Muscle Cramps in Athletes and Exercisers
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin
This month a study from the University of Cape Town, South Africa showed that the athlete who is most likely to suffer muscle cramps is the one who runs the fastest and the one who has had previous muscle cramps (British Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2011). Of 210 triathletes competing in an Ironman triathlon, 43 developed… More
News and blog updates are slow today so I will wrap up with Dr. Mirkin.
Today’s ride was the first one in a while without a dog sprint. I did not miss them either. One thing I did have was 91% humidity at the start. Thankfully this dropped to 51% by the time I finished. I have not weighted but I must have lost 4 to 5 pounds of water in sweat. At my first stop to refill my water bottle I was pouring perspiration like a fountain. The temperature went from 78 degrees to 94 degrees. My goal was to ride at least 55 miles and I made it to 56.1 miles. My average speed was 14.9 mph which was a little lower than I would have liked but there were some stretches where the wind was strong and slowed me down. I did managed a max speed of 21.9 mph though. Average cadence was 76.4 RPM. I saw one other biker at the 49 mile mark and I almost missed him when he rode past me from behind as I turned left onto another street.
July mileage update:
7-23-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map
7-23-2011 Home Weather Finish
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Shawnee Trail Cycling Club
Come join us for our Sunday “Recovery” ride. This is the route we’ll be taking this week.
Chapparal Cycling Club, as a part of the West Texas Cycling Association, hosted the 2011 Third Thursday Time Trial series. The last race was held July 22, 2011 with 18 participants. The results of the series can be viewed here . Thank you to all who volunteered at each event as the series would not happen without you. Also, a big THANK YOU goes out to Mike Ivins for organizing the series!
San Angelo Bicycle Association
Road TT August 4
Mountain TT August 18
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Goodfellow Sprint Triathlon
July 30
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Trail Work Day
September 17
San Angelo State Park
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July Minutes posted
see Club Info – Minutes
Are you in need of a FREE bike helmet?
by KGBT-TV
As part of the “Hard Hats for Little Heads†program, the Texas Military Forces will be giving away free bicycle helmets. Over 500 helmets will be given away on a “first come, first serve†basis. The giveaway starts Monday, July 25 th – Thursday, …More
Tour De Gap Riders Have Their Shot At Professional Cyclist
Geoff Godsey Returns To Abilene For Local Bike Race
By Mike Skow, KTXS Sports
“Bring it on! Let’s go!” Geoff Godsey says when asked about riders challenging him in a race.
The Kenda 5-Hour Energy Pro Cycling member is returning to his college stomping grounds for this year’s Tour de Gap bike race.
“I’m anxious to see how the cycling world has grown, its been probably 4 years since I’ve been here,” the Hardin-Simmons alum exclaims as he stands next to a rack of bikes. He met… More
When I walked out of the house this evening to the garage to go on my ride it was like I had been hit with a wet blanket. After all of these months without rain the last two days we have had rain. Today was .41″ of rain so th humidity is moving back up to normal for here. The temperature was in the 90’s and the humidity was not too far below that. I normally do not ride on Friday’s but I didn’t ride yesterday because I wanted to watch stage 18 of the Tour de France with the HC mountains. this stag might decide who was going to win and the broadcast amount of time was long. So I decided to ride today. I was struggling some when I was going to the south and I was wondering how strong the wind was. When I got home I found out the wind was 17.3 mph from the southeast. This explains at least partially why my average speed was only 14.4 mph. I did manage a max speed of 21.5 mph during the 25.02 mile ride though. Average cadence was 77.9 RPM, somewhat low. July miles are up to 436.95 and year to date I have ridden 3276.03 miles. This week is at 74.02 miles.
7-22-2011 Bike Ride Data and Route Map
7-22-2011 Home Weather Finish
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