{"id":30923,"date":"2015-09-08T23:48:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T04:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30923"},"modified":"2015-09-08T23:48:53","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T04:48:53","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-september-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/09\/08\/texas-bicycling-news-september-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News September 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got a cool action pic from a Triathlon yesterday<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nOur local running and triathlon clubs puts on a Labor Day triathlon every year now. They started a few years back and it has continued to grow each year. It’s a sprint and super sprint triathlon or duathlon with a relay option. That means if someone one wants to run and swim, they can find someone to ride the bike. Or if you have someone that wants to swim, someone that wants to run, you can find someone to do the bike portion. It’s really geared to get folks active and …<\/p>\n

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How to prep for your first cyclo-cross race<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\nSummer is coming to an end and even though there are certainly some hot and sunny days left to come, cooler, often wetter fall conditions will be upon us soon. For many racers, this means the end of road season and the beginning of a series of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153coffee shop\u00e2\u20ac\u009d rides with friends. But for many \u00e2\u20ac\u201c actually more and more each season! \u00e2\u20ac\u201c it means the beginning of the next phase of the racing year: cyclo-cross season.
\nCertainly you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been hearing your friends talk about cross for months now, speaking of the glorious nature of dust, mud and occasional blood in reverential tones. Perhaps you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been considering giving this particular cycling discipline a try? But, as with most things in life, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s …<\/p>\n