Jill Coghlan-Uttridge, 38, is a clinical social worker in private practice at Cary Counseling Center, where she treats individuals and couples who are struggling with depression, anxiety, marital conflicts, or general life stress. She lives in North Raleigh with husband, Mark, of 11 years and their two boys, Ryan, 7,
Book Review—Fit Soul, Fit Body By Brant Secunda and Mark Allen Back in 1989, Mark Allen, who had failed on his previous six attempts at winning the Ironman World Championship in Kona, was neck and neck with the legendary Dave Scott at the halfway point of the marathon
ENDURANCE EXCLUSIVE—The Lance Armstrong Interview At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world’s best cyclists. He proved it by winning the World Championships, the Tour Du Pont (including North Carolina’s Beech Mountain, where he would later begin his comeback), and multiple Tour de France stages. Lance
Anything is possible, if you try. Wherever you look these days, amazing people are running, walking, cycling, and doing triathlons to raise money to fight cancer. But, it wasn’t always like that. Thirty years ago, long before ultra running was even a sport and back when charitable events
Surviving and Thriving Through Healthy Living By Joe Zacher Late summer in 1994, when I was a healthy, active 26 year old, I started to notice a slight blurriness in my left eye that would not go away with a change of contacts and glasses. After a visit
Girl’s Fight With Cancer Inspired His Comeback By Joe Nuss Richard Allen’s life was dominated by triathlon. Having turned pro at just 18 years old, he spent all of his adult life focused on training and racing. By the time he turned 30 the 25 to 30 hours
By D.C. Lucchesi Like most runners, Amanda Mingo has fond memories of her first marathon. It was Chicago in 2000. A big-city marathon with all the bells and whistles: Chicago’s enthusiastic crowds and flat, fast course are favorites of first-timers from all over the world. And Mingo, the
Learn to Relax for an Efficient Stroke By Dave Williams If you’re not a swimmer and want to do a triathlon the very first thing that you should do is to look for a good swim clinic or find a coach to do a one-on-one session. Correct technique is
It’s Not About the Bike -- It’s How You Roll By Lance Leo Armed with a purple Mongoose Rockadile mountain bike and a whole lot of drive, I tackled my first triathlon on knobby tires and had the most memorable and enjoyable race of my life. Almost 20
By Brian Beatty One of the great benefits of endurance activities is developing the discipline of working towards a goal. Having an event goal focuses the efforts and provides the motivation to put time for yourself and your health into a busy life. However, if the drive to the