Vanvurst 3rd, Derosa 5th at FSC Round #1 in Tallahassee, FL

The Goneriding.com Florida State Championship has begun, as the first round in Tallahasse, FL is complete. On Your Mark Performance Center was there to participate and witness the action. We were represented well.

Congrats to our podium finishers! Trek/VW Southeast Carolyn Vanvurst took 3rd in the Women's Expert class, and UBC's Greg Derosa secured a 5th spot in the Men's 30-39 Expert category.

Riding strong are the father/son combo of Ricky Knight and Jamie Knight. Jamie in his first year at the Senior Expert level showed good speed and finished 15th in a talent deep field. Ricky finished 12th in the Men's 40-49 Expert category. Also mixing it up was Matt "Knobby" Goforth, finishing 8th out of 31 in the Men's 30-39 Sport category, and Julie Barker 7th in Women's Expert.

We are also proud to announce our 2007 FSC points team:

Robert Bounds - Semi-Pro/Senior Expert, Shawn Smith - Men's 30-39 Expert, Tim Wisner - Men's 30-39 Expert, Matt Goforth - Men's 30-39 Sport, and Julie Barker - Women's Expert

We are off to a great start with a win from Shawn, a 3rd from Tim, Julie 7th, and Matt collecting 8th place points. Robert had a mechanical that forced him out of the race.

During the awards ceremony there was a moment of silence to honor Sean Livesay an avid cyclist and sport racer who was killed earlier this month. Sean's USA Cycling profile, and blog. Rest in peace.

Again, congratulations to our clients, and to our points team for a great opening weekend!

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Chopper Night, October 24th, 7:30pm

Picture about 200 people, dressed in whatever hideous costume is designated for that night, and riding nothing but home-made bikes acting like a bunch of knuckleheads rolling thru City Place and down Clematis...

I've seen choppers made from sofas, tandems with canoe shells around them, double decker bikes, bikes that have folding pivots and rides like a snake, wooden framed bikes, and bikes that rival their motorized counterparts... it is truly the most unique gathering you'll ever witness! I promise!

Here's a quote from the creator of the Freak Bike Militia, Kenny Prather:

CHOPPERNITE HALLOWEEN CRUISE.......
I have heard from very reliable sources (wink wink) that Wednesday, October 24th, is the next Choppernite.
Costumes are encouraged as well as bicycles other than Mtb's and Road bikes.
Beach cruisers are perfect. Choppers and Tall Bikes are even better!!
Meet at Southern Blvd. and the Intracoastal around 7:00 and we leave at 7:30 sharp.
Headlight and tailights are required even though this is an unsupervised, ride at your own risk deal, we still need to obey the law.
See ya there.

Everyone is invited. Kids too! Round trip you're looking at 3-7 miles, maybe... its a fun for the whole family event. Julie and I usually ride a singlespeed or beach cruiser, with beer cooler in tow... i can answer questions if needed... if anyone wants to come up for it, please let me know so we can meet up.

Can long distance sports change your life?

Nick Sortal, from the Sun Sentinel, just started a blog to cover such a topic. On his list of events for this year is the South Broward Wheelers Century.

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/features/health/fitness/blog/

A poor riding position can actually trigger Urinary Tract Infections?

A client of On Your Mark Performance Center found this article in Women's Health Magazine.

She thought it was interesting because the M.D. cited in the article mentioned that when your spinal alignment is off, from sitting improperly on your exercise bike can actually trigger a UTI.

Your riding position should not be taken for granted. A laser bike fit from On Your Mark PC will ensure not only performance gains and comfort, but we can take care of your goods too!