Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Four more counties visited as state adventure continues
I had a free day on Wednesday, so I loaded up my notebook, iPad, oversized Road Atlas and several layers of running clothes, then headed ...
David Freeze, Author at Salisbury Post
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Gotta Run: The 100-county adventure is underway
It was just two weeks ago when we ran the first story about my planned visit to all 100 N.C. county seats. I have been ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, March 11, 2023 12:10 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Bits and pieces going forward
The next race in the area is a new one with a strong message. Scheduled for next Saturday, March 11, is the Jace Landon TBI Aftercare ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, March 4, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Challenges keep life new and interesting
I get a charge out of doing some unusual challenges. Sometimes it’s as simple as seeing if I can lift more or last longer than ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, February 25, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: We always think there is plenty of time, until there isn’t!
I read with much interest the obituary of Cora Shinn this week. Cora had a physical fitness degree from college, and she knew the importance ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, February 18, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Behind the scenes at Winter Flight
Salisbury’s 40th Annual New Sarum Brewing Winter Flight races are in the record books for 2023. No other race in the county takes as much ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, February 11, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: How best to enjoy Sunday’s Winter Flight races
When we think of the Catawba College campus on a Sunday afternoon, first thoughts probably include peaceful and quiet. This Sunday will be quite different! ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, February 4, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Jonathan Martin wants to make two straight wins at Winter Flight
Always a very special effort by a quality athlete is needed to win the very competitive Winter Flight 8K, and most often, the winners have ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, January 28, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Molly Nunn, the face of Winter Flight for many years
I mentioned in last week’s column that our very popular Winter Flight races are just ahead on Feb. 5. One of the best things about ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, January 21, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: 40 years for Winter Flight — Feb. 5 is race day
Salisbury and Rowan runners have known about the Winter Flight races for a long time. Most races have a much shorter lifespan, simply because there ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, January 14, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Why sweat matters? Challenges and rewards
My running has been a little off the last few days and I knew exactly what I wanted this morning. I needed a good sweat ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, January 7, 2023 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Mental benefits from sticking to exercise resolutions
It’s that time of year again! Look around you where many of your neighbors and friends are about to attempt major changes in their lifestyle, ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, December 31, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Low iron level forces a delay in blood donation
Sometimes things get a little more complicated, especially when I back myself into a corner. That is just what I did when I wrote Part ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, December 24, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Here’s what happens to your body when you give blood
Giving blood is always needed, and there are lots of blood drives going on during the holiday season. One of the concerns for some who ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, December 17, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Important vitamins and minerals for better exercise and eating to get them
During my most competitive years, the 30s and 40s, I chased the latest supplement that was supposed to give me an edge. With only one ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, December 10, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: How fast do you lose fitness when you stop running?
Most runners and even some dedicated walkers don’t like to miss a day of doing so. What happens when we take time off and how ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, December 3, 2022 12:00 am
College
Catawba cross country closes out season with trip to nationals
Catawba College sent eight cross country athletes to the Division II cross country championships on Friday in Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington. A light dusting ...
by David Freeze, Friday, December 2, 2022 5:32 pm
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Catawba College cross country and Frank Adams keep rolling
This past weekend was another exciting one for Catawba’s freshman phenom Madison Clay, their girls’ cross-country team and Frank Adams IV. I promised an update ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, November 26, 2022 12:00 am
Local
West Rowan friends, neighbors gather for return of Plow Day
Ryan Sloop had good reasons why a renewed Plow Day seemed right. As the regular leader of the local spring tractor rides, he said, “All ...
by David Freeze, Thursday, November 24, 2022 12:10 am
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David Freeze: What I’m thankful for!
What I’m thankful for: The opportunity to do this column year after year. Life changes and so do perspectives, but we have blessings worth remembering ...
by David Freeze, Thursday, November 24, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Girls on the Run celebration and more
It’s a busy time of year for local running and racing, and I’m excited about it. Just last Sunday, the Girls on the Run for ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, November 19, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Training leaves participants confident they can defend themselves
SALISBURY — Twenty women and two men met at Sidekick Karate on a recent Saturday morning ready to seize the opportunity to learn the basics ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, November 12, 2022 12:10 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Catawba Cross Country on a roll at SAC Championships
Last Saturday’s South Atlantic Conference Cross-Country meet was hosted by Catawba College at Salisbury Community Park. Coach Jason Bryan’s men’s and women’s teams had solid ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, November 12, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Remembering proper etiquette as races return
We are fortunate to have most races back on the calendar for the fall and winter season. Being courteous to other runners, walkers and race ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, November 5, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: Long COVID could be the reason your exercise is harder now
At least in my circles, I have heard recently of some long-time local exercisers who are having trouble getting back to their regular exercise after ...
by David Freeze, Saturday, October 29, 2022 12:00 am
Local
Mooresville business provides latest border patrol aircraft technology
MOORESVILLE — Various Jordanian Air Force personnel were in Mooresville on Friday to commemorate the upgrade of the first of six AT-802 border patrol aircraft ...
by David Freeze, Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:10 am
Local
A new bridge: Businesses, church members join project at China Grove Middle School
CHINA GROVE — Jennifer Drye was excited a few weeks because she had China Grove Middle School’s first cross country meet just days ahead and ...
by David Freeze, Sunday, October 23, 2022 12:00 am
Lifestyle
Gotta Run: A timely self-defense seminar and a Navy Seal workout
The topic of self-defense, especially for women, has become a highly discussed topic with the recent killing of Eliza Fletcher who went out for a ...