Archive for the ‘Cycling’ Category
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by kris
Categories: Auto, Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Fishing, Football, General, Golf, Running, Soccer, boxing
Mark your calendar now for October 2011 because that is when LEGOLAND Florida is set to debut in Winter Haven. The announcement was formally made just minutes ago at Cypress Gardens, the new home of LEGOLAND. All in all, Merlin Entertainments Group plans to invest $300 million in the park over the next few years, [...]
Tags: Cypress Gardens, Legoland, Legoland Florida, Legoland Winter Haven
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Posted on August 17th, 2009 by kris
Categories: Cycling
Going to jam at the criterium? You’ll need to stock up on gorp, and spend some serious saddle time to prepare. A lot of LSD racked up for training effect couldn’t hurt, and will help you to stay away from OTB (and away from the broom wagon); so you can take a flyer, bunny hop [...]
Tags: Bartow cycling event, Florida Point Series Twilight Criterium, Tour de tow, twilight criterium
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by kris
Categories: Basketball, Cycling, General, Golf, Running, Softball, Tennis, Water Sports
It is never too early to start planning to participate in the Polk Senior Games. The Games just released their registration information and participants can begin registering in January. More than 2,500 men and women, 50 and over, are expected to participate in 82 Olympic-style events including: Badminton, Basketball Shooting and 3 on 3, Billiards, [...]
Tags: Polk Senior Games, Polk Seniors
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Posted on December 16th, 2008 by kris
Categories: Baseball, Cycling, Football, General, Soccer
Here is the most recent photoset from Lake Myrtle. These photos were taken December 13 as the baseball fields begin to take shape in preparation for Russ Matt Baseball Spring Training in February.
Tags: Lake Myrtle Construction, Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, Russ Matt Baseball
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Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by kris
Categories: Basketball, Cycling, General, Golf, Running, Softball, Tennis, Water Sports
When the 2008 Florida Senior Games State Championships begin in Lee County and the City of Cape Coral this Saturday, with over 2,000 athletes competing during the nine-day event, Polk County will be represented by 143 individual athletes and two teams. The opening day of the 17th Annual Florida Senior Games State Championships, Saturday, December [...]
Tags: Florida Senior Games, Polk Senior Games
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Posted on August 21st, 2008 by kris
Categories: Baseball, Cycling, Football, General, Soccer
As promised, here is the first of many Lake Myrtle Sports Complex construction photos. We will keep you updated here regularly on the progress of construction at the site and show you the progression as this empty land turns into Polk County’s largest sports venue. I admit, there isn’t much to see here as it [...]
Tags: Auburndale, Florida Youth Soccer Association, Lake Myrtle Sports Complex
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Posted on August 11th, 2008 by kris
Categories: Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Football, General, Soccer, Softball, Water Sports
The golden shovels in the dirt today at the future site of the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex could only mean one thing: Groundbreaking! With about 100 people looking on, County Commissioners, officials from the City of Auburndale and Polk County Tourism & Sports Marketing officially broke ground to begin construction on the massive sports complex [...]
Tags: Auburndale, Florida Youth Soccer Association, Lake Myrtle
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Posted on May 23rd, 2008 by kris
Categories: Cycling
Here are some more great photos of the Florida State Criterium Championships that were held in downtown Lakeland last weekend. Dave Stedje, the organizer of the event, was very complimentary of the event and the venue.
We had over 375 riders for the State Championships and it just keeps growing every year. Everyone loves the venue and the [...]
Tags: Cycling, Downtown Lakeland, Florida State Criterium Championships
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Posted on May 19th, 2008 by kris
Categories: Cycling
As mentioned here Friday, the Florida Criterium Championships took place this weekend in downtown Lakeland. Josh at Empirical Polk has a post up and some great shots of the action. In fact, we should just call Josh our unofficial photographer because a lot of the photos you see on this blog were taken by him.
Enjoy.
Tags: Criterium, Cycling, Lakeland
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Posted on May 14th, 2008 by marc
Categories: Cycling, Running
Two events to check out this weekend for those of you who enjoy fitness and endurance sports.
YMCA Corporate Cup 5K- Saturday, May 17 @ 8:00 AM, Lake Hollingsworth
Check out teams of four from around Polk County competing to win the Corporate Cup.
Florida State Criterium Championships- Sunday, May 18 7:30 AM – about 4:00 PM, Downtown [...]
Tags: Criterium, Cycling, Downtown Lakeland, Florida, Running, YMCA
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