{"id":30105,"date":"2015-06-27T23:18:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T04:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=30105"},"modified":"2015-06-27T23:18:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T04:18:23","slug":"texas-bicycling-digest-june-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2015\/06\/27\/texas-bicycling-digest-june-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Digest June 27th"},"content":{"rendered":"

2015 State TT Championships Race Report<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Kat Hunter\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0austintriathlonstore.blogspot.com<\/h3>\n

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\nI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve always wanted to be more \u00e2\u20ac\u0153put together.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I want to have good hair. I want to have a spotless, organized house, one that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have spaghetti sauce and bike grease on the walls. I want to cook healthier meals and read more books. I want my toddler to say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Please\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Thank you\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as regularly as he screams \u00e2\u20ac\u0153NO!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I want my writing career to really take off, so much so that editors will respond to every email and pitch instead of one out of ten. I want all these things very much, and many more.
\nIt all seems so easy, looking at what other people have and you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s taken me 31 years to realize the truth behind that obvious lie\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwhatever you do, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to do it well, it takes a lot of energy. For the last 10 years or so, my workout is what I get done during the day, come hell, high water, or a bad case of the sniffles. First it was running, then briefly triathlon, and finally my ongoing, roller coaster love affair with bike racing. In the beginning I cultivated the obsession with sport to lose weight (in college I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d packed on 20+ lbs), but later my …<\/p>\n

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Rotary riders fill streets, raise funds for charity<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Mike Sackett Daily Light Correspondent\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0www.waxahachietx.com<\/h3>\n

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\nMore than 1,000 bicycle riders from all parts of Texas rolled off early Saturday morning for the Waxahachie Rotary Club\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 27th annual Cow Creek Country Classic bike ride.
\nEvent organizers offered cyclists a choice of routes ranging in distances from 21 miles to 98 miles, winding along farm-to-market and county roads throughout Ellis County, for a wide range of experience levels.
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This year we made some route changes to keep the cyclists away from the highways and …<\/p>\n

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New Commute, The Good, Bad, & Ugly<\/a><\/h2>\n

Cycling Space City<\/h3>\n

I’m now commuting from Katy to an office building on the North I-10 frontage road and Kirkwood.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s 19.5 miles each way and in many ways encompasses the best and worst of bike commuting in Houston.\u00c2\u00a0 With the shared use paths on the Bayous and through George Bush & Terry Hershey parks roughly 18 of the 19.5 mile commute is car free and safe as can be.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s a scenic ride where I’ve seen deer, armadillo, rabbits, squirrels, alligators, coyotes, opossum, snakes, cygnets, swans, vultures, hawks, ducks, etc.\u00c2\u00a0 18 really great commuting miles. …
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Family Ride: PJ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s First big Bicycle Adventure<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Matthew\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0bike4heck.com<\/h3>\n

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\nHealth issues postponed the next cycling adventure after PJ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first ride:
\nShortly after PJ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first ride on the bicycle, he started having an ear infection. Here in Texas, this spring has had its record breaking moments. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure you heard about our floods in the news. The seasonal allergies are also at a 20 year high. So, I guess it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biology at work that my son would get the same allergies as his Mommy and Daddy. For about 5 weeks, PJ was visiting the pediatrician once a week for ear infections, gooey eyes, congestion etc. The good news is nothing was serious, just a minor issue then a follow up a week later. I wish doctors offered a card that was …<\/p>\n

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New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n
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New Event Wednesday Intermediate Ride – College Station, TX http:\/\/t.co\/SMfZPr9q6y<\/a><\/p>\n

Intermediate-pace, 34-mile r\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 http:\/\/t.co\/XLZhero6Sx<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) June 28, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n