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AllYearGear
http://www.allyeargear.com
Race, Ride, and Run Reports from the Field, including endurance mountain biking, ultra-running, training tips, triathlons, and more
- Added on: Feb 21st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Todd Scott
- Listed in: Outdoor Recreation Cycling
- Tags: training racing Marathon running biking triathlon
Recent Posts
Bigg Rod’s got candy for you
I was biking home from a meeting downtown. I was hungry and in Highland Park. I’d been meaning to stop into the Victor Bakery, but it was Monday and they were closed. Just nearby I discovered Bigg Rod’s Candy Shop was open, as open as a ...
Beers and Gears Detroit Bar Tour
Sordid tales from last year’s ride and amazingly warm November weather led to a huge turnout for the Beers and Gears Detroit bar tour on Saturday. Sixty-degree weather, thirty-eight riders, and six bars. The first stop was the Lockerroom Lounge...
Biking to Detroit’s musical heritage
Detroit has a tremendous history, which makes for some great biking destinations. Yesterday I rode to 635 Belmont Street just north of Detroit’s Arden Park-East Boston Historic District. This is where Diana Ross grew up until she was 14 and her...
Those crazy old sports jocks
I spent a good deal of time reading old League of American Wheelmen (L.A.W.) Bulletins from the late 1890s and early 1900s. The L.A.W. was the main bicycling group during the time when bikes were king. Not unexpectedly, I came across some funny old t...
I was held up by gunmen while biking
I was biking down Vinsetta Boulevard in Royal Oak last week and all of a sudden there was a major traffic jam. This was real odd because normally there are few cars on that road. So I slowly weaved through the stopped cars, past a policeman, and co...
Racing with Vitamin I
A recent New York Times article asked the question, “Does Ibuprofen Help or Hurt During Exercise?” The short answer is no, unless your suffering from “inflammation and pain from an acute injury.” The article discusses ibuprofe...
