Archive | October, 2009
Sanity and sweat
When you hear someone say that working out keeps them sane, they could mean one of two things. They could mean that their daily workout is what they need to keep their juices flowing, that their workout jump-starts their system just enough to make it possible for them to sit at a desk and stare [...]
Continue reading...Carrots and clocks
18. October 2009
Are goals essential for a successful workout program? To justify the hard work of training do you need something to work toward?
I thought that was an obvious “yes” until Thursday evening’s Fit-tastic training session. (Quick background: I joined Fit-tastic, a 12-week training program for runners that you can read more about here, in September to [...]
Holy corn dog! Here’s a Fair hike
16. October 2009
Why put up with the hassles of traffic and pay $10 — the going rate based on a drive-by survey of Thursday evening’s State Fair preview — for premium parking to this year’s N.C. State Fair, which opens today and runs through Oct. 25, when you can park for free and encounter zero traffic? And, [...]
Continue reading...GetGoingNC.com — What we’re about
14. October 2009
Welcome to your new, fit life! We’re glad you’re here.
Whether you’ve been redirected here from GetOut! GetFit! or TakeItOutsideNC.com, or are a total newcomer to GetGoingNC.com, here’s some background about what we’re up to.
I’m Joe Miller. My job here is to help you find a way of moving that makes you happy. Fitness and good [...]
Hikes You Can Do: Panthertown Valley
14. October 2009
Every Wednesday through Thanksgiving, GetGoingNC.com will feature a hike in North Carolina that just about anyone can do. It won’t be a long hike (though we may throw in a recommendation for going long), it won’t be strenuous hike (there could be a hill-climb option as well). The hikes will be timed to coincide with [...]
Continue reading...Read this: PE in a school district that gets it
13. October 2009
A story from the Seattle Times reprinted in today’s News & Observer shows how at least one school district is taking physical education seriously. “Stretching the curriculum: Seattle schools standardize PE” describes how the Seattle Public Schools have tossed the laissez faire/lazy fare approach to gym class currently in vogue in America in favor of [...]
Continue reading...Drink up and avoid leg cramps
12. October 2009
Yesterday, I mentioned that my bid to avoid last place in Saturday’s Cry Me A River six-hour mountain bike race was thwarted — in part — by leg cramps early on my fifth lap (a little over 3 hours and 25 miles into the race, to put it in better perspective). I was pit-bound for [...]
Continue reading...Andy Etters, race volunteer extraordinaire
11. October 2009
Our award for volunteer of the day at Saturday’s Cry Me A River 6-hour mountain bike race at Little River Regional Park goes to … Andy Etters! And not just because of the little white pills Andy gave me after my debilitating fifth lap. More about those pills in a moment.
Volunteers are the folks who [...]
It’s fall, take a hike
9. October 2009
I hate to nag, so let’s call this something else. Prodding? Pushing? Pestering? They all seem so … controlling, which is crazy considering I’ll I’m trying to do is prod/pester/push you out the door to take a hike. And there’s no better time and place to take a hike than the fall in North Carolina. [...]
Continue reading...Active Destination: Smithfield
8. October 2009
Few things get me as excited as stumbling across an area marked off with yellow tape. Not “Crime Scene” tape, but “Construction: Do Not Cross” tape, the kind that marks a greenway under construction. The kind Marcy and I found while exploring downtown Smithfield last month.
“The tape!” Marcy reminded as I pretended I didn’t see [...]
19. October 2009
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