By Casey Clark Kelley With many years and miles of long distance road running experience, I didn’t think twice when friends asked me to join them for a half-marathon on trails. Considering myself well-conditioned for a marathon-length distance, I didn’t do anything differently to prepare, thinking it would be
Of course you could run some of your local trails in your favorite road shoe but, why would you? You could also read a gazillion reviews on the seemingly endless number of trail shoes designed to address certain nuances of certain terrain in certain places in the country where
By Dana Maccorquodale I have a secret. On my first 30 mile run, in the sweltering heat of White House, TN, I had an encounter with the “Third Man”. It not only changed my view of training and racing, but it changed my life bringing me peace, joy and
Steep Canyon 50K Ultramarathon & Relay Hullabaloo September 7 (Thursday) // Black Mountain, NC Charles R. Humphrey, III, bass player of Steep Canyon Rangers and ultra runner, is a co-director and sponsor of Steep Canyon 50K Ultramarathon & Relay Hullabaloo, which kicks off the Mountain Song Festival Weekend. The
Here’s another reason to lace up those shoes and hit the road: You may live longer. Running has already been shown to reduce your risk of cancer and heart disease, and now a study finds that people who run tend to live three years longer than non-runners. The researchers looked at
By Mark Melton Run for Your Life employee Jacqueline Saliba is an experienced runner of almost 30 years. The mother of three and Kings Mountain native, Jacqueline took her skills from high school track to compete at the collegiate level at Winthrop University. After finishing school, she was able
“Proving you can do almost anything you put your mind to. *Also proving you probably put your mind to less ridiculous things than I do, so you've already got that going for you.” # # # By Dana Ayers EDITOR NOTE: Dana is en route to her overseas deployment
The race you had on your calendar for so long is behind you and you’ve got your medal in hand. You trained hard and ran even harder. With so much effort invested into your preparation, don’t let your recovery be an afterthought. “Many runners get into trouble focusing only
Technically, an ultra is any race longer than a marathon but, that’s where the similarity ends. An ultra can be anything from the iconic Western States Endurance Run to a local 12-hour running event on a closed loop in a park. The terrain could be a rocky and challenging
By Brian Beatty The joys of running and the desire to share that joy is a big bond of our community. Here are some thoughts, shared with the hope that we can all reflect on the concept of distance running in a way that feeds our joy. Distance Running;
