"track-cycling" Articles & Blogs:
Femme Pedals Mountain Bike Group
| Happy New Year!
If you are into mountain biking in the south Florida area, check out the recently formed Femme Pedal cycling club.
From the Femme Pedal Meetup Group Page
"Our mission is to provide all types of opportunities for women mountain
bikers ...[Read on] |
Spin Cycle: The newest bike trends
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Bike culture has become more and more pervasive. Now that commuting via bike and fixed gear cycling have become practically mainstream, what’s next in the two-wheeled world?
Synchronized Cycling: Dancing with your bike was lionized way back in 1986 whe...[Read on] |
Cyclists keep coming back for more
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(Ed. Note: Cyclist Kim Geist is a member of the Pretty Tough Team)
I think cyclists are one of the most interesting types of athletes in the world. This is because not only is skill very important to the cyclist’s success, but it is vital that he or ...[Read on] |
The latest in cycling trends
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According to Trend Central, the bike community is continuing to innovate and thrive. Here are some of the latest happenings in the cycling world.
Rolling Orange: They may not be world champions of soccer, but the Dutch are still an authority on bikes...[Read on] |
Volleyball reinstated at QU, Men's Track eliminated
| After being temporarily enjoined from cutting the women's volleyball program, Quinnipiac University has decided to permanently reinstate the team. This move will likely result in a settlement of the Title IX lawsuit against the university, according to t...[Read on] |
Battle of the Sexes Puma Mile: Parker Makes the Men Earn It
| Barbara Parker was going to make sure she either won the $10,000 Puma contract or the man who did had to put up the fight of his life.
Parker took off at the gun that started the women's field, setting a 4:30 mile pace on the first lap and never letting ...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! This is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family ready ...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! This is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family ready ...[Read on] |
Notes from a Sports Psych Grad Student: Composure
| Editor's Note: Anne Shadle was a 2-time NCAA Champion (Indoor Mile and Outdoor 1500m) while an undergraduate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She then competed as a professional Track & Field athlete for Reebok from 2005-2008, capp...[Read on] |
adidas Track Classic and Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix looking for LA’s fastest 5-year-old
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Winner will be Crowned “L.A.’s Fastest Five-Year Old” during Premier Track and Field Event at The Home Depot Center
Carson, CA (April 28, 2009) – The adidas Track Classic, one of the premier track and field meets in the country, and Olympic gol...[Read on] |
Pick Me Up: New ways to energize
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Many athletes (and non-athletes) are looking for a quick and easy energy boost. For those looking for options other than Red Bull, here are some of the newest energy-infused products to hit the market offering unconventional ways to put more pep in your ...[Read on] |
NYC high school sprinting star in desperate need of bone marrow donor
| I started my running "career" as a sprinter, way back in the day. (Actually, my first running was from the batter's box to first base, but that's a story for another day.)Today, when I write feature articles about runners, one of the questions I often ask...[Read on] |
Mother's Day Interview - Gold Medalist Mary Wineberg
| Last week I talked to Mary Wineberg, lead-off leg of the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning 4x400m relay team. In 2009, she and her husband had their first child, Brooklyn Marie, who is now 9 months old. Mary is already back in shape and setting “post-...[Read on] |
Dinner with the Palins: Snaps to Bristol!
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In national news Bristol Palin is on the hot seat for receiving a $14,000 speaking fee from Lifehouse, a home for unwed mothers in Louisville, Kentucky. I'm thinking back home they're loving her. Well, most of them are anyway.Willow: "Where's mom?"Todd: "...[Read on] |
What Lady Gaga Thought About for the 72 Hours She Spent in the Egg
| Today Lady Gaga told radio’s Ryan Seacrest that she spent three days in her Grammy egg before hatching. “I was in there for about 72 hours," she said. “It was time for me to really prepare and think about the meaning of the song.” The song in ques...[Read on] |
Shaq vs. Serena Williams in tennis?
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ABC is set to air “Shaq Vs.,” a reality show pitting four times hoops champion Shaquille O’Neal against top athletes in their own sports.
O’Neal, who he’s scheduled to report for NBA training camp Sept. 15 as he joins the Cleveland Cavalie...[Read on] |
Kawasaki’s Green Goes Pink
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Jenna Goldberg
We all love action sports, and sometimes that passion drives us to do challenging and borderline- psychotic things. Take for instance, running a 24-hour motocross marathon, helping riders of all ages to learn to ride a dirt bike, re...[Read on] |
Sia: An artist that captures your soul
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You probably haven’t heard her music on the radio or seen her playing around your town, but Sia has been in music game for 12 years now.
Born as Sia Kate Isobelle Furler in Adelaide, Australia, the artist started her musical career in acid jazz and ind...[Read on] |
What They Forget to Teach in High School
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My daughter graduated from college last week, and although I've known her for 22 years, I'm still amazed at this miracle that has grown from a good idea in my mind into a fabulous, full-grown person. When I thought about having a kid, the reality was comp...[Read on] |
Wheel Action: May is National Bike Month
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Despite what recent chilly temperatures (at least in LA) may be telling us, spring really is on its way! Today is the start of National Bike Month so we thought we’d bring you some new bikes and cycling accessories to get you and your family read...[Read on] |
Can Heather Graham Sell the Public Option?
| A new TV ad produced by MoveOn.com and starring Heather Graham seeks to make the case for the public option as a critical—and widely supported—component of health-care reform using a somewhat silly track-and-field conceit. “What does Hea...[Read on] |
The ‘New’ Look of Caster Semenya
| Much has been written about the controversy regarding the sex verification testing of Caster Semenya following the IAAF Championships in August 2009 (to read more go here, here, here, & here).
Given all Semenya has endured, I can’t say I wa...[Read on] |
Women Matter at the Box Office
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The LA Times takes a look at the summer season so far. Things started off very hot (Star Trek) but have cooled off considerably. Here’s what they’ve learned:
Women make a difference
Female ticket buyers made up nearly half of the audience for th...[Read on] |
Debunking The New Smart Choices Packaged Food Label
| Uniform Food Label
I first wrote about the Smart Choices labeling program in November 2008, after it was rolled out at the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutrition Conference. In a nutshell, it is the food industry’s stab at taking all the “f...[Read on] |
From Dreaming to Driving -- How To Get Started in Racing
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So, all your life you've dreamed of being a racecar driver, and now you think it's time to get behind the wheel. But where do you start? Well, unless your name is Earnhardt, Unser, or Andretti, you're going to need to roll up your sleeves, do your hom...[Read on] |
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