IC3 North Texas

Spin class…avoiding the cold

// January 9th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Rides

Junior IC3′er Landon and I went to the free spin class offered by Richardson Bike Mart this morning. Typically, there are a dozen groups rides of varying distances and pace that leave from the main shop. With the temps in the teens, Max and Sam offered up the indoor alternative at no charge. They were taking donations to Team Bikemart (BikeMS team).

This was one of the normal classes that they run during the week, and the first intensity workout for either of us in months. Landon made it about 45 minutes before I had him back off and just spin. I pedaled the whole thing, but frequently had to drop from the instructed 100 rpms to 85 to manage. We are both still in the Base period, with our first race scheduled for April. This was a good introduction for Landon to intervals, and a good chance for me to gauge his fitness level.

No doubt we’ll do some of the evening classes before they stop at the end of March.

If you get the chance, its a good bunch to spin with.

Kevin

2010 BikeMS team formed

// January 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Christianity, Rides

Team IC3-I am Second

The North Texas spoke and I am Second have combined to create a faith-based team for the 2010 DFW BikeMS. This is a non-competitive team for anyone that calls Jesus Lord and wants to follow His teachings by putting others first. In this case, by raising $300 or more for the Lone Star chapter of the MS Society.

Click the link above for more info on the team, or to sign up.

The first training ride is a spin class on 1/9/10 at Richardson Bike Mart, Campbell and Coit. 9am, but get there before that. $5 trainer rental if you don’t have your own…limited quantities available. bring a towel.

Steen Rose from OnTrack Coaching has agreed to help us out with training rides and plans as well: Meet Steen

Kevin

Fellowship Ride, 9/6/2009

// September 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Christianity, Rides

We had one of our “pretty much twice a month” Fellowship rides from McKinney on Sunday afternoon. In addition to IC3 members Landon, Kari, Kolton, Michael and myself we were joined by Todd, Al, Jake and longtime IC3 friend Key.

We took a rambling route out from Crosspoint Church (Stonebridge and Coronado) and went West from there to Rockhill road. There was a tad more traffic than expected for a Sunday afternoon, but we made the best of it. On the way back, Jake’s suspension decided to explode and became unrideable. We sent Landon and Michael sprinting back to the church to get SAG vans…including Jake’s parents. Kari and Kolton (8 years old) took the van back as the rest of us rode it back to the church.

Good ride, good times, fun stories.

DB

Landon and Kari:

Kari, Kolton, Key and the rest strung out a bit:

Key and his recumbent Catrike Dragster:

Networking Rides

// September 8th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Rides

On September 3, 4 riders gathered at White Rock Lake at 1pm for a “Networking Ride.” Mark, Clay, Joe and I rode 3 laps together and then Clay and I continued on for a 4th lap after Mark and Joe had to take off.

The purpose/goal of this ride is to give folks that are available the chance to get out and meet people that they wouldn’t normally ride with.

• Unemployed and looking for work
• Unemployed and happy about it
• Retired
• Stay-at-home moms/dads
• Flex-time workers
• Recruiters willing to sweat to make contacts

The path ahead:

Mark and Joe:

Hopefully, this will become a regular Thursday afternoon ride year-round. Even more hopefully, connections will be made for those looking for work, business deals etc.

Please come join us…1pm at the parking lot on West Lawther between the Boat House and the kids playgrounds near TP Hill.

DB

Cotton Patch Challenge

// September 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Races, Rides

Come join us on September 19 in Greenville, TX for the Cotton Patch Challenge!

Whether you race, rally or spectate this is the target ride for IC3 for the month of September. We will likely have a tent somewhere around the festivities with our banner hanging from it. Come visit with us in the shade!

Cotton Patch Challenge

DB

MS150 review

// June 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Rides

Wow…its been a month since the Bike MS ride in early May!

Team Cooper Fitness/IC3 had a great time.  We started with about 8 riders on a beautiful weather day.  Knowing that the second day was likely to get cancelled due to weather, most of us were planning on running a hard Saturday to get in a really good workout.  We started out as 5 or 6, with 2 more that started further back.

We hit every other rest stop, including lunch.  Somewhere along the way we picked up a Ride Marshal named Jo, and ran smack into a serious cold front that had us shivering through lunch.  Around mile 70 or so, we ran back out of the front (and the tailwind) and into a warm headwind.

Richard, David, Eddie and I came in at the end of the 83 miles with a 19.3 avg.  Chris and David came in just a few minutes behind us, and Todd about 15 after that.

And then the skies opened up with one of the worst spring storms I’ve seen in a long time.  This was the same storm that destroyed the Dallas Cowboys’ training facility “bubble” in Las Colinas, TX.

All in all, a good ride that we may do a repeat performance on next year.

Coolest part of the ride: I got my annual kiss from MS victim Geri at the lunch stop.  I was afraid I wasn’t going to see her this year, since I normally find her at the end of day 2.

Kevin

MS150 training ride 4/10/09

// April 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Rides

http://www.greaterdallasbicyclists.com/lancaster/RallyFlyer2009.pdf

Several of the members of Team Cooper/IC3 will be at this rally on Saturday morning.  Please come ride and fellowship with us.  IC3/MS150 membership is NOT required to ride with us…ever.  We love you all

DB

Slow it down a bit :)

// March 31st, 2009 // No Comments » // Christianity, Rides

Fellowship rides have returned!

Now that the weather is turning nicer, its time for us to start doing our relaxed, get-to-know-each-other rideas again.

We have FRs leaving from two locations in McKinney and other parts of the Metroplex as desired.

Please check out the events page on our site to see when and where we are riding next!

MS150, Frisco to Fort Worth team formed

// February 27th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Rides

Team Cooper Fitness/IC3 has been formed!

If you are interested in joining or donating, please click the link and select “Join Team” or click on a rider to support.  For some reason, all of our current riders last names start with G or H.  If yours doesn’t, we need you!

If you are not sure that you can ride 75 miles on back to back days there are two things you should be aware of:

1. Training is available at no charge from me and various group rides around DFW
2. You can grab a shuttle in from wherever you stop…10, 25, 50 miles…whatever!

Thanks for reading!

DB