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• Add one more to the bike commuters

  Rick Romell has turned in his parking pass. He has overcome clammy back sweat, a 33-year-old "900-pound bike" and bungee cord attacks. Rick has officially joined the ranks of bike commuters, as of the second week of May. Except for yesterday... Posted Jun 05 2008, 07:00 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: cycling, guest star

• 7 weeks and counting

  The mock triathlon workout I did with Tim and my friend Skibba (Steve) on Monday was tough. I have some work to do , I thought to myself at the end. Then I remembered there are still 7 weeks of training to go until the Danskin Triathlon. Sure I have some... Posted May 28 2008, 08:52 AM by lhalfmann With | With no comments Filed under: Running, cycling, swimming

• The Opportunity Cost of Training

  Variety is the spice of training. It's also the downfall of PRs. Posted May 28 2008, 07:00 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, waxing philosophical, cycling, swimming

• An epic weekend

  Can... barely... type this... Posted May 27 2008, 11:56 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, outdoor exercise, Laura, cycling, Soreness, swimming

• Summerfest Goes Green?

  This seems like the ultimate oxymoron. Posted May 21 2008, 11:12 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: waxing philosophical, cycling

• Four Reasons NOT To Bike To Work, Or: The Clothes Don't Make the Biker

  Who needs to bike to work when you've got excuses? Let's see if they hold up. Posted May 08 2008, 11:00 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With 3 comment(s) Filed under: waxing philosophical, cycling, motivation

• You can ride a bike with no handlebars

  In the growing cult of custom bikes, people are discovering they can take old bikes, fix them up to reflect their personality, and they're suddenly the epitome of dinstinction and cool. Posted May 07 2008, 03:51 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: cycling

• Why Next Week Could Ruin Me

  Saturday begins the one week of the year I kind of dread. Posted Apr 30 2008, 05:09 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: cycling, gear

• How Flowers Can Power your Workout

  Those damn hippies may have been onto something. Turns out, the art of flower design can teach us a lot about working out. Posted Apr 21 2008, 03:54 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: mental training, cycling, motivation, Injuries

• Choose Your Own Outdoor Adventure

  Start planning your run/walk/bike ride/rolling blading/gardening/choose-your-own-outdoor-adventure now. We're supposed to get a window of good weather on Wednesday, if the forecast holds true to 65 degrees. It will be a tiny window. Posted Apr 14 2008, 01:32 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, outdoor exercise, cycling, motivation

• Fit for biking

  The new WORBA magazine is now out. This publication previews all the spring and summer mountain bike races in the area. I've done some mild mountain biking before. Once with some semi-pro riders in Flagstaff, Ariz., who graciously waited for my brother... Posted Mar 22 2008, 12:49 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: cycling, Injuries

• Sometimes you just gotta be stupid

  Right now, I'm sitting in my living room icing my knee. By the standards of my past knee pain, it doesn't really hurt. Yet. But I just read a looong Runner's World article about knee pain, and it managed to both confuse me yet make me paranoid... Posted Mar 16 2008, 10:31 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: Running, cycling, Soreness, Injuries

• Blarney, biking and rivalry

  Last year I did an article on Evan Pack last year after he got back from a cross-country bike ride . Shortly after that he flew overseas to cycle the Tour de France route. I saw him around town last summer when he came back and worked at Sobelman's... Posted Mar 14 2008, 02:33 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: Running, outdoor exercise, cycling

• Putting on a clinic

  I recently took a two-hour private ski lesson. Before that, I sloppily careened down beginner blue and green hills. After a few hours of instruction, I was easily controlling myself down a black diamond called Over the Edge. No problem. It was amazing... Posted Mar 11 2008, 04:13 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: mental training, Running, Goal-setting, cycling, Beginner advice, swimming

• Lance and Smokin'

  Lance Armstrong is visiting Wisconsin next week to support a state-wide smoking ban. He'll be in Madison on Tuesday, March 4. The good news for Milwaukee is there's free transportation and lunch. From the announcement : It's time for Wisconsin... Posted Feb 29 2008, 02:36 PM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: cycling

• zzzzzzz...

  Is anybody else out there totally exhausted by Friday? This week while training with Maurice at Invivo Wellness , he revealed to me that he ran on the treadmill earlier in the week. He claimed he did it for me. He told me this because I casually (at least... Posted Feb 22 2008, 10:08 PM by lhalfmann With | With 1 comment(s) Filed under: cycling, Soreness, gear

• What HAVE I done?

  Tim is absolutely right. I am totally freaking out about my recent bicycle purchase. But I am slowly coming to terms with it. I have spent the entire weekend trying to convince myself that it is a sound investment. Luckily I have had some help. First... Posted Feb 17 2008, 02:08 PM by lhalfmann With | With 2 comment(s) Filed under: cycling, gear

• Saying no to skis

  Laura bought a new road bike on Friday. She was freaking out. This was obvious because she kept repeating I'm freaking out, I'm freaking out. She bought it at Crank Daddy's and used it right away for CompuTraining. Then she left it at the... Posted Feb 17 2008, 11:43 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: cycling, gear

• Ride in Peace

  Anyone who has Googled how-to bike repairs has met Sheldon Brown . Sheldon got me in over my head more than once, giving me confidence that I could true a wheel or some such DIY maintenance. I spent hours in the driveway this summer going back and forth... Posted Feb 05 2008, 10:31 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: cycling

• Love your bike community

  Saying you're a biker can mean a lot of things: You carry a messenger bag and ride a custom single speed around the city You're a weekend warrior who goes on three hour Saturday rides on a $3,000 roadbike You only ride a fat tire bike through... Posted Jan 31 2008, 11:35 AM by Tim Cigelske With | With no comments Filed under: waxing philosophical, cycling