October 24: Bike In Single File
from TylerPaper.com
RANT: I wholeheartedly agree with a previous writer regarding bicyclists on Loop 49 between Texas Highway 155 and U.S. Highway 69. However, I would like to add one more bit of advice to these bicyclists: Bike in single file, not double file. When you are…

Kevin Schwantz Wins Again
by Cycle News
Ben Bostrom isn’t the only motorcycle racer making news with pedal power. A day after Bostrom won the Singlespeed World Championship in Rotorua, New Zealand, Kevin Schwantz, the 1993 500cc World Champion, was part of the four-rider Team Cycle Progression/Brand 34 squad that won both their class and the overall victory in the 24 Hours of Rocky Hill, at Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, Texas.

Schwantz and three friends, with help from a two-man support crew, completed 28 laps of the nearly ten-mile course, each riding seven…

Trans Am Bicycle Ride to Fill this House 2010: A “Comfort” able …
from transam2010.blogspot.com
Charles Breer here guest blogging on Week 4 of the Fill This House Transcontinental ride of Peter Conway and Carl Tippit. I’m Peter’s cousin and just thrilled to be able to join him during part of his long-time dream to ride across the country.

What a day we had today! We managed to successfully navigate about 30 turns on our winding route through the heart of the Texas Hill Country…

Intervals to Improve Both Endurance and Speed
from drmirkin.com
Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine
October 31, 2010

In last week’s eZine I explained why intense exercise is necessary for both *maximum health benefits of exercise and *maximum speed and endurance in athletic competition. This week’s issue describes how to use interval training for these benefits.

Cyclists, runners, and almost all other athletes have to move very fast in training to be at their best in competition.  owever, you can’t move very fast over long distances, so athletes…