David Freeze

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Gotta’ Run: Cycling and museum opportunities - Salisbury Post

2 weeks ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 12:00 am Saturday, June 14, 2025 Two of my favorite things, other than running, are cycling and chasing history. I just found out about two opportunities that fit those interests. On Aug. 23, there is an annual charity cycling event sponsored by All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Concord. The event offers fully supported 50k, 50-mile and 100k routes that wind their way through the beautiful countryside of eastern Cabarrus and Rowan counties.
Gotta’ Run: My biggest challenge conquered out west - Salisbury Post

3 weeks ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 12:00 am Saturday, June 7, 2025 Last year during the long night of May 15, I had plenty of time to think. Although I didn’t know the details of the damage to my back, I knew I would miss one of my favorite running events for 2024 and the already purchased airfare tickets wouldn’t be used. The Reno/Tahoe Odyssey is what I call a crazy team race, but the details are what makes it a must do for me.
D-Day Remembrance at Price of Freedom Museum - Salisbury Post

3 weeks ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 10:10 pm Sunday, June 1, 2025 On Saturday, June 7, the Price of Freedom Museum will celebrate its biggest event of the year with the D-Day Remembrance. Doors open at 9 a.m. and will remain open until 3 p.m. The opening ceremony is set for 10 a.m. in the parking lot with guest speaker Travis Allen, sheriff of Rowan County. The museum has been undergoing extensive work over the last year. Exhibits have been updated and remodeled and new displays have been added.
Gotta Run: A real trail race ahead at Nazareth Fun Fest - Salisbury Post

4 weeks ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 31, 2025 It has been a few years since Rowan had a genuine trail race. Nazareth Children’s Home has its popular Fun Fest on June 7 and in conjunction it is offering a trail race on their property at the East Rowan YMCA. What does a trail race mean, how is it different from a road race and what should you expect? I am going to be specific about the Nazareth trail race when describing what it means.
Gotta’ Run: Physical therapy success - Salisbury Post

1 month ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 24, 2025 We finished our spring beginning runners class a few weeks ago. During the class, I happened to mention to Mike Lippard, an exercise physiologist by trade, that I was still very tight in my core area even though I was healing well from my broken back. Mike suggested cupping and said he had great success with it and that it improved flexibility for him.
Gotta’ Run: One big challenge is complete with Chillin’ to the Bones ahead! - Salisbury Post

1 month ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 17, 2025 I’m writing this column on the night before the one-year anniversary of my accident and broken back that happened on May 15, 2024. Oddly, as I lay on the bed in the trauma unit, I decided to make my best effort to complete two challenges. Granted, I didn’t know how badly my back was damaged. That night, I knew I wanted to return to run the Special Olympics Torch Run the next year, something I had done on the morning of the fall.
China Grove races Friday evening bring out a crowd - Salisbury Post

1 month ago | salisburypost.com | David Freeze

Published 12:07 am Tuesday, May 13, 2025 CHINA GROVE — Friday evening in China Grove was all about change. By 6 p.m., Main Street from Ross Street to Kimball Road was closed in expectation of more than 330 runners taking to the street. By 7:15 p.m., a pleasantly cool evening had settled in as a group of toddlers kicked off the events of the China Grove Main Street Challenge with their bedlam “out and back” sprint of 200 yards.
Gotta’ Run: Shields Cross Country Cycling, Part II - Salisbury Post

1 month 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.
Gotta’ Run: Shields couple cycles the southern border, part one - Salisbury Post

1 month 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.
Gotta’ Run: Tried and true fitness testing - Salisbury Post

2 months 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.