About this Event
STANDING STRONG:
Lift, Run & Refuel
DON’T MISS THE T-SHIRT DEADLINE! Event shirts must be ordered by October 1. We cannot guarantee shirts after the deadline, so register and select your size now.
For the second year, Asheville’s fitness community is returning to Cultivated Cocktails Distillery Tavern & Venue to celebrate much more than movement. We’re celebrating what it means to rebuild, reconnect, and keep moving forward—together.
Hurricane Helene changed our community in ways we are still navigating. Local gyms, studios, coaches, and wellness businesses lost spaces, equipment, income, and the routines that held their communities together.
But this community did what we teach others to do every day: adapt, dig deep, and keep showing up.
STANDING STRONG was created to honor that resilience and showcase the local fitness businesses that continued serving Western North Carolina while rebuilding themselves.
Meet Your Coaches
Bringing this morning of movement and community to life are three Asheville coaches who believe fitness builds more than strong bodies—it builds resilient people and stronger communities:
- Coach Luis of Caffeine N Fitness
- Coach Tera of The Unstoppable Rebel Collective
- Coach Michelle of Asheville Personal Training
Together, we’re bringing our communities into one shared space—not to compete, but to move, connect, celebrate, and stand stronger together.
Join us for an energizing morning of:
- Kettlebell strength
- Running
- Food, refueling, and connection
- Celebrating Asheville’s incredible fitness community and local businesses
This isn’t just a workout. It’s a celebration of the comeback—and an invitation to be part of what comes next.
Event Details
Saturday, October 17, 2026
9:00–11:00 a.m.
Cultivated Cocktails Distillery Tavern & Venue
T-SHIRT ORDER DEADLINE: OCTOBER 1
Whether you’ve been part of Asheville’s fitness community for years or you’re ready to discover where you belong, we want you standing with us.
Together, we rebuild.
Together, we rise.
Together, we STAND STRONG.
Event venue & nearby stays
Cultivated Cocktails Distillery Tavern, 161 Charlotte Highway, Asheville, United States
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