It is such an interesting feeling to wake up on the day that you’ve been waiting for for 18 months and get ready to go. After volunteering last year at ATLAS, I was so looking forward to riding in it. My family was unable to attend which meant I was riding the 50 mile ride, […]

Have you ever wanted a toy? I mean REALLY wanted it. You saw the commercials, memorized the jingle, and bugged your parents over and over and over that this was the ONE THING that could infuse your suddenly dreary existence with meaning. Then on Christmas or your birthday, there it is. It can’t be anything […]

We’ve ridden approximately 170 miles from the Bluff Winery in Lampasas, Tx->Brownwood, Tx->Abilene, Tx. The Sunday ride was quite beautiful and we got to ride through wide open hill country with the occasional windmill farm. Today’s (Monday) ride was shorter but also nice as we passed through multiple small towns in West Texas. I’d like […]

We’re finally off to Alaska! These past two days we’ve cycled from the LBJ Fountain on the UT campus to the Bluff Winery in Lampasas, TX. We did 13 miles on Day Zero and a total of 66 miles on Day One. Tonight is our last night together as a whole team and we will […]

It isn’t about the bike.  Last week I was fitted for the bike that will be taking me all the way to Alaska. My first thought was that I will get a kids bike because I am the size of a hobbit. I walked into Bicycle World and immediately felt sportier than I thought I […]

It has been a while since I posted on here. Which graduation looming, final exams, and the impending 2000-mile deadline, posting on my page had gone on the back burner. What compelled me to write tonight was one of my best friends, who reminded me how meaningless the above deadlines actually are. Her father has […]

48 more days!! It’s hard to believe that in less than two months, we’ll be on our way to Alaska!  So much has happened since we began training last fall.  Some of the most special for me have included: –Meeting and hearing about many new people to whom I can dedicate my ride. –Having the […]

​Mr. Kassabian was one of those teachers that you always went to class prepared for. Not necessarily because you had a passion for the subject or were incredibly motivated to increase your class rank, but because you respected him, and wanted to earn that same respect. I looked forward to his class, which says something, […]

Last weekend was the hardest ride we’ve had yet…after 7 or so weeks of being sick with mono, I got back on the bike to tackle 80 miles through the hills of Westlake. WHEW! I am grateful to my legs for taking me through those hills, and it reminded me of how lucky I am […]

We leave for Alaska in 100 days. Wow! So soon and so real, I can’t believe how far we’ve come! The aspect of Texas 4000 that is really starting to dominate is our time on the bike– no surprise, right? As of today I have ridden over 600 miles so I thought I would take […]