by Chad Randolph This is a long story about a long race. Fifty miles is a long way to run, but I did one (The Boogie), one 50k (New River Trail), one marathon (Grandfather Mountain), and two one hundred mile … Read More
By Charles A. Willimon “So what are you training for?” “My first marathon. Thunder Road.” “Oh wow, you sure picked a hilly one!” This is how my conversation went with dozens of people over the months leading to this year’s … Read More
by Tommy Wagoner September of 2010 I decided I wanted to run a marathon. I had started some easy training to build up my running endurance. Cycling was my sport of choice and running uses totally different leg muscles. I … Read More
By Bobby Aswell For years, one of my favorite TV shows has been The Andy Griffith show. Whether it’s watching one of Barney’s crazy schemes to capture criminals or watching Andy save the day, the show is always good for … Read More
by Dave Munger When I first decided to train for a marathon, about a year and a half ago, I told myself it wouldn’t be a “real” marathon unless I actually ran the whole thing, without stopping or even taking … Read More
By Sarah Ferris This is my first year back into running after an 11 year break. A lot has changed since then: in particular, people are iPod happy. Seeing as though I stupidly struck up conversations with multiple people who … Read More
by Matt Williams About an hour before the start, BARFers (Birkdale Area Running Friends) will meet at Fleet Feet and run to the start (looks like the closest one is in Roanoke; pack an extra Gu). Just before starting we … Read More
by Bobby Aswell, Jr. When I first heard that a new Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon was coming to Savannah, Georgia, I was captivated from the start. What could be better than running an inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon in one … Read More
by Allen Strickland, as originally written on his blog. While many of my running pals near the Verrazano bridge, I’m sitting here with a bunch of aches and pains, coughs and wheezes. If I didn’t know better, I’d think I … Read More
For the past few weeks, we’ve been working on a new way to share Davidson Area Running Team with the community. This is it. At first it won’t appear much different from the old blog, but this new system will … Read More