Cycling into History sports-masters August 21, 2020 Breaking News, Cycling, Events, Featured, News, Road Cycling 513 Nelson Mandela famously stated, “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does.” A prominent example of that edict can ...
Beware of those trails. . . Scott Sylvester August 21, 2020 From the Scoob 442 Here are three recent posts from what has been an eventful last two weeks. On August 4th So the week leading up to my wrist surgery has been great. Good work. Visible progress and fun riding. Until I mana...
Helping America Recover and Move Forward with Bikes sports-masters August 12, 2020 Cycling, Featured, Health, News 542 PeopleForBikes is an industry coalition of bicycling suppliers and retailers as well as a charitable foundation that implements cycling programs and engages individual members, affiliate organizations and corporate sponsors. The organization recently appoin...
Cycling Grandfather Breaks Another World Record sports-masters August 5, 2020 Breaking News, Featured, Health, Road Cycling 514 Arvid Loewen is a Super Hero! This 63 year old Canadian grandfather of 11 has become a world record holder for the second time in late July after unofficially breaking the Guinness Book World Record (GWR) fo...
You Forgot What? Scott Sylvester August 3, 2020 From the Scoob 459 So today was an opportunity to get out on the road rocket. Worked for the morning. Had some lunch, loaded the machines and took off to the park. Short ride planned before company shows up. Get to Moon, unloa...
Google Maps Just Got Better for Cyclists sports-masters July 25, 2020 Breaking News, Cycling, Featured, News 493 By Iain Treloar, CyclingTips Spurred by a swell in the number of bike riders globally as a result of COVID-19, Google Maps has rolled out an update of its cyclist offering. It’s now more sophisticated, more accurate and more up-to-date, and has some handy n...
Out for Lunch! Scott Sylvester July 10, 2020 From the Scoob 519 Nice to be back on the bike. Lunch ride and, since I’m retired, lunch is whenever I want and for however long I want. So there. I goofed though. Out here in the prairies, unless you are planning a longer...
What Athletes Over 60 Should Know About Working Out sports-masters July 7, 2020 Featured, Sports, Swimming 611 By Jim Miller, MD Is improvement in performance and conditioning possible after you turn 60? Yes! What are the keys to this seemingly daunting task? This answer is complex. First, the Basics The fir...
The Aging Athlete: Protests and Silver Linings Nancy Tinari June 24, 2020 Featured, Running 612 By Nancy Tinari I have found that being an athlete over 60 means feeling a mixture of conflicting emotions: gratitude, exhilaration, disgust, sadness, sometimes even despair. I wasn’t sure whether to write this post because in public we are always supposed...
20 WAYS TO GET MOTIVATED FOR A RUN sports-masters June 19, 2020 Athletics, Featured, Health, Running, Track & Field 496 It may be tough to get up and go for a run. But most of the time, you’ll be more pleased and satisfied with yourself if you get up and do it. Think about the reasons you want to run in the first place. Ask y...
