Punxsutawney Phil said we would have an early spring, and we’re holding him to it! But in the meantime, you can stay warm, literally and figuratively, with some great activities with the Twin City Track Club.2024 started out very busy with a chilly, soggy running of the Frosty 50. We did our part to keep Hanes Park beautiful with our ...
Who doesn’t love a good ole friendly challenge? Being runners, this is nothing we’re not used to, already seeing as how so many of us enjoy races. However, have you ever thought about all the different ways you can make running, or other activities for that matter, interesting and still challenging? It’s been a growing trend the last several years ...
One of the many benefits to becoming a member of Twin City Track Club is having instant access to so many regularly scheduled runs throughout the week. Between TCTC and a few of the other clubs, there is a regularly scheduled run just about every day of the week. One of these scheduled runs is Tuesday Night Track Night. As ...
January 4, 2023. We were cruising along at 35,000 feet over the ocean. It was night and the entire plane was asleep.I nudged Sheryl awake and whispered, “Honey, what do you say we do it right here?!”She rubbed her eyes a little and gave me an incredulous look – “What?” she said. “Are you crazy? People will see us!”I shook ...
The excitement in the air was palpable as hundreds of men and women toed the line on February 3, 2024 in Orlando Florida to chase down dreams of earning a coveted spot on the Olympic Marathon team in the upcoming 2024 Paris games. The field consisted of several faces familiar to those of us in TCTC including Keira D’Amato and ...
Hello TCTC! I hope everyone is having a great 2024.The first two months have certainly flown by!A big thanks to those of you who participated in the Winter Seminar events with Kiera D’Amato. I’m sure those of you who got to meet, talk, and run with her saw what a genuinely nice and inspiring person she is. Her story of ...
Ever heard of the 4 x 4 x 48 Challenge? This is an endurance test developed by former Navy SEAL David Goggins several years ago. The format is to run four miles every four hours for 48 hours straight. It doesn’t sound too foreboding until you realize that is almost two marathons back-to-back! Long-time TCTC member Dave Morgan recently participated ...
My name is: Sarah RuffBut I’m also known as: “Doctor Sarah”To sum myself up in a nutshell: I am a family medicine doctor in Chapel Hill who also delivers babies. I am a mom of two kids, ages 13 and 15, and I am the wife of an awesome dad and seminary student. I love running and challenging myself to do hard things, because ...
Michelle is a registered nurse who went to Duke University. Lee is a neurologist who attended the Wake Forest School of Medicine. We have two sons, Brian and David. Brian and his wife live in Winston-Salem. David lives near our previous home of 27 years in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Michelle is originally from near Philadelphia and Lee is from around San Francisco. ...
In comparison to last year, 2024’s event can truly be called a Frosty 50 event. With temps in the 30s, whipping winds and practically sideways rain, most would want to shut their doors and stay inside. Not this crazy group of runners. Dozens of runners in the community braved the wind, cold, and rain to run either the 12.5K, 25K, ...