{"id":23521,"date":"2014-03-14T00:25:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T05:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=23521"},"modified":"2014-03-14T00:25:59","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T05:25:59","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-and-blog-digest-march-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/14\/texas-bicycling-news-and-blog-digest-march-13th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News and Blog Digest March 13th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cycling, R2R helps in recovery process<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Daniel Cernero, Sentinel Sports Editor<\/h3>\n

\n For one Warrior Transition Brigade Soldier, one with nearly 1,000 miles of cycling under her belt from Ride 2 Recovery challenges alone, cycling wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always ingrained in her life like it is today.
\n In fact, for a stretch of 22 years, from her teenage days into her 30s, Staff Sgt. Kennetta Gunns didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even lay a hand on a bike.
\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I was 15, and I crashed my bike,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Gunns said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I hadn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t touched a bike again until I was 37 when I first got here in 2012, probably about two months after I got here (to Fort Hood). I bought a mountain bike, I rode it probably about once every three or four days, because my physical therapist had told me that riding a back would help me stay in shape since I…
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League City cyclist killed in hit-and-run collision<\/a><\/h2>\n

By T.J. AULDS\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.galvestondailynews.com (subscription required)<\/h3>\n

\n LEAGUE CITY \u00e2\u20ac\u201d An apparent hit-and-run driver killed a 45-year-old man riding his bike early Thursday morning, police said.
\n Shortly after the fatal wreck, a video camera nearby captured what police say could be the driver suspected of hitting the cyclist. …\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Katherine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Story: #myrideto Wellness<\/a><\/h2>\n

by djcurtin\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Bicycle Sport Shop’s Offical Cycling Blog<\/h3>\n

\n This is a more common story than you think. Even around the shop. Finding the bike and riding it to wellness. We all have to start, or maybe even restart, somewhere. So whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your first foray into cycling with one of our get started bike and accessory packages or you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re climbing on a bike that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been collecting more dust than miles, Katherine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s story will resonate with you like it did with us.
\n Katherine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ride to Wellness
\n One morning I realized my life could be different.
\n I had a serious back injury, which required major surgery. I was so depressed with my life, the constant pain in my spine and leg and the frustrations of limited mobility, that I gained weight to the point of weighing about 270 pounds. I am not exactly sure what made me have that epiphany years ago. All I know is I realized my life didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to be horrible.I decided to take action. I knew I needed help. I called a medical doctor, a counselor and a nutritionist. I wanted a doctor to verify my medical health and…
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