Two days. In just two days, I will embark on my 4,500-mile bike journey from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. What. Some of you may wonder, how’s it feel? How’s it feel to leave all familiarity with just a bike and a duffle bag that will inevitably be your new home for over two months? […]
575 days as a member of this organization and finally, on the eve of the first day of the summer journey, I figured out the truth to question they asked me before I even joined the team: why do I ride? I have been asked this question countless times on countless occasions and in countless […]
A few days ago, I made my way to get a haircut. As I was sitting in the waiting area, I couldn’t help but over hear a man and the hairdresser chatting about what brought the man to Austin. He mentioned the words, “I am on a cross-country bike ride from San Diego to St. […]
Last Saturday (Day -62), I talked about the LBJ ride from the perspective of a rider. Today, however, I would like to talk about it from the perspective of a volunteer. One year ago, I was just beginning my Texas 4000 experience. At the time, the prospect of cycling seemed far away; my mind was […]
Hope Day 4/9 Being accepted as Hope Day Coordinator was exciting for me. I love taking on new leadership positions and collaborating with others to create something wonderful. However, after our first meeting with the 2017 coordinators, I admit I was a bit let down. It seemed that Hope Day wasn’t what I thought it […]
It’s a question that I’ve been asked since the beginning: why? Why do this epic 4000-mile voyage instead of finding some other means to raise money for cancer? Every rider has a different perspective on this conundrum, but I thought that I would share mine. To put it in short, I see Texas 4000’s ride […]
When I first joined Texas 4000, I wasn’t too sure how I would feel about volunteering. I knew it was certainly a good thing, but I didn’t know if I would truly enjoy it. One year and many, many volunteering events later, I can say that it gives me a sense of fulfillment. Thus, when […]
Recently, I started volunteering at the Dell Survivor Challenge. The Survivor Challenge is a group of children and their families who meet weekly to train for a 5k run. The extraordinary part of the Survivor Challenge is that all of the children participating have battled cancer! Some of the kids are now cancer-free while others […]
Today’s ride- https://www.strava.com/activities/914537768 Today marks 70 days until we leave for Alaska, the same amount of time the journey will last. To get into the habit of journaling over the summer, I’ve decided to write a new entry every day. These entries could be funny stories, new experiences, or just my thoughts in general. Today’s entry […]
If day one was trial by rain (which I, thankfully, was not forced to ride through), day two was trial by wind. Funnily enough, this trial began before I got on the bike. Each time I woke during the middle of the night (about once every hour- I’m not too used to sleeping on hard […]
