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A proposal for new bike paths in Central El Paso could also mean more bike paths in West Side neighborhoods near the University of Texas at El Paso. During a community meeting Aug. 22, the Sunset Heights Neighborhood Association voted unanimously to support additional bike paths along Yandell Drive in Sunset Heights. The meeting was hosted by South-West city Rep. Beto O’Rourke and the city’s engineering and street departments.

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Photos my wife took at the start line. Click on the photo to see a larger shot.

Going the distance

I survived my 100-mile bicycle ride on Saturday.

By the numbers
Distance: 104.23 miles (odometer reset at my car; course was 102 miles)
Time: 6 hours, 50 minutes (purely ride time to the finish; I was out there 8.5 hours)
Average speed: 14.9 mph
Maximum speed: 37 mph (not really sure how, there were few hills)

Robert Morgan
Times Record News
Saturday, August 25, 2007

Getting ready

Just before daybreak, Ed Carlberg and Gina Kelly readied themselves for the Hotter’N Hell Hundred.

In the parking lot behind Midtown Manor, the Norman, Okla., couple pinned on their numbers and lathered themselves down with sunscreen.

“We wanted to do this a long time,” Kelly said.

Carlberg said his brother kept bragging about the race, and finally, he had to come and see it.

They were both riding in the 100k.

“We hope,” Kelly quickly added.

In July, the pair rode 45 miles in the Norman Conquest.

As Carlberg and Kelly prepared for the ride ahead, a pack of cyclists passed them headed for the start line. The cool weather and accompanying breeze caused one rider to exclaim, “This is the perfect weather!”

2 days of cycling, 1 night in Paris. 75 miles each day along quiet back roads. Overnight in Paris, TX. Indoor and outdoor camping available at the Paris High School. Includes lunch on the route each day. $50 registration fee and a minimum $200 in donations for the Samaritan Inn.

For more information contact Sheilia Atkins at 972-542-5302 ext. 232 or satkins@thesamaritaninn.org

Individual Time Trial, 9K Race across the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway and 25 & 35 Mile Bicycle Tour & Poker Run of the bay area of the Laguna Madre. Take advantage of this one time opportunity to cross the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway - normally closed to bicycle traffic and race to the finish line in front of thousands of spectators! Total purse $1,350.00.

9.2 mile time trials start at 11:00 a.m. with 1 minute intervals. Course is flat asphalt terrain on Highways 100 and 48. Time trial distance allows for do-overs with plenty of rest time for qualifying riders before final race across the causeway. Purchase do-overs with pre-registration and save $15.00. No limit. Only the best 15 times get to race across the bridge for the “King of the Causeway” title, prize money and event jersey!

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Cycle through some of the most beautiful Texas landscape in Montgomery and Grimes Counties. The 24 mile route takes you past an exotic animal farm, while the 40, 62, and 100 mile routes take you through the Sam Houston National Forest. The 62 and 100 mile routes have hills, perfect training for the Bike to the Beach bike ride.

Registration and Packet pick-up:
$ 20 if postmarked before September 1, 2007. Includes a T-shirt
$ 25 after September 1, 2007. Includes a T-shirt if received by September 10, 2007.

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Ride through the wild west, down the old trails (paved roads) and see how little and how much has changed in La Vernia, where the “Old South Met the Wild West!”

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