What if women had a head start, would they win a 5k?

Front Running Sports is sponsoring a race to see who is the fastest! Women get a three minute head start and then the men have to catch-up. Wherever you finish is where you finish, there is no gender category.

There is no other race in Central Florida quite like it. I'm interested to see who is going to win!

The race is on February 14.

http://www.frontrunningsports.com/2008/11/23/catch-me-if-you-can-5k/index.php

The race benefits the Coalition for the Homeless First Steps Program. This program is set up for those getting a fresh start and it uses the sport of running to help them.

b-cleaning - Tri Bike Fit

Outside of paying someone else to fit you, you can try setting up your bike to yourself. When I bookmarked this page, I think I was looking for an inexpensive way to fit myself to my bike.

One question that I had was that this page is titled "Tri Bike Fit" and I have a road bike, will following these instructions help me better fit on my road bike for a triathlon? This page got WAY more complex than I was ready for. Many fitters will also tell you that there is a mix between numbers and each person's body.

I think I still am going to get a professional fitting, but it doesn't hurt to have this information nearby.

http://www.slowtwitch.com/mainheadings/techctr/bikefit.html

Filed in "Fitness/triathlon -> Gear Maintnence"

Solutions for Garmin Forerunner 301 USB problems

I grew up in California. You could leave just about anything on your
front porch for years and not worry about it. In Florida if you leave
anything outside for a couple days the humidity can start to mold,
rust, deteriorate and just destroy things.

This is the same for my Garmin Forerunner 301. The USB port had
stopped working and after digging for solutions I think I may of
found one.

Spray some WD-40 on a toothbrush and scrub the USB port. The WD-40
will help remove any rust or corrosion and improve the contact
points. Let the Forerunner dry and you are good to plug it in to
charge it or download your running info.

b-cleaning - Finding a road bike

Consumer Research does a pretty good job of researching the internet and making sense of a lot of the sites out there, putting it all in one place and then actually referencing the sites that they found the information on. Referencing places that you found information on adds a ton to your credibility, especially on the internet.

I believe that I bookmarked this site when I was looking for my first road bike and the site still has it's relevance. It was last updated in March of 2006.

If you are looking for your first bike or 10th, you may want to see what they have to say. They look at everything from the entry level bikes to high end ones.

http://www.consumersearch.com/road-bikes/review

going in my "fitness/triathlon" folder

B-Cleaning - Gordo World Training Tips

This website is full of some nice training articles. Coach Gordo completed his last six Ironmans in under 9 hours.

http://www.gordoworld.com/

Going in my "Fitness/Triathlon" folder

b-cleaning - Bike Maintnence

Unless you have the money to take your bike to the shop every month, you better learn how to take care of it. You should be doing some regular once a week if you are riding often and want your bike to last you a good long time!

I found this site buried in my unsorted bookmarks. It has a great step by step guide with graphics of the different parts. I probably need to go back and actually look through it a little better myself!

http://www.trinewbies.com/BikeClean/Welcome.asp

Put in my "Fitness/Triathlon -> Gear Maintnence" folder