Miles of DisComfort Marathon – Comfort, TX

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Miles of DisComfort Marathon
Presented by STORM (South Texas Off Road MountainBikers)
Comfort, TX
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Online Registration Closes Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 5:00 PM ET
2010 Miles of DisComfort Marathon
Part of the 2011 Hill Country Bicycle Works Marathon MtBike Championship Series
Saturday, January 29th 2010
Flat Rock Ranch – Comfort, Texas
Held under USA Cycling Permit

RACE CATEGORIES & DISTANCES
Marathon = 52 miles
Men: Open (marathon only), 19 – 29, 30 – 39, 40 – 49, 50+
Women: Open (marathon only), 19 – 29, 30 – 39, 40+

Half Marathon = 26 miles
Men: 19-39 & 40+
Women

Pre-registration price: $50 for full marathon, $25 for half.
Race day registration price: $60 for full marathon, $30 for half.

Awards & Prizes
Full Marathon: Cash for top 10 overall finishers for the men and and top 5 overall finishers for the women.
Half Marathon: Schwag raffle.

RACE SCHEDULE:

Friday (January 28):
Course open for pre-riding
7:30pm – 9:00pm…..Registration at Flat Rock Ranch

Saturday (January 29):
6:30am – 8:30am…..Race Day Onsite Registration Open
9:00am………………Mass Start for Marathon
9:05am………………Mass Start for Half Marathon

Flat Rock Ranch Directions/Camping Information
Land Access Fee of $6 per person will be collected at the gate.
For directions, camping and more info:  www.flatrockranch.net

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Daily News Roundup October 18th – Texas Bicycling

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The Hive recalls Revl carbon fiber brakes
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The recall involves black Revl carbon road bicycle brakes with date codes 41B, 44B, 45B, 53B, 13C and 16C printed on the underside of the carbon brake arms. “Revl” is printed on the brake.

The Taiwanese-made brakes were sold at bike shops from September 2009 through August 2010 for about $390 per set. The CPSC said there have been no injuries reported from brake failures. …

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October 18th Bike Ride – When It’s Cloudy…

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When it’s cloudy the sun really sets in a hurry. Tonight there were a few clouds in the western sky and when the sun moved down the darkness arrived in a hurry. Thank goodness for my headlamp and tail lights. Tonight most of the joggers I came across were wearing reflective clothing. Temperature was a nice 84 degrees when I started and only dropped to 78 when I finished. Wind was a light 7 mph from the south which has no effect on the trails.

When I got back I had to load up my Mercier Serpens bike to take with me tomorrow. Now that I have my new bike I have the Mercier listed on Craigslist.com and a person is interested. Hopefully it finds a new home. There are plenty of miles left in it.

Today’s ride data:

  • October miles 359.31
  • YTD miles 4360.90

10-18-2010 Bike Ride Data

Additional charts and map.

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What’s Turning the Spokes on the Net October 17th

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Michelle is not based in Texas but since the news flow is non-existent tonight I thought Michelle’s post would be inspiring. She rode a recumbent bike from Everett, Washington, to Williamsburg, Virginia, starting July 9, 2009.

Magnolia Randonneur: Mountain Biking!!!!
by Michelle
For the past 3 or so years, I have played around with the idea of mountain biking. I would never commit to it nor was I total convinced that I would want to do it as I always had a big road biking goal looming in the near future. For the first time I don’t have a major road cycling goal, so now is the time to give mountain biking a try. If I break my arm, then, oh well, I break my arm. It wouldn’t mess up any major …. Comfort Texas. Comfort Texas San Antonio Trip 2008 …

I told you the news was slow tonight but this is interesting.

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