Every Texas 4000 meeting, we have Ride Dedications where we sit silently as riders tell the team who they ride for.  People speak only when they feel the need, but there are always many who do.  It’s a reminder that we ride for our families, our friends, and people we’ve never met before. It’s a […]

  This Saturday, my teammates and I set out before 5am and drove out to Fayetteville, Texas for training camp. Fayetteville is a town roughly in the middle of Houston and Austin with a population of ~250. The kind residents of Fayetteville were kind enough to allow us to spend the night in their school’s “Cafetorium” and […]

This weekend was our training camp. This was a weekend that I was excited about but that I was also really nervous about. I knew that I would ride the most that I had ever at one time, two days in a row, and probably on a route that was the most difficult to date. […]

This past Saturday we had our first skills clinic, which also meant all of us getting on our nice new bikes for the first time. This also meant for some of us, getting on a bike for the first ever or for the first time in a really long time. I was in the second […]

Stretching out from the road lies huge farms with fields bordered by cattle fences. Large trees line the roadside and catch the fading light in their leaves as the sun dips towards the horizon. It’s about 80 degrees outside two days before Halloween. A weirdly warm day for this time it seems. My teammates and I […]

As much as I love Texas 4000, there are aspects of the organization about which I still have reservations. One particular part that often comes to my mind is the matter of fundraising and panhandling. It would be unjust to deny that many members of my team and I lead incredibly privileged lives. Our hardships and […]

Two weeks ago I finally got to meet the pretty lady that will be taking me to Alaska in 222 days! However, I can’t figure out how to turn her on…there’s no engine, no fuel tank, and not even a spot for batteries?? Apparently this whole “biking to Alaska” thing is SERIOUS??? Just kidding, I knew what I […]

Human life is narratively rooted. We are writing a continuous story as we walk on the paths of this life. We are hardwired to be the center of our own universe, To view this world through the lens of self, To consider how various encounters will affect MY story, MY life, and MY dreams. It […]

Yesterday I stopped by Bicycle World to pick up my new bike, which was bittersweet because it’s bike bigamy. Yes, that is the only time I’ve seen those words together, too. Let me explain. For the past several years, my two-wheeled companion has been a resilient black and blue road bike that has seen me through […]

The LIVESTRONG Challenge ride celebrated its 20th ride year in Austin this year. The event starts in downtown Austin and winds its way through the streets and back roads all the way down in San Marcos. My teammates and I had the incredible opportunity to volunteer at this great event and talk with the riders […]