The Shiner GASP is a great ride that ends at the brewery. I believe its May 4th.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:01 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 > >
