Category Archives: Fitness

Rest is Good for You

By R. Michael Brown, Freelance Writer

#Cycling rest day for me. From my days as a coach at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs… the most important part of training is rest.

I can really feel my legs and the soreness after 6 straight days of cycling. I’m just spinning, not pushing, but the cumulative days add up.

Since it’s raining all day here in Lake Placid, it’s a perfect day to rest.

Will still do a rehab upper body workout to keep my shoulder replacement limber and getting stronger.

What are you doing today?

THE GIRO’S RACE OF SURVIVAL CONTINUES BEFORE THE MOUNTAINS HAVE EVEN ARRIVED

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Illness, crashes, bad weather – there’s a lot more than just rivals to battle against at the Giro right now

Flooding rain and COVID have made the Giro de Italia a bicycle race from Hell. Now snow is expected in high mountain stages.

www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-rouleur-journal/the-giros-race-of-survival-continues-before-the-mountains-have-even-arrived

Upcoming Florida Surf Forecast for 5-20-2023 Weekend

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Monday after Mother’s Day and back to work and school. Looking at the forecast maps from Windy and the National Weather Service, there’s a good chance for waves this coming weekend.

Waves today in north and central Florida, especially at Flagler Pier. See the free and live webcams.

To see these forecasts and FREE live beach webcams (now 21 cameras!) to see surf right now on the east coast of Florida, go to:

Brownie Bytes Free East Coast Florida Live Webcams

https://browniebytes.net/surfing-webcams-in-florida/

*Wave Forecast Map for 5-20-2023. Image: Windy.com*

*Front Forecast Map for Friday 5-19-2023. Image NOAA National Weather Service*

In addition to the live webcams at the beach, I’ve added weather forecast links for marine weather and Windy.com.

#1 Bicycle Racer in the World Still on Track for Tour de France Race After Crash

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April 28, 2023

Tadej Pogačar’s six-week program of recovery from his Liège-Bastogne-Liége crash and injury may still include a spell of altitude training from mid-May to early June, Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws reports.

After a busy and highly-successful first part of the season, the Slovenian star had always planned to use the next two months as his build-up for the 2023 Tour de France, with a repeat of just one stage race, the low-key Tour of Slovenia, on his program prior to July.

There had been fears that the scaphoid fracture (wrist) caused by his crash in Liège-Bastogne-Liège could have seriously affected that process.

But according to the Belgian newspaper report, citing team sports manager Joxean Fernandez Matxín, Pogačar could yet be training as planned at an altitude camp by mid-May.

On his way to another Tour de France win even with this setback?

See More [CyclingNews]

Kelly Slater Wins Back World Surf League Place after being Handed Wildcard

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American surfing great Kelly Slater will continue on the World Surf League tour after the 11-time world champion was awarded a wildcard. Slater’s year looked over when he missed the mid-season cut at the Margaret River Pro, which remained on hold on Thursday for a fourth consecutive day.

The 51-year-old was eliminated in the third round by Australian Liam O’Brien, which meant he was unable to climb the rankings into the top 22 who continue beyond the tour’s fifth stop. However the WSL announced on Thursday that Slater and France’s Johanne Defay, who finished as world No 3 last year, would receive the 2023-24 wildcards.

See More [The Guardian]

Surfing Legend Kelly Slater Misses Cut to Leave 3-Decade Career in Limbo

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*Kelly Slater, File Photo: Creative Commons*

Eleven-time world champion Kelly Slater missed the World Surf League tour’s mid-season cut Saturday in a blow that could spell the end of his more than three-decade career.

The 51-year-old American, widely regarded as the greatest professional surfer of all time, was eliminated in the round of 32 at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia.

It meant he finished outside the top 22 halfway through the season to miss the cut, a contentious new concept introduced in 2022 to slim down the field.

He can no longer compete on the top level championship tour unless he is offered a wild card for the back half of the year. Alternatively, he could surf the second-tier challenger series, or retire.

“It is what it is. Let’s see how things turn out,” the Florida-born Slater said on the WSL website after his elimination, adding that he was not sure about his plans.

See More [France24]

Surfing Webcam Page Updated

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Live beach cams are up on the Brownie Bytes website. Live cameras on the East coast of Florida have a hard time staying up. Weather is usually the culprit. Hurricanes, lightening strikes, and lack of attention/maintenance of some of them render them out of service pretty often.

18 Live East Coast Webcams on BrownieBytes.net

As of today, we have 18 live ad-free cameras on our Surfing Webcams in Florida webpage.

Sample Live Webcam in St. Augustine – 18 Up and Running on Brownie Bytes Surfing Webcams in Florida Webpage

This is primarily a surf-check webpage for surfers. I review the cameras almost every day and update the page frequently to try and keep the webpage up-to-date so click below to see the page:

Surfing Webcams in Florida

The live cams are organized on the page north to south from St. Augustine Pier to Boca Raton Inlet.

There are lots of surfing webcams in Florida but these are my favorites because they stay up (most of the time) and show a wide range of views and information for surfers and don’t have ad interruptions.

Why this page? I just do it as a community service for surfers. To provide a single-source to be able to see all the cameras on one page rather than checking 18 different sites to get daily surf updates.
R. Michael Brown, Marketing Consultant, Multimedia Producer, and Freelance Writer and Editor

#ThrowBackThursday – R. Michael Brown of BrownieBytes.net Surfing Lake Worth Pier

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Circa 1978 – Press Photo, Atlantic Sun

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Bicycle Racing #ThrowBackThursday

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Throw Back Thursday #BicycleRacing during the Lions Clubs International Ride for the Blind race in Boca Raton. Circa 1977 at Florida Atlantic University.

R. Michael Brown leading charity race at Florida Atlantic University in 1997. — *R. Michael Brown leading the charity race at Florida Atlantic University in 1977.* *Victor Beltran finished 2nd in 1977 but went on to win in 1978 with a new course record of 115 miles.* Press Photo: Atlantic Sun

I won it by completing 115 laps (about 103.5 miles) in 4 hours, setting a course record. I was racing for Florida Freewheelers Club out of Orlando at the time.

I got folks to pledge donations per mile before the event. Most said a dime or a nickel per mile. One of my professors told me a $1 per mile thinking I would go maybe 20 miles or so. When I told him I did 103 miles, he backed out of the deal and gave me $40…. and grumbled about it.

Grew the beard because I had started working as an ocean lifeguard for the City of Boca Raton Beach Patrol and the constant wind, salt, and sun was tough on your face.

Delray Beach North Swell Surfing 1-14-2023

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City of Delray Beach webcam surfing video of a refraction swell on January 14, 2023. One of the best surf spots in South Florida. Captured and edited by R. Michael Brown.