What was once a simple grassroots dirt road race just a few years ago has now become the roadie and mountain biker’s early season must do event of the year! Barry-Roubaix is one of the most challenging races in Michigan with its mix of gravel roads, paved roads, seasonal super sandy 2 track, off the bike run ups, and did I mention hills? With all this adversity in a bike race, the numbers keep getting bigger and bigger each...

Photo: Alex Gonzalez – Sporting  His New Growler For Taking 1st Place This past Saturday 2 Team Sandbag members, Alex Gonzalez and Chris Ambler, raced the first Annual Cold Weather Classic at Bloomer Park.  The race had already been delayed once due to weather and while it was warmer this weekend than the original planned date, it was still dense fog and wet conditions for the race.  Much of the course was brand new sections that...

Dense fog kept the normally sweltering March temperatures under control St. Patty’s morning.  Several TSBers laced them up for what had to be a record turnout for the popular event.  An impressive 714 runners and walkers made their way through the eerie haze blanketing the banks of the St. Clair River.  Team members Dianne Stevens (56:48, 10K, 2nd in AG), Sarah Grewe (52:32, 10K, 3rd in AG), Brad Hranach (44:54, 10K, 1st in AG), and...

This past weekend a few TSBer’s laced up their sneakers and hit the streets of D-Town for one of the largest 5k events known to the area.  With 1,000’s of entrants the competition is always top notch. All the players from Metro Detroit show up hoping to see how there winter training program has worked for them. “No one could have imagined that the St. Patrick’s Parade Corktown Races would become one of the largest 5km races in...

Story by: Robert Hill – in the photo here at the starting line of Chili-Heart 5k Hypothermic Half-Marathon | Sarnia, Ontario It wasn’t exactly “hypothermic,” but with temps in the mid-thirties, it was still a chilly edition of the Hypothermic half-marathon in Sarnia, Ontario on February 5th 2012.  TSB was on hand to ensure that the temperature did not drop too much. Dianne Stephens churned out a great performance, finishing in...

Presented by: Elite Feet and New Balance, Finish In Time (F.I.T.), Robert Thomas Chiropractic Where: Elite Feet Port Huron 908 Military Street Port Huron, MI 48060 (810) 824-3272 When: Friday March 2, 2012 at 6:30 sharp What to expect: *Deep discounted offers from Elite Feet on in stock product. Shoes, apparel and more! YOU WILL NOT GET A BETTER DEAL ON SHOES AND GEAR at any other time of the year… Strongly advised to attend. *must...

Team Sandbag is an official USAT Club Team for the 2012 season. TSB attracted many new members in the off season and will have a full squad doing what we do best… having fun and competing in a variety of Triathlon’s of all disciplines. Short and Olympic courses, Iron Man Events, Xterra’s and more! Look for the TSB squad at many events in Michigan and throughout the mid-west. We will even have a few competitors at the National...