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5 days ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 10, 2025 This is the continuation of last week’s column recapping Dave and Patty Shields on their cycling adventure from San Diego, California to St. Augustine, Florida. Dave Shields said, “The biggest highlight of our journey was the people. Beyond our fellow riders, who would do anything to help us keep going (fix a flat, loan tools, offer words of encouragement), the locals we interacted with were great.
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1 week ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 3, 2025 Nothing is more fun for me than talking running and long-distance cycling. Dave Shields is an excellent runner, then when he added the Appalachian Trail and a ride across America to our discussions, I got interested fast. Patty, 61, and Dave Shields, 62, are both retired but busy. Patty likes gardening, pickleball and aerobic activities. They both participate in local 5Ks on the SRR calendar.
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2 weeks ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 26, 2025 Back in the late 1970s when I found an interest in running, I kept hearing the name of Dr. Kenneth Cooper. Then recently in our just completed spring beginning runners class, one of the younger participants told me about following the Cooper Test. That brought back great memories of testing myself against Cooper’s age group standards. After reading them again, I guess I still am.
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1 month ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 12, 2025 One of the fastest-growing races we have in the area is the West Rowan Bible Teachers 5K, just completed last Saturday, April 5. Numerous groups and individuals come together to enhance this highly successful event. Race director Deb Gussler said, “It’s hard to believe that we just wrapped up our fourth race.
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1 month ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, April 5, 2025 Jim Amaral is 37 and has always been passionate about physical activities and competing in sports. He said, “As a kid, running was a form of discipline or conditioning by my coaches, so it was a chore rather than an enjoyable activity. In my early 20s, I sustained a serious knee injury that involved the separation of my quadriceps from my kneecap and even exposed my kneecap.
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1 month ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 29, 2025 Not seeing results in your efforts toward any health and fitness goal is frustrating, especially if you have been diligently working to get faster, lose weight, gain muscle or work toward any other health-related goal. Before you give up, consider the following areas of concern. Sleep is our best recovery tool. If you miss out on good and consistent sleep, you could sabotage your results and not even know it.
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1 month ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 22, 2025 Late March through early June are usually busy months for racing and this year will be no exception. Here is a recap of the choices for late March and April. The Mt. Hope Run for Missions 5K and Fun Run starts off the fun. This run/walk is at Salisbury Community Park on March 29 and uses the paved greenway and gravel roads for both races. Mt. Hope uses the proceeds for a long list of annual mission projects.
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2 months ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 15, 2025 Two Catawba College athletes have reached the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. Miles Stephens and Winfred Porter both competed in the 60-meter dash prelims on Thursday. Both Porter and Stephens qualified for the finals and as a result are now DII All-Americans. Porter ran 6.67 seconds to finish fifth, and Smith grabbed the eighth and final qualifying spot with a time of 6.68 seconds.
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2 months ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:10 am Sunday, March 9, 2025 Just before 1 a.m. March 3, a massive fire broke out at the Rodriguez home on Patterson Road, in the end destroying essentially every possession the family had, but fortunately, leaving them alive and together. Alfonso, Lara and their six children escaped the fire in only their night clothes on a frosty cold night. With the fire still burning and multiple fire departments at work, neighbors began to show up to help.
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2 months ago | 
salisburypost.com | David Freeze
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 8, 2025 Since my farming accident and back injury last May 15, I have learned a lot about recovery and strengthening in an area that I never worried about before. Never had I suffered from back trouble until when I suddenly had trouble moving my legs and couldn’t lift anything at all, yet back pain is the leading cause of work or exercise limitations. About 30 percent of people suffer from lower back pain annually. Here are some things I’ve done.
