Lingo, Terms, & Etiquette Oh My: The Fundamentals Of A Training Regimen

Buckle up for this one ladies and gentleman. This article may seem a bit blunt at times but please understand that it’s not meant to be personal. There are many common issues that plague beginning runners and the goal here is to shed light on some things that may help you stay healthy and get the most out of your ...

Mysteries At Muddy Creek

What’s this article about Muddy Creek? What’s going on at Muddy creek? What’s with those pictures at the greenway? The mystery of the paintings at Muddy Creek have been solved! There are 5 newly installed paintings at Jamison Park at the entrance of Muddy Creek Greenway that artist and teacher Amy Beth Cruz created. She was commissioned by Winston-Salem’s Public Art ...

Lingo, Terms, & Etiquette Oh My: Off To The Races

As it’s getting warmer, the spring running season is truly starting as more races are coming through. At long last, you’ve been training hard and now it’s time to see how your hard work pays off. If you think you knew running through training, hold on to your horses, there’s more to come. Racing is exhilarating and challenging but it ...

2024 Volunteer Of The Year: Greg Shelness

TCTC Volunteer of the Year is a recognition to give thanks for those members who go above and beyond to give back to the running community. This year’s Volunteer of the Year was awarded to Greg Shelness during the annual TCTC Holiday Party.Greg  has been a member of Twin City Track Club for more than 15 years. He has volunteered ...

Lingo, Terms, and Etiquette Oh My: Road Running

As you are familiarizing yourself with the club, you will find many welcoming run groups of a variety of paces. With Winston-Salem being a designated runner friendly community, there is no shortage of groups to choose from or places for that matter. However, you may have noticed that a lot of the groups run in or on streets at some ...

Richmond Races

In case you missed it, another fantastic racing weekend was accomplished the weekend of November 16th as almost 60 of TCTC’s finest members took on the Richmond races to cap the success of another travel race for the club. 3 races of varying distances: Full marathon, half marathon and the 8k provided differing challenges for our runners. This race isn’t run ...

Temps Are Falling And So Are Paces

The hellish woes of summer training soon to pay off Enough for you to look at previous times and scoff Worried your body was getting slower  Only to find it needed to build power The temps, like the leaves and soon to be paces if they haven’t already, are falling. If you’ve been hesitant to find out if running is ...

We Want You! (To Write Articles For The Flyer)

I’m not a writer…Lucky for you, you don’t have to be! Our flyer team feels strongly that being a writer is much like being a runner. If you’re writing, no matter what it’s for, you’re a writer!In all seriousness, you don’t need to be a bona fide writer to write an article for the flyer. A vast majority of article ...

Lingo, Terms, & Etiquette Oh My: Names/Types Of Running Workouts

Here’s where things start to get fun. In the grand scheme of things, your running journey is not about the destination, it’s about the stops you make along the way. Rather, in our case, it’s not about the racing results, it’s about the training that got you there. Racing is a lot of fun and exhilarating, but it’s the training ...

Did You Say Hash Browns? No, I Said Hash Runs!

Every so often, the club puts on what’s called a Hash Run. Typically they are done in the spirit of a holiday for an easy theme (Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving, etc.), but they don’t have to be. It does require a host. Desired hosts are people in homes/communities that are safe for running. They are often done in open ...