I thought my racing season was done. In the last 9 months, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time training to qualify for and then compete in the National Age Group Triathlon. And, honestly the last 2 months, I’ve been pretty burned out. I went to Portland to compete, but I was way more excited [...]
Posts Tagged ‘National Age Group Triathlon’
Further thoughts on the City of Roses
This article is part of our AustinBikeBlog becomes PortlandBikeBlog series I’m writing on my recent trip to Portland and my exposure to its bike culture. Well, now that I’m back in Austin and have had a decent night’s sleep, I thought I’d follow up to my article last week about bike culture in Portland with [...]
Dumbest Product of the Week: Week 5, Triathlon Edition, The Hightide Heels
Since I am competing in the National Age Group Triathlon this weekend, it is only fitting that this week’s nominee for Dumbest Product of the Week be related to the first leg of triathlon, the swim. Thanks to the alert reader who let me know about this product that comes straight from the runway, the [...]
AustinBikeBlog becomes PortlandBikeBlog for the weekend
As you read this, I am on my way to Portland, Oregon to compete in some race. Honestly, I am not nearly as excited about this race as I was when I spent countless hours this spring training to qualify for it. Maybe I’m just burned out, but in the last month or so I’ve [...]
Austin is the next stop on the International Bicycle Film Festival
After having a great time biking with my kids last night to the monthly Bike-in Movie, The Triplets of Belleville, I’m very excited to announce that the 2008 International Bicycle Film Festival will be stopping in Austin on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20. There are four different programs which will all be screened [...]
