Photo by Jessi Blakely Shannon Holland, 39, Denver, NC Owner/Operator of a Davis Lake Restaurant Living through this experience has inspired me to personally recruit women of all shapes, sizes, and ages to sign up. I will always remember how much support and encouragement my friends and family
Photo by Jessi Blakely Lisa French, Atlanta, 40 (left) Founder and Executive Director of a nonprofit for young girls I was motivated by the fact that I’ve NEVER been athletically inclined to do anything that caused me to sweat nor have I ever participated in any organized sport. So,
Photo by Jessi Blakely Jacqueline Nicholls, 30, Atlanta Teacher Never in my life did I think or would have ever said I will be a triathlete and now I can and boy does it feel good! Crossing that finish line is a memory I will never forget and
Robin Farina Thirty-three-year-old pro cyclist Robin Farina is a cycling coach and co-owner of Uptown Cycles, a bike shop and training facility in Charlotte. FAVORITE WORKOUT: Getting on my road bike and heading up to Blowing Rock and doing the Blood Sweat and Gears 50. I lived
John Crews John Crews, 26, is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina State University. He ran cross-country and track and field for NCSU and currently competes for Capital Fitness/Brooks with fellow NCSU alum Bobby Mack. He met his wife, Amy (Kelly), who also runs competitively, at
Olivia Kayye Ten-year-old Olivia Kayye is a fifth grader who lives in Chapel Hill, NC. FAVORITE WORKOUT: My favorite workout is a 200-meter swim (choice), a 1 1/2- to 3-mile bike, and a 1- to 2-mile run. FAVORITE RACE: My favorite races are the Swim for Smiles
By Dianne Shaw Judy Swasey is always on the run, whether it’s seeing patients at UNC Lineberger as a nurse practitioner or training close to 100 women to complete the Komen Race for the Cure. “Coach” Swasey will celebrate her 30th year of running in 2011 and has been
How Radio Host Sheri Lynch Became a Triathlete - Interview by Joe Nuss Nationally syndicated radio show host Sheri Lynch, the on-air partner of Bob Lacey on the Bob & Sheri show, can take the darkest of situations and relate it back with a unique blend of empathy and
MeChelle Lewis, track and field Olympian spoke to girls and boys at a packed gymnasium at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County located at 605 N. Raleigh Blvd yesterday as part of the U.S. Olympic Committee's "Real Athletes Persevere" Program. The Program is being conducted in the
By Neil JacobsWhen the going gets tough, I think about when I was a kid, and I used to hang out in my dad's fighter squadron office. He had this hand-drawn picture taped to the wall of a stork trying to swallow a frog, but the frog's arm was