Photo and Story By: Robert Hill Pictured: Andrea Karl Holding The 5lb Chocolate Bar After Winning The 8k! The inaugural event in Downtown Port Huron was a huge success.  More than 580 people participated in the 8K, 5K walk, and kids 1 mile.  Runners from across the state and beyond gathered Saturday morning in blistering cold temperatures.  Amazing what people will endure to partake in the consumption of tasty chocolate treats.  The...

This relationship was brought about by a common bond to encourage healthy lifestyles and support all those wanting to stay active through cycling, running and more. The new venture will include joint efforts to promote this lifestyle through races, group rides, and special fitness events. Team Sandbag was founded in 2005 in Southeast Michigan and has grown into a respected club throughout the entire region. “One of TSB’s goals is to...

pic: Jacob Ridley 1st Place for the day and 1st overall for the series The TSB boys just can’t put their ‘cross bikes away! With a little gas still in the tank, a few of the TSB cyclocross faithful made their way to Midland, MI for the final race of the Stomach of Anger CX series. The race was the Big Bad Wolf CX race hosted by Red Zone Racing. The course was designed by none other than JB Hancock, the master behind the spectacular...

John Osgood / Photo by: Shaun Welch The Tailwind Cyclocross series ended this past weekend with the Michigan State Championship race, and it ended with epic cross conditions. Throughout the week leading up to the race, the area saw biblical amounts of rain, and even snow for several days. This all lead to a truly spectacular way to end a series….. Mud! TSB had 3 racers ready to take a shot at the state titles! Jim Goerlich had his best...

Do you – Ride in the woods on your Mountain Bike, Race the local Road circuit, Jump around on the Cyclo-Cross bikes in the fall, Compete in Tri’s, Run 5k’s and Marathons, how about Adventure Racing? IF SO - WE WANT YOU! Team Sandbag is accepting 2012 memberships. Interested? Send us a quick note to get the scoop. Please tell us a bit about yourself and your racing discipline. INQUIRE...

Many of you Michigan Cyclists may have raced against Kimihito “Kimi” Yamanaka a few summers ago. Well, he’s still at it and doing great in Japan with his family. He raced the weekend of November 27th in a tough Elite Field at The Mountain Bike Festival and ended up hanging onto a solid 9th.   Also, racing that day was his 4 yr old son Shouhei shown in the photo. You can see those TEARS OF JOY as he scoots towards the finish...

Team Sandbag was at it again. Tearing up the local cyclocross race series! This time it was the Tailwind USAC cyclocross series race #8, Bloomer Park CX.  Bloomer Park CX, is one of the “classic” longest running cross races in the state. With lots of paved sections, flat grass sections, narrow 2 track and a single track climb, it’s a great venue to race and watch the action.  To mix things up, this year’s course also offered a...