(pictures taken from http://dot.ci.tucson.az.us/bikefest/b2wtrp.php)

As part of the city of Tucson's bike fest 2009, there is Bike 2 Work week from April 13 to April 17. It's coming up soon and we are inviting you to be part of it.

We have the opportunity to help out on Tuesday April 14. Our station is going to be at the Law Office of Eric Post, one of our local sponsors. His address is 1801 E. Broadway Blvd. (85719). You can volunteer your time or by helping out with snacks. Let us know, we would love to have you.

OR, just show up if it is part of your route to work. And if it is not, drop by anyway, just make sure you are riding your bike :-)

In HIS Grace.

El Tour de Phoenix Preparations

PBAA (Perimeter Bicycling Association of America) is putting on El Tour de Phoenix on April 4 this year. Open to all ages and abilities, the Tour offers 72 and 25-mile courses, all routed throughout Mesa, Arizona, and beginning at Red Mountain Park in Mesa. Routes extend into the beautiful and rugged backdrop of the Salt River Recreation Area and Tonto National Forest. The 72-mile event is a perimeter ride around Red Mountain and the 25-mile course feeds onto the main route. Both courses feature an approximately 3-mile climb as participants begin the final leg of the event (picture taken from PBAA El Tour de Phoenix web site). We trained hard all Spring and are looking forward to our first Spring race. Join us. To find out more information, please visit the El Tour de Phoenix web site.

We are planning to participate in the Expo which will be held at the Interstake Center (830 E. 2nd Ave, Mesa AZ) from 10am to 8pm. Come join us or stop by our booth. We have goodies from our Sponsor (Hammer Nutrition) that we give away. At last years El Tour de Tucson we received a lot of interest from Christian riders from the Phoenix and Prescott area. God put it on our hearts to reach out to those riders via the expo. Pray that God will move in mighty ways.

Praises be to HIM who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. WOOOHOOO !!!

Updated Post: Resurrection Church in Boulder

Rev 12:10-11
"Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night. 11 "And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony , and they did not love their life even when faced with death.

IC3ers,

Our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ is awesome and worthy of our praise. I wanted to write you all about my experiences this week helping to build up a church in Boulder, CO. A group of about 100 from my church a church in Albuquerque, and another from Fort Collins, CO is over here this week to help reach out to the campus (CU @ Boulder). We have a sister church that started here a few months ago. The Lord has moved mightly this week as we saw 11 people get saved and have helped Resurrection church out by meeting about 250 students interested in learning about the Bible or coming to church. We had a prayer meeting Thursday night were 8 people gave their lives to Jesus! I personally had the privilege of meeting a foreign student from Egypt, Mohamed, who had been wanting to learn how to be a Christian and prayed on the spot on Wednesday to give his life to Jesus right in the middle of the Boulder campus. I just wanted to encourage everyone in IC3 with these testimonies to always carry an expectation that the Lord wants to move through you to change the lives of those around you.

In Christ,
Travis

24 Hours in the Old Pueblo 2009

The 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo came and went. We had a 4 men team under the name Christian Cycling Club. The team consisted of Travis, Joel, Wes and Michael (picture on the right: Michael & Joel). We came in 18th with 18 laps. Praise our Heavenly Father for this result as well as the wonderful time we experienced in his creation. If you are interested, here are the results in more detail.

2009's weather was great. No rain, no snow, lots of sun and fun :-)
We also had a great camp setup and thanks to Wes and Joel and his dad (see picture to the right), we had trailers as well as a great camp which gave us shelter during the night. So far God blessed us each year with a great camp. Last year we had a Fifth Wheeler with a huge amount of space. We needed it, because it was freezing cold outside.

Our team started in the following order: Michael, Travis, Joel and Wes. Travis raced the fasted lap at 1:07:20. GO Travis GO !!! :-) Except for Travis, who had some minor crashes on his second lap, there were no casualties to report. Even the "Rock" did not pose any problems.

Follow this link to see some more pictures. God Bless You and keep the rubber side down.

24 Hour Race Preparations

Hey all,
A crew of us have been training for the 24 hour race on Feb 14th, and having a blast in the process. We are really praying to be able to minister to other riders at the race with extra flat repair supplies and, more importantly, in prayer. Please keep us in your prayers that we would stay safe and be a light to those around us out in the desert by Oracle.

Picture: Michael, myself and Wesley recovering from a couple laps on the course.

and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ's sake.
Philem 1:6 NASU

This is the prayer that I am echoing this year as we move forward unified by our awesome Savior: that Christ in us and our fellowship may be used effectively for His good works.

In Christ,
Travis

Certified USA Cycling Level II Coaching

Thank you for receiving this email. My name is Robert Fleckenstein and I am an IC3 member here in Tucson.

I have been an avid cyclist for about a decade now and during this time one of the most difficult things to process as a cyclist was all of the conflicting advice on training that well-meaning friends and the bike magazines offered which was sometimes counter-productive to making progress.

As a result, I developed a keen interest in learning more about the science of cycling and became a Certified USA Cycling Level II Coach and a USA Cycling Certified Power-Based Trainer (Not my day jobs). I specialize in power meter training and personal coaching to cyclists in the area through Get It In Gear Coaching. To verify my certification bona fides go to the USA Cycling website, under the Coaching Program.

I am first passionate about the Lord, second; my family and third; cycling and love to pass on any knowledge I have gained through this endeavor to other cycling enthusiasts.

I enjoy helping others and there is some real proven techniques out there regarding performance on a bike that others might like to know.

As a courtesy to all IC3 members I am offering my coaching services at no cost.

If you are interested here are the steps that we will follow in the process:

1) Initial Athlete interview and assessment - determine goals and training direction.
2) Indoor or Outdoor Ergometer/Power Meter fitness test conducted at a location of your choice. (1 hour).
3) Establish your individual Training Zones.
4) Write a Periodized Training Plan based upon your goals.
5) Follow-up emails, telephone consultations and testing.

Since many of us are at the end of the cycling season and will likely be taking a break for an off-season, I am also writing off-season strength training plans to follow during this time. These plans will incorporate plyometrics, core work, weight training and on-bike power drills.

I truly believe that each athlete is unique and I will not apply a cookie-cutter approach to training. We take it one step at a time. I will first consult with you about your goals to make progress in achieving your peak performance as a cyclist. Please see our website at getitingearcoaching.com for more information on our coaching approach, services and training philosophy.

Send me an email at bikecoachaz@yahoo.com and I would be glad to help you any way I can in your cycling training.

Robert

Potluck Jan. 16, 2009

WOOOHOOO !!! It is 2009, a New Year with new mercies from our never changing Heavenly Father. During our December Monthly meeting we talked about a potluck in January of 2009. Well it was January 2009.


We had our potluck on Friday, Jan 16. Patsy and Todd graciously opened their home to host this potluck. Patsy was convinced :-) to make her famous lasagna. It was very tasty. We had great fellowship and I hope that everyone had a wonderful time.

Your brother in Christ.

Michael.