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LegSmith is doing a special one-time kit in honor of Shawn Smith. See attached photo. The custom order page for the kit at Champion Systems will open July 14 and remain open until July 28.

If you'd like to place an order, email me at [email protected] and I can send you the link to the custom order page. You can create an account and place your order. Legsmith Coaching will subsidize shipping costs so once the order arrives to us, we'll send it to you in Florida with shipping covered by us.

We're hoping to see many of these out among the FL XC and CX crowd this fall!

Arrived! Thanks to Matt Staras for the design work.

Pretty impressive start to the fall race season for LegSmith athletes.

Sue Ann Hopkins - 2nd, women's solo at 8 Hours of Labor (stopped due to lightning after a mere 5 hours)

Clint Gibbs - 1st, 45+ men, Veteran's Park Cyclocross, both days.

Kristin Campbell Apotsos, 1st 1/2 women, Veteran's Park Cyclocross Saturday.

Mike Toth - 3rd, 45+ men, Veteran's Park Cyclocross, Sunday.

Way to go, you all!

Skinsuits!

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Sent out this morning three final training blocks for LegSmith athletes racing Marathon Nationals May 2 in Augusta. Crush!

Kristy, Tamara, Sean, I'm terribly proud of you three. Great performances at . Impressive rides to end a season of impressive rides. Now I promise to leave you alone... for 10 days.

I must confess to being rather proud of this. LegSmith's first sponsorship venue is a alley. The Anvil. I like it. h/t Todd Leedy

Get ready for "The Anvil" sponsored by Legsmith.com.

Done before the gun: Is your warm-up making you slower? - VeloNews.com Research indicates that common warm-up practices, like high-intensity efforts and stretching, may diminish performance in cyclists

4 wins for LegSmith athletes this last weekend, on both ends of the continent.

Time for a new playlist? http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/how-music-can-boost-a-high-intensity-workout/

How Music Can Boost a High-Intensity Workout Volunteers were able to exercise harder when they listened to their favorite songs.

We are really pleased to welcome Jeff Beltramini to the LegSmith coaching family. Jeff is current Washington State 45+ state cyclocross champion and recently won the 80+ combined division at the week-long BC Bike Race. Welcome aboard, Jeff! We're happy to have you in our crew of great athletes and looking forward to winning together.

The early-race benefits of caffeine are tailor-made for cyclocross, as are the post-race glycogen restoration gains. http://home.trainingpeaks.com/blog/article/the-benefits-of-caffeine-for-endurance-athletes

The Benefits of Caffeine for Endurance Athletes Caffeine has long been used as an energy boost for endurance athletes. Does a cup of coffee or shot of espresso really help?