How and why running can help you cope with what life throws at you By Vickie Leff The mental and physical requirements of running align perfectly with tasks that improve your mental health. Setting and attaining goals, experiencing success and overcoming frustration, creating and maintaining motivation – these are
By Joshua Stevens There’s only so much juice you can squeeze out of an orange. Our bodies are no different. They’re certainly not a bottomless well of “go juice” – but often in our modern society, we treat them that way. We just keep squeezing, hoping we have enough
By Angelina Stevens I must admit, there is a a romantic yearning inside of me for a simpler existence, to retreat to a plot of unscathed land, living off the earth. With our constant exposure to big media, the Internet, and our various forms of communication, it can be easy to become entranced in a virtual
By D.C. Lucchesi In the hours before I leave out on what will be my longest bike tour to date, I’m staring out over the guest room bed that serves as a staging area for activities such as this. Piles of gear, clothes, and packaged eats form
By Dr. Angelina Stevens We all are in a serious committed relationship with our planet, Earth. Not only do we rely on our planet for resources and survival, but for physical grounding, which keeps our energies running smoothly and rhythmically. Visualize yourself walking barefoot on a beautiful beach or lying down in huge grassy field
View from the Pros First-year pro Kelly Fillnow, 29, of Charlotte has her own coaching business and recently founded a nonprofit called RunningWorks. Her 9:29:49 finish at Ironman Austria was an amateur record. Here’s what she had to say about Charlotte: “I believe that Charlotte is one of
Population (Winston-Salem): 229,617 Median House or Condo Value (Winston-Salem): $143,200 Median Gross Rent (Winston-Salem): $645 Weather: Winston-Salem gets a few more days of snow than Raleigh and Charlotte, but its average of only nine days of snow per year hardly qualifies it as a winter wonderland. Athletes
Population: 731,424 Median House or Condo Value: $175,600 Median Gross Rent: $811 Weather: With an average of only five and a half days of snow per year and generally mild winters, Charlotte is an awesome city for year-round training. With the right gear to ride in winter,
View from the Pros Tara Martine is a 30-year-old aspiring pro triathlete living in Greensboro, N.C. Martine, a registered dietitian, works part-time at an adult day health facility, where she plans the menus and snacks and provides nutrition education. In 2010, she was the first overall female
Population (Raleigh): 403,892 Median House or Condo Value (Raleigh): $214,900 Median Gross Rent (Raleigh): $845 Weather: With an average of only 7.5 days of snow per year and generally mild winters, you can’t beat Raleigh and the Triangle for year-round training. While you’ll certainly need the right