Jack and Adam's Bicycles

Jack and Adam's Bicycles: | 10 March 2010, 7:55 amchain wear

Most people do not replace their chain often enough and this leads to the gears not shifting correctly and excessive wear on the chainrings and cassette. Chain wear is affected by a few things, riding conditions, riding style(masher vs spinner) and shifting technique. When the conditions are wet the chain is going to wear out faster due to the dirt that gets in the rollers of the chain, wet

Austin Tri-Cyclist - Austin's Triathlon Store

Austin Tri-Cyclist | 24 February 2010, 3:28 pmThe Seguin Blue Norther Duathlon

This is it people,. The time is drawing nearer. The Seguin Blue Norther is March 14th and the competition is heating up. If you are not familiar the race its a flat and fast course that always brings out a great crowd. Live music and good food is found at the awards ceremony along with the chance to win some raffle goodies.

Dancin' Don Ruthven has even made the claim that none or maybe just a few can possibly beat him on the bike. He is willing to put up a $15 gift certificate to anyone that beats his bike split. It looks like I will be getting a gift certificate.

If you are looking for that fun season kickoff race then check this one out.

WEBSITE: Blue Norther Duathlon

We also have a inter-store challenge on who will be the ATC victor. You can vote on the poll down below. All listed are contenders.

Pure Austin Fitness

Pure Austin Fitness | 9 March 2010, 8:32 pmJessy RESOLVES to get faster...with Jodi's help

I have abused my relationship with amateur running for too long. I have been running as a sport, hobby or conditioning since 1990. I like logging miles, wandering my neighborhood, listening to music, and not having to answer the phone for an hour every night. I can get through 10k's and half marathons with decent, but not great, times. What if I actually took running seriously? I have no false aspiration to join some competitive old person team, nor any bucket list of items to check off before I die, but I do have an overwhelming desire to get one of those Congress Avenue Mile shirts without embarrassing myself.

My interest in running came from my first timed mile, which was 7:50, in the fifth grade. It was the fastest girl's time at my elementary school. I told my mother, who had posted decent times in summer track a generation before, and she said: well that's not so fast. And it isn't. The time is lower now, but not notably.

My hands off self coaching approach to running had hit a wall. I
decided to sign up for this contest to investigate if it was my lazy
coaching style or my physical makeup holding me back from a decent
mile time with the hope improving one mile would also benefit my
distance runs. After one month of evidence gathering, it appears my
inner self coach is too laid back; doing what feels good, while
leaving me high on oxygen, is (unfortunately) not as effective as
revisiting all the things I know build strength: core exercises,
resistance training and track workouts. On average, Jodi's workouts
take about the same amount of time as my mile logging, but are far
more effective at increasing my speed.

I have no idea what my chances are at beating the rest of the
participants. I'm confident I'll make my goal, though, which is far
more important. Plus, I already shave my legs without feeling like a
poser, so I have two legs up on Drew's bike guy already.

Mark's Daily Apple

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