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Major Setback Doesn’t Stop Cyclist

Without meaning to, Marsha L. Taylor became involved in cycling. Her passion, however, was put on hold when she was injured in a motor-vehicle/cyclist accident after the U.S. cyclist Tour.

Taylor said, "I must have ridden at least maybe 3,500 miles because… I rode in the annual Governors Bicycle Tour… and a tour across the United states this year."

Shortly after she came home to Zimmerman after the U.S. Tour, she was hit from behind while on a short ride and went flying off her bike. "A lot of it is hazy" to her, but once in the hospital, she was told she had was lucky that she hadn‘t been paralyzed. After a couple weeks and the beginning of therapy, she was informed that more complications had developed. Her recovery would now take at least four months instead of the original two.

Despite all of this, she would "be out there right now, but its hard to ride when you have to use crutches". She says, despite her accident, "if you use precautions and wear a helmet, cycling can be pretty safe."

Taylor started cycling while in college as a way of keeping fit. Eventually, she became involved in rides and races. Taylor said, "Since then, it’s been a major part of my life." She has been living in Zimmerman for 15 years, since she took a manager position at McDonalds.


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