By BeActive NC As many running enthusiasts agree, physical activity is as much a part of daily life as brushing your teeth or taking out the trash. Executive Director of the Be Active–Appalachian Partnership, Susan Tumbleston, is no different. Thanks to her passion and belief in the power
BBy Dainne Gooch Shaw Daniel Khoury has crossed the finish line at Asheville’s Bele Chere 5K Race 25 times, but the difference between his 2009 and 2010 finish is striking. In 2009, a month after being diagnosed with gastric cancer, he walked the race course with a feeding
By Gwen Romeo As a staff person for Team In Training (TNT), I come across many inspiring people. It humbles me to witness the sacrifices our participants make in order to train for an endurance event. For those who don’t know, you have to give up a lot of
By Joe Nuss Nicole Robertson has just escaped from Alcatraz. Not the prison, of course. She’s just finished the famous San Francisco triathlon where athletes jump from a boat into the icy cold water of the San Francisco Bay adjacent to the actual island. To finish the race,
By Joe Nuss As an elite runner, Tim Surface’s 2:24 marathon at the Chicago Marathon in 2006 was a disappointment. Not only had a 2:18 finish eluded him in his debut marathon, so had his secondary 2:22 goal as well. Too competitive to give up, Tim quickly regrouped and
By Joe Nuss The five-foot frame and humble demeanor of pediatric dentist and 2010 Ramblin’ Rose Winston-Salem sponsor Tina Merhoff (above, left) is a dynamo of faith and enthusiasm that radiates through the walls of her practice in Winston-Salem and into the lives of the people she has
Meghann Gunderman, Runner Founder of The Foundation For Tomorrow Meghann Gunderman, grew up in Charlotte and went to Charlotte Country Day for 13 years. She started running track and cross country at the age of 9, finishing her first 10K in just over 48 minutes. Her early success pushed
By Joe Nuss Adorned with her 2006 Boston Marathon finisher medal and draped in a shiny “space blanket” Karla Werner smiles for a picture with training partner Joey Anderson. The snapshot, like crossing the finish line, is just a split second in time. It doesn’t show the miles she
Gaining Control by Letting Go By Marci Williams I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes over three years ago -- December 14, 2005 to be exact. In that moment, it seemed like my life was changed in an instant. Today I understand and accept that developing Type II diabetes
By Joe Nuss With her husband off to Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War, an era without internet and cell phone communication, Missy Foy had to do something to take the edge off the "not knowing" part of being the wife of a soldier. Then 28 years old,