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On Tennis  Andrew Miller
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ACC Sports Latest Running HeadlinesLatest HeadlinesGulf Stream trip for educationThursday, Sept. 4, 2008Steve Dowdney, known by many as the guy who sells pickled okra and stone-ground grits at local farmers markets and author of a new book on food canning, has a lesser-known "green" side that he says has its origins 30 years ago in Alaska. Read story. It's hard to keep up with JonesesThursday, Aug. 28, 2008Having been a part of the running community here for 20 years, I've met my fair share of inspirational people — those who buck convention and live life, every day, to the fullest. Among the first to come to mind are Cadwallader "Quaddy" and Lucy Jones of Sullivan's Island. Read story. World's fastest swimsuitThursday, Aug. 21, 2008Yelp if you've had enough of Michael Phelps. In his eighth race of the Olympics, I probably was among the tiny minority quietly hoping that he'd have to settle for a silver medal, not his eighth gold. Read story. Europe gives bikers, walkers spaceThursday, Aug. 14, 2008MUNICH, germany — The Alps of Bavaria and Tirol may be well-known for phenomenal skiing and beer drinking, but in the summer, this place is an active, outdoorsy person's playground. Thanks to its heritage, which includes two Winter Olympics, the place contains thousands of miles of paved and unpaved trails for mountain biking, hiking and running, as well as cross-country skiing in the winter. Read story. Human Rights OlympicsThursday, Aug. 7, 2008As you probably can tell from today's Get Out cover, I'm a bit nuts about the Olympics — as well as participating in sports and other outdoor activities. Yet count me among the millions who aren't thrilled that the world's greatest sporting event is being held in China, a country that fails miserably in protecting its environment and cherishing human rights. Read story. Wearing helmet a bitter pill for some bikersThursday, July 31, 2008I have a confession to make. While it's not a major sin, it's bound to draw a certain amount of tsk-tsking. When I bike, I don't like to wear a helmet. Sometimes I don't wear one. Other times I do. But in the latter case, it's always, always, a case of swallowing a bitter pill. Read story. Swimmer Torres' success can be a message for us allThursday, July 17, 2008I have enjoyed hearing all the commentary on 41-year-old swimmer Dara Torres, a four-time gold medalist who recently qualified for her fifth Olympics. First, everyone is so surprised that Torres continues to reign in a sport dominated by athletes half her age. Read story. Triathlon incidents may be wake-up callThursday, July 3, 2008There is so much good about participating in local road races, bike rides and triathlons. For one, it gives people goals to improve their personal physical fitness. Then there are the social and community-building aspects of these events. As with everything, however, there's a downside, the underbelly. Read story. Carolina Day could be bigger and betterThursday, June 26, 2008I love living here. There are times I think about moving to another part of the world, but Charleston and the Carolinas — both North and South — are home. We have it so good. A nice pace of life. Mild winters. Barring some rural pockets, decent economies. Mostly pristine mountains and sea. Wonderful traditions, people, culture and history. Read story. 2 to try swim at Key WestThursday, June 19, 2008In the fall of 2005, I heard that one of my friendly running rivals, Eric Ruckel, had "bone-on-bone" osteoarthritis in his left knee, and that his doctor told him he would have to stop running. I wondered how he would handle it. Eric, now 43, is rabid about endurance sports, competition, self-improvement and, frankly, life. Read story. Eco-tourism can benefit beach townsThursday, June 12, 2008As a reporter who covered the East Cooper area for 14 years, I'm well aware of how Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms officials protect their respective beaches from commercial uses. They often made references to Coney Island and Myrtle Beach in justifying their zero tolerance to even seemingly legitimate, low-key commercial efforts. They'd argue allowing this or that would open the floodgates to vendors of snow cones and hot dogs, lounge chairs and plastic, inflatable rafts. Read story. The best story to come out of SplashThursday, June 5, 2008As a journalist and an endurance athlete, covering a race often leaves me torn. The "news" is standard stuff: Who won it, were any records set, how many people participated and what the conditions were like. But the best story is often buried somewhere among the hundreds or thousands of people who take on the task. Read story. Golf carts inviting as gas prices soarThursday, May 29, 2008Over the years, I've spent many hours running the quiet side roads of Sullivan's Island and have seen a lot of people — individuals, couples, families — riding in golf carts. And I've noticed one common denominator: They always seem to be smiling. There's nothing new about using golf carts for getting places other than the next golf hole. Read story. A cleaner cutSunday, May 25, 2008These are green times indeed, fueled by a combination of rising gas and oil prices, continued awareness and concerns about global warming, and just doing the right thing. I've leaned green for most of my adult life. So during the past two decades of homeownership, one of my weekly guilt trips in spring, summer and fall was cranking up the gas-powered lawn mower. Read story. Being 'sun safe' outdoorsThursday, May 22, 2008The sun. It's my smoking habit. I love the sun. Ever since I was a young kid going to the beaches of North Carolina with my family, I've enjoyed spending as many sunny days as I can playing in it, usually with little to no sunscreen. In the same way smokers ignore their habit's bad side effects, some of us still live in denial of the sun's harmful rays. Read story. Newer stories | Older stories |
North Carolina native David Quick received a degree in English from Duke University in 1986. After a one-year stint as a reporter and photographer at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph in West Virginia, Quick came to work in Charleston as a reporter in 1988. Quick has run 15 marathons, including three Boston Marathons.
