{"id":7898,"date":"2011-04-07T23:24:08","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T04:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=7898"},"modified":"2011-04-07T23:24:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-08T04:24:08","slug":"texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-7th-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2011\/04\/07\/texas-bicycling-blog-and-news-roundup-for-april-7th-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Blog and News Roundup for April 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"

This issue of Dr. Mirkin’s e-zine rang a bell with me since I am not that far from his wife’s age.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nApril 10, 2011
\nIntense Training Maintains Endurance in Older People
\nLast Saturday, a 75-year-old man and a 69-year-old woman rode a tandem at the Sebring Tandem Rally, covering 51 miles at an average speed of 18.9 miles per hour.\u00c2\u00a0 We used all the energy we had trying to stay with the bikes in front of us.<\/p>\n

You lose power and strength with aging, but you keep most of your endurance.\u00c2\u00a0 The limiting factor to how fast you can…<\/p>\n

Come out and join us at these events in April<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nBikeDFW will be at these great events with information on street smarts for better and safer urban cycling; tips and tricks for bike commuting; and etiquette for safe riding on hike and bike trails. And… we’ll be giving away bikes from Richardson Bike Mart and Plano Cycling and Fitness. …<\/p>\n

El Paso Bicycle Club Rides & Events<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nUp Hills Both Ways
\nMeet at Artcraft & Upper Valley. Ride over Transmountain, up McKelligon Canyon, to the top of Scenic Drive and return. 50 miles, moderate (15-18 mph) pace. Breakfast to be decided by riders. Anthony Moye, 253-514-9260.<\/p>\n

San Angelo Bicycling Association<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nMay 8
\nLoco Lizard Adventure Race
\nMiddle Concho Park
\nSee Events for more information<\/p>\n

Adventure Race Survival Class
\nFirst Meeting April 7
\nSee Events for more information<\/p>\n

Katy Trail Meets the White Rock Trail \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Soon<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby The Announcer Guy
\nThe Katy Trail will connect with the White Rock Trail via the Mockingbird Station extension sooner than later.\u00c2\u00a0 Hurry up!<\/p>\n

CYCLISTS KILLED IN SAN ANTONIO – PICKUP DRIVER NOT HELD<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nfrom The Wall Street Journal
\nA local couple riding a tandem on state highway 16 (known as Bandera Rd) were killed yeaterday as they were riding in the mid morning. The driver of the pickup truck wasn’t charged, but was reported to have lost control of the vehicle. This couple were apparently experienced cyclists who were safely on the shoulder of the 4 lane road. And while this is a heavily trafficed suburban road, it is also common for…<\/p>\n

National parks offering free entrance April 16-24<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nby Alpine Avalanche
\nWest Texas’ spectacular national parks – Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains and Fort … Big Bend National Park offers numerous hiking and bicycling adventures, …<\/p>\n

Pedal Power Wildflower Ride 2011 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Ride Report<\/strong><\/a>
\nby admin
\n\"\"
\nHere is a great ride report from Alice about last weeks bicycle ride in Stonewall Texas. Wow! What a ride, the Pedal Power Wildflower is a Great Ride!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This issue of Dr. Mirkin’s e-zine rang a bell with me since I am not that far from his wife’s age. Dr. Gabe Mirkin’s Fitness and Health E-Zine April 10, 2011 Intense Training Maintains Endurance in Older People Last Saturday, …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[2545,1287,258,660,1153,2335,2580,2635,240],"class_list":["post-7898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-bicycle-fatality","tag-big-bend-national-park","tag-bike-dfw","tag-digest-of-bicycle-blog-posts","tag-dr-gabe-mirkin","tag-el-paso-bicycle-club","tag-pedal-power-wildflower-ride","tag-the-katy-trail","tag-the-san-angelo-bicycle-association"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-23o","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}