Salt for Warm Weather Exercise
Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine
May 2, 2010
This month, two major reports in medical journals claim that getting people to reduce their intake of salt will save lives, prevent heart attacks and markedly reduce health costs (Annals of Internal Medicine, April, 2010; NEJM, April 22, 2010).  That may be true for many people who do not exercise, but for heavy
exercisers and athletes, particularly those who are also vegetarians, it can cause cramps, fatigue, injuries and even death.
During World War II, Dr. James Gamble of Harvard Medical School showed that salt (sodium) is the only mineral that people…

April Team of the Month: Texas Tech University
from www.usacycling.org
At this point last year, the Texas Tech cycling team had a total of 4 active members. Now, a year later, we have been able to increase our active membership …

Rolling hills – riders need support 12th annual Honey Tour bicycle ride
by Alvarado Post
The 2010 Honey Tour bicycle ride, in its 12th year, will again roll through Alvarado and help is needed.

“Three of the four routes will come right through Alvarado,” said Willy Gugel, Honey Tour media marketing consultant. “We love to have people cheering along the route displaying the flag and staffing the critical intersections to assure safe riding.” …

MOVING TARGET: Cycling in Texas
by bobwins2
It’s been three weeks; wow, what a long time since my last post. I’m having a hard time remembering places I’ve been, things I’ve done and people I’ve met.

I began riding again with renewed vigor. I’m looking forward to going to this year’s IMBA’s World Conference, being held in Augusta, GA, early next month. I’m flying over there, renting a car and will visit with my mother and check on the house in Skylake.

I arrived at Xtreme Paint and Graphics to get the needed bulkhead repair. James and the guys did a professional job. The coach…

Trinitiy Bicycles Presentation | The Path Less Pedaled
by Russ
We weren’t quite sure what to expect at our presentation at Trinity Bicycles in Fort Worth, but we were completely blown away last night. For a town that is so below the radar in terms of great bicycling cities, there was a sense that something was on the verge of happening. Laura and I expected 30, maybe 40 people at most to attend our presentation but we were completely dumbstruck when the numbers…