{"id":5705,"date":"2012-10-14T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-14T11:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/14\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T20:07:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T03:07:23","slug":"cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/14\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz Bike (Recumbent) Mom Shatters 24-Hour Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bikeroute.com\\\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/14\\\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:58030937}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/14\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\/parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1096\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"710\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"7597\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,259\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355.jpg?fit=400%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355.jpg?fit=400%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355.jpg?w=1096&#038;h=710&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1096\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"1096\" data-original-height=\"710\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355\" alt=\"Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon1_1350097355\" style=\"width: 1096px; height: 710px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>49 year-old Maria Parker, a mother of four kids and co-owner of NBG Supporter,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cruzbike.com\/\">Cruz Bike<\/a>, the amazing Front Wheel Drive recumbent bike,\u00a0just broke the world 24-hour record. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robesonian.com\/view\/full_story\/20506390\/article-Parker-easily-smashes-24-hour-cycling-record?instance=popular\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0 is the news story that appeared about her breaking it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-circle tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.bikeroute.com\\\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/14\\\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:58030937}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 1100px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"1100\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 1100px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"1100\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/14\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\/parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1096\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1096\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"7600\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"328,400\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354.jpg?fit=328%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354.jpg?fit=328%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354.jpg?w=1096&#038;h=1096&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1096\" height=\"1096\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"1096\" data-original-height=\"1096\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354\" alt=\"Parker_eyes_world_record_during_24_hour_marathon0_1350097354\" style=\"width: 1096px; height: 1096px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>And here is the result (from the Cruz Bike Facebook page):<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cruzbike?ref=stream\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;;&quot;}\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/hovercard.php?id=59798777376\">CRUZBIKE<\/a>\u00a0Ok, back home now. 24-hour mileage is 470-ish. 12-hr mileage 258-ish. 200 mile time 9:20-ish. All significantly longer\/faster world records, pending certification. Cold temperatures forced Maria to wear a puffy fleece coat at night + fatigue and angry stomach brought 32 mile laps from under 1:30 to about 2 hours each. Maria is tired, now sitting in a warm shower. -Jim<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><abbr title=\"Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 4:16am\" data-utime=\"1350213366\">12-14-12,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10151062242267377.423099.59798777376&amp;type=1&amp;comment_id=23407360&amp;offset=0&amp;total_comments=3\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;N&quot;}\">29 minutes ago<\/a><\/abbr>\u00a0\u00b7\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/browse\/likes?id=10151062436452377\" rel=\"dialog\" data-hover=\"tooltip\" data-tooltip-alignh=\"center\"><i><\/i>1<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>fyi: \u00a0The men&#8217;s \u00a0upright bicycle road racing record was set \u00a0in 2004, in Slovenia, by\u00a0Sergej Kaucevic. He covered 521 miles in 24-hours..<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>btw: Maria has always taken an interest in and supported the cross country HiWHeel rides NBG Director, Martin Krieg, has done..<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>49 year-old Maria Parker, a mother of four kids and co-owner of NBG Supporter,\u00a0Cruz Bike, the amazing Front Wheel Drive&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2012\/10\/14\/cruz-bike-recumbent-mom-shatters-24-hour-record\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,1,6,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruzbike","category-uncategorized","category-recumbent","category-uncategorized-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3VuuR-1u1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5702,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2013\/03\/16\/50-yo-cruz-bike-maria-to-do-2013-raam-for-sister\/","url_meta":{"origin":5705,"position":0},"title":"50 yo Cruz Bike Maria to do 2013 RAAM for Sister","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"March 16, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"We often hear about people biking great distances and doing so for a charity. 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