Recreation: Given the race’s name, a few runners at last Thursday’s “Double B” Gallop and Gorge 8K (5-mile) road race in Carrboro probably counted guilt-free feasting later on Thanksgiving Day as an incentive to race. Fact is, each runner burns only about 500 calories on average during the annual run—about the same number of calories in one slice of pecan pie.
Published: Nov. 29, 2012 2:37 PM | Full story
Recreation: The 11-12 Chapel Hill Titans won the this fall’s Central Piedmont Youth Football League 11-12 Division II Championship on Nov. 10, defeating the Archdale-Trinity Panthers 33-29 in a thrilling championship game in Ramseur. It marked the first time a Chapel Hill Rec team has won a CPYFL title in tackle football.
Published: Nov. 21, 2012 11:31 AM | Full story
Recreation: Despite changes to the race’s organization and even some to the trails of Carolina North Forest, the value of pie remains constant.
Published: Oct. 31, 2012 2:43 PM | Full story
Registration closes soon for the annual YMCA Pumpkin Trail Run, which will begin close to sunset (5 p.m.) on Oct. 27. The Pumpkin Run is a 4K (2.5-mile) race through local forest trails in Chapel Hill. To register, go to www.sportoften.com. For more information, see www.chcymca.org.
Published: Oct. 23, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Recreation: Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Director Butch Kisiah thinks the 2012-13 budget approved by the Town Council finally provides a vision beyond quick fixes and deferred upkeep.
Published: Jul. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
The Race to Sustainability, a new 6K (approximately 4-mile) trail run through the Carolina North Forest, will host its inaugural running at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 28. For more information and to register, visit bit.ly/P2OMW3.
Published: Jul. 24, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Recreation: But perhaps no activity teaches us more about friendship – even love – than fishing.
Published: Jul. 17, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
A. D. CLARK POOL at the Hargraves Community Center, 216 N. Roberson St., is open for the 2012 summer season. The free outdoor swimming pool, operated by the Town of Chapel Hill, is open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Published: Jun. 16, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story
Recreation: Youth football players typically play with a smaller ball. Beginning basketball talent shoots a smaller ball through a lower hoop, and toddlers hit soft baseballs from tees.
Published: May. 29, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Published: Apr. 11, 2012 5:50 PM | Full story
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