Yesterday, a half-marathon was held in Greensboro. It began and ended at Friendly Shopping Center. In the above photo, you see some of the runners on Hobbs Road crossing over New Garden near Price Park and Jefferson Elementary School.*  The race, known as 13.1, was a fundraiser for the Juvenille Diabetes Research Foundation. To encourage as many people as possible to support this worthy cause, runners had the option to only run a 5 or 10 K. For the half-marathoners, the course crossed over Fleming Road and Old Oak Ridge Road and the turn-around point for the 13.1 mile runners was I-73.

On the Sunday Morning Show this week (CBS), one of the guests said that “sitting is the new smoking.” So, while we don’t have to run half-marathons to stay healthy. We should all challenge ourselves to get out and support these worthy causes and exercise at the same time. The beauty of yesterday’s race was that people of all ages participated. It is never too late to start!

*Once Hobbs crosses over New Garden, it becomes Garden Lake Drive. You might want to explore this new stretch of road.