Bikin’ Mike Keel
- B. S. Athletic Training
Houston Baptist University, 1978 - Certified Effective Cycling Instructor
League of American Bicyclists, 2001 - Certified Expert (Level 2) Coach
USA Cycling, 2004
In 1974 Bikin Mike discovered physical fitness. His life would never be the same.
One year later, Keel began designing personal fitness programs for guests and members of Ray & Clare Stern’s Health Center. As the first co-educational health club in the southwest, this facility provided the perfect place for Keel to apply his developing knowledge of physical fitness. Fueled in part by information he learned at the Institute for Aerobics Research (founded by Dr. Kenneth Cooper), Keel made sure that all his clients had an aerobic portion within their exercise program. Now, some four decades later, he continues to pass on his lifetime of experience training cyclists of every level, teaching fitness classes and designing personal fitness programs.
An avid recreational cyclist and bicycle commuter, Bikin Mike has logged more than 150,000 miles since 1974. A regular face at North Texas bicycle events since 1987, he began providing 2-day weekend bicycle ‘destination’ tours in 1991. He has also directed several large bicycle events as fund-raisers for area charities. He was named “Fitness Personality of the Year” in 1990 by readers of Sports Pulse Magazine.
In 2000, Keel teamed up with local bike shop owner Rick Gurney to open the Bikin’ Blast Training Center at Plano Cycling & Fitness. The Training Center provides an excellent location for Keel to use as a home base. During the 5 month “off season” he concentrates on delivering a conditioning program for area cyclists through a schedule of 8 indoor cycling classes each week. The rest of the year is spent leading group rides to beautiful cycling destinations, producing cycling events in the North Texas area and other parts of the United States. He still manages to ride some 5,000 miles annually while working with clients to get more fun and fitness out of their time in the saddle.
More about Bikin’ Mike
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Collegiate Gymnast
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Richland College
Southwest Texas State Houston Baptist University |
1974-1978
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Gymnastics Instructor
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Park Cities YMCA
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1974-1975
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Fitness Instructor
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Ray & Clare Stern’s Health Center
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1974- 1975
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B.S. Athletic Training
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Houston Baptist University
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1978
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Racquetball Professional & |
Houston, Tyler, Dallas and Boulder, Co.
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1979 – 1984
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Fitness Educator
Cycling emphasis |
Dallas area
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1987- present |
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Volunteer or Staff member
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250+ North Texas Cycling events
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1987 – 1997
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Event Director
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KidSport Triathlon American Red Cross
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1988 – 1992
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Event Consultant
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Weekend Rendezvous Cystic Fibrosis
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1990 – 1992
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Event Consultant
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Muenster Madness Cystic Fibrosis
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1989 – 1991
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Event Director
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Ride for Life Leukemia Society
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1991 – 1993
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Trip Producer
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Weekend Getaways Bikin’ Mike Enterprises
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1991 – 1996
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Event Director
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MS 150, National MS Society
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1998 – 2000
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The Training Center at
Plano Cycling & Fitness Moved to Richardson Bike Mart in 2018
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Owner/Director
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2000 – 2018
2018-2020
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BikinMike.com
Fun Bikin’ Enterprises
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Owner
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2000 – 2020
2005 – present
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Event Consultant
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Tour de Paris, City of Paris, TX
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2001 – 2002, 2007-present
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Certified Instructor
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League of American Bicyclists
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2001 – 2019
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Event Producer
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Collin Classic
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2001 – 2012
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Head Coach – Dallas Area
National Assistant Coach |
Ride to Cure Diabetes,Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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2002 – 2007
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Event Producer
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Tour Dallas
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2003 – 2014
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Expert Coach (Level 2)
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USA Cycling
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2004 – 2016
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Event Producer
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Ride to Cure Diabetes/CarmelCA
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2005 – 2006
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Event Producer
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Ride to Cure Diabetes/Asheville NC
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2006 – 2007
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Event Producer
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Ride to Cure Diabetes/Whitefish MT
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2006- 2007
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