{"id":50436,"date":"2019-07-04T23:37:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T04:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50436"},"modified":"2019-07-04T23:37:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T04:37:21","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-july-4th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/04\/texas-bicycling-news-july-4th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News July 4th 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christoval Firecracker 5K Kicks Off Independence Day Celebrations <\/a><\/h2>\n

By Yantis Green | sanangelolive.com<\/h3>\n

CHRISTOVAL, TX — The annual Christoval Firecracker 5K run drew hundreds of participants to the small town on the south Concho River Thursday kicking off Independence Day celebrations in the Concho Valley.<\/p>\n

Organizers say they had their largest crowd ever with 300 participants in the 5K and one mile fun runs. Medals were awarded to age group winners and finisher medals were given to everyone who completed the course.<\/p>\n

New this year was a 30 mile bike which drew a couple dozen riders. The bicycle course was out and back 15 miles down Toenail Trail.<\/p>\n

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How I Biked 167 Miles in One Week and You Can, Too<\/a><\/h2>\n

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com<\/h3>\n

Does 167 miles seem like a long distance to ride your bicycle in a week? If not, and you can easily rattle off that distance in a single day, then this post (and blog) will probably bore you. Good on you! Thanks for stopping by and not being all judgy. (Like Rootchopper, currently doing 300+ miles per week on his big ass No Name Tour.) Does 167 miles in a week seem impossible? Well, if so, this may also not be for you. Of course you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re welcome to come along for the virtual ride.<\/p>\n

But what if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re in between those extremes and have ridden 100 miles in a …<\/p>\n

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SUV hits bicyclist who was going wrong way up I-35 frontage road, police say<\/a><\/h2>\n

by: Todd Bailey | www.kxan.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n