When I wrote about running in a Saturday newsletter and asked how people came to love it, I didn’t actually expect responses, but the ones I got were...

Recover is an apparel company that produces their shirts from 100% recycled material, specifically plastic bottles. Their HQ is just outside of Uptown. Each of...

If you’re a runner in Charlotte, chances are you’ve talked about the hills in this city. Heck, even if you’re just a friend of a runner, you’ve...

For most of us, the idea of running is an enigma. We like the way we feel after the run is over. But the anticipation is stressful, and the run itself is hard....

When I heard that organizers were changing the name of our city’s premier race from Thunder Road to the Charlotte Marathon, I kind of scratched my head....

Conventional wisdom says when you open a running store, you should also establish a running group. After all, it provides nearly guaranteed clients for...

Somewhere around crossing the Eastern Continental Divide in the dead of night, I started to question what the heck I was doing. It was the middle of my second...

Cover photo by Gunnar Geir Petursson. Summer is over and it’s time to plan your fall. There’s a lot of hullaballoo in the first part of the year during the...

Every year for my birthday, I like to end one year and welcome the next with either a trip or some sort of challenge to celebrate. This year, I’ve decided to...

The 6th Annual Rock & Read 5K is set for September 19, 2015 in Plaza Midwood. What is the R&R5K, you ask? It’s a small community race full of...

I hate running in parks. Latta Park is two feet long, the greenway is packed with slow walking couples and Freedom Park is basically an obstacle course made of...

Want to show some solidarity (and maybe lose a few pounds)? Wednesday, June 3rd was National Running Day. Our team at Active Charlotte Alliance is feeling...