We’re going with an animal theme this week. Turtles at the coast, bears and other hearty survivors in the mountains … and would you believe we’re celebrating the squirrel in the Piedmont? Coast Ever been walking along the coast and come across an area marked off with yellow tape? Holy crustacean killing! you think. Actually, the area has probably been roped off to protect a sea turtle nest. Sea turtles…

How do you get a million couch potatoes off their sectionals and into their Sauconys? That’s the challenge BeActive North Carolina is taking on the first of the year when it launches its “One Million, More Active, More Often” program. Despite the fact it’s been around since 1991, you may not be familiar with BeActive NC.  It was founded with a grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North…

A run, a hike and a sunset are three of the numerous ways you can get out and explore this weekend. Coast It can be hard to find a foot race once sweltering summer settles in — but it’s not surprising that if there’s a race to be found, it’ll be at the coast. A breeze (hopefully) coming off the water and a flat course help compensate for the heat….

I figured Gavin was a good runner. He was, after all, one of our coaches. But it wasn’t until Saturday’s training run that I discovered just how good he was. Gavin Coombs and Sean Kurdys coach the half-marathon training program I’m in. Like other running programs that have sprouted the last few years, it’s intended to get you from Point A (the starting line) to Point B (the finish) in…