year. In addition to welcoming new triathletes to the Ramblin’ Rose
By Janelle Tuck Hansberger One afternoon in the fall of 2010, my life took what some would describe as a devastating turn when I dropped a home computer on my foot.
Laurinburg, N.C. - May 5 Test Your Grit in an Extreme Mud Race The Dirty Hog, a mud-laden adventure race and obstacle course spanning some 12 miles, looks to awe participants during its inaugural run this spring. Laurinburg, N.C., will play host to the premier event on May 5,
By Casey Saussy On a warm Thursday night last August, I gathered with a group of women who were strangers to me in the homey living room of a lodge at Vagabond Ranch deep in the Colorado wilderness near the Continental Divide. We were to spend the next