Fort Worth Bicycling Association has a well-maintained calendar of bicycling events and opportunities posted at:
http://fwbaclub.org Also, an alternative to water polo more suited to divers is Underwater Hockey, same potential for bumps as Polo but UWH players have a stick! The game is played on the bottom of a pool with a lead puck, and breathing is discouraged while your team is defending the goal and prohibited when you have possession and are making a run. Sadly, the only Texas areas lucky enough to have this opportunity are the DFW area (Wed nites at Duncanville HS Natatorium) and Houston (T-Th UT Health Science Center by the Astrodome) although sometimes a team makes at A&M and a group from Austin has been practicing in Killeen at the Fort Hood pool. We would like to see teams started in Austin and San Antonio (Seaworld tanks have glass windows...) so there could be an annual Texas tournament. Here is a recent article about DFW-UWH: http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2013/apr/16/dallas-underwater-hockey-team-plays-rare-sport/ ________________________________ From: Personal <ralb...@austin.rr.com> To: Diana Tomchick <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> Cc: Cave Tex <texascavers@texascavers.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 5:24 PM Subject: [Texascavers] Re: Getting in shape for caving I train for and compete in water polo. Pulling yourself about while prone and the "crawl" is almost properly named. Good upper and lower body workout. Getting beaten about the head and body helps for appropriate pre cave bruising. Sump diving emulations come in 25 yard "no breather" swims. And of course having what little clothing worn during a game get shredded seems appropriate as well. Robert Please excuse PDA inspired brevity and typos. On Apr 15, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Diana Tomchick <diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Last spring I decided I needed to do something to get into better physical > shape to go caving, and it needed to be something I could do year-round, and > at least 3 times per week. Due to persistent problems with one of my knees, > and to the cervical disk surgery I had in 2004, it seemed as though jogging > was no longer a good choice. So I decided to return to the favorite exercise > of my childhood: bicycling. For about 10 months now I've been biking to work > (sometimes one-way, sometimes round-trip) and my mileage is now up to about > 60-80 miles per week. In addition to the expected aerobic benefits, I've > discovered that this has really helped with my ability to traverse > water-filled caves. The motion required to propel myself while semi-floating > in water (I support my upper torso on my floating pack) and kicking off the > bottom is very similar to cycling. I also try to lift weights 2-3 times a > week. > > Now that the days are getting longer, I'd like to ride the bike more and > train for a century ride later in the season. Aside from the famous Wichita > Falls HHH 100 ride, can anyone recommend some other unique century (either > metric or English) rides in Texas? I'm looking for well-organized rides that > offer something unique--either great food, great scenery, interesting > history, etc., and it can be anywhere in Texas. Please reply directly to me, > and not to the list-at-large. > > And if anyone else would like to share their methods for getting and staying > in shape for caving, it would be nice to share that with the list. > > Diana > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Diana R. Tomchick > Professor > University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center > Department of Biophysics > 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. > Rm. ND10.214B > Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. > Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu > 214-645-6383 (phone) > 214-645-6353 (fax) > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > UT Southwestern Medical Center > The future of medicine, today. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
