Cycling
3rd Annual Save-A-Limb Bike Ride
Sunday, September 28th is the 3rd Annual Save-A-Limb bike ride. The ride starts from Oregon Ridge Park in Cockeysville, MD. There are three ride options to choose from, a 62 mile metric century, a 30 mile ride, or a 6 mile family fun ride. The metric century ride leaves the park at 8 AM, the [...]
How to Stay Motivated While Training for Charity Athletic Events
ABOVE: Freelance writer Lynn Smythe. Day 1 of the 2008 MS150 bike ride. On top of Card Sound Bridge, on the way to Key Largo, Florida.
EGOMANIAC OR COUCH POTATO?
Why is there a picture of me at the top of this post? I’m not an egomaniac, just an average person. I’m married, mother of 2, a [...]
Ride a Bike to Benefit Charity Organizations
ABOVE: Members of the Palm Beach Team in Training cycle team waiting for the start of the 25th El Tour de Tucson Century Bike Ride. This 100 mile road bike race took place on November 17th, 2007 in Tucson, Arizona.
RAISE FUNDS FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY
There are various marathons, triathlons, walkathons, bike rides and other athletic [...]
Product Review: Jelly Belly Sport Beans
I can’t quite work out whether or not these are good for me. One one hand, they’re ‘packed’ with carbs, electrolytes and vitamins B and C. On the other, they’re…well…they’re jelly beans!
I broke a cardinal rule of race day the first time someone handed me one of these colorful packets. I ate something I hadn’t [...]
Second Annual Ride 4 aBreast Cancer Awareness
CHARITY BIKE RIDE
I just found out about this charity road bike ride yesterday. My husband and I had to drive over to the Bike America store in Boynton Beach to pick up my Trek road bike. A week or so ago my husband was checking my bike, like he does before every ride we go [...]
Active.com Multisport Community
Active.com is a terrific resource that all athletes should know about. Running, cycling, triathlons, swimming, golf, tennis, basketball, soccer and more, are all sports that are covered on the Active.com website. Community wide resources on the Active.com website include newsletters, race results, training plans, free training logs, videos and more.
I discovered Active.com a few years [...]
Livestrong Challenge Charity Bike Ride
Yesterday I wrote about Lance Armstrong’s return to pro cycling. Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about the Livestrong Challenge that his charity, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, hosts every year.
Lance Armstrong Foundation
A cancer survivor himself, Lance founded the Lance Armstrong Foundation in 1997. Since then, the foundation has raised over $250 million to [...]
