Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 20th
Recovery Days: Rest or Easy Exercise?
from Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin by Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Virtually all competitive athletes train by taking a hard workout on one day, feeling muscle soreness on the next, and then recovering at a reduced intensity for as many days as it takes for the soreness to go away. Then they take their next intense workout. Intense workouts cause muscle damage, as evidenced by bleeding into the muscles themselves and disruption of the fibers and Z bands that hold muscle fibers together. …
Two Wheel Tammy Tours: Texas Hill Country Tour 2010
by TwoWheelTammy
The best day of riding, and one of the most beautiful places we stay, was our ride to Blanco, TX staying at Blanco State Park. We have an opportunity to use a CCC era pavilion that overlooks the Blanco River which provides a scenic backdrop to our dinner and breakfast. Speaking of meals, once again Kathy and Jack delivered …
On the road again: Plano resident prepares for 160 mile bike ride for MS
by Lewisville Leader
After a lunch and rest break, the cyclists will head due south and finish the day at Texas Motor Speedway. Day Two of the ride will take the cyclists north …
Cycling club reemerges on UNT campus : North Texas Daily
As biking fanatics flood the streets of Denton, a UNT organization is back by popular demand.
The cycling club began in 2009 with little recognition and a handful of members. However, all this changed once Daniel Duryea, a kinesiology senior and cycling club president, took over and decided to restore the organization. …