These past weeks, I have learned an incredulous amount about strength. I never imagined I would learn so much from an inspiring group of people in such a short amount of time. At the beginning of February, my mom and I flew to California to spend the weekend with my great Aunt Colleen. She began […]
This ones for you. The ride dedication I haven’t said out loud yet, and I’m not sure I ever will. I’m not sure if it’s that I’m not ready to say it, I don’t want to say it, or I haven’t accepted it yet. I guess until it’s real I feel like I can just […]
With the Rider Cup Golf Tournament coming up in two weeks I had the opportunity to reach out to another organization that I am very passionate about. In the Spring of my freshmen year I embarked on becoming a Texas Wrangler. As a Wrangler we pride ourselves on Scholarship, Leadership, and Athletic ability by promoting […]
I woke up today and drank a big cup of coffee. I recently learned how to brew the beverage, and I am afraid my dependence is only growing. It is a wonderful substance, truly. Anyways, another new habit I have recently developed is the keeping of a “to do” list. I used to pride myself […]
It’s been a good amount of time since my last post and I apologize for that. As a graduating senior things have been a whirlwind and I’ve been dedicating an unreal time towards my physical training for the ride. Since my last post I’ve added hundreds of miles to put me right around 800 so […]
Journeying to Africa showed me another side of cancer… the unknown and unacknowledged one. It’s like traveling to get to a destination and you run into a roadblock needing a detour. I thought I knew most of what there was to know about cancer. Then I hit that detour sign and it led me […]
Its the first day of the Spring semester here at UT. To others, this is the start of a long, stressful, and unpredictable semester. I can honestly say that I feel those same things, but they reside in my hind-brain. What’s really on my mind? The fact that I have just a little over 4 […]
I have answered this question many times by now. I did a presentation on it. I wrote about it. I tell people about it everyday. I think about it 24-7. I’m even re-writing about it now. And if I could describe Texas 4000, those are the words I would use. When I found out I […]
I know a lot of people have been asking when I would get my bike, so without further ado I present to you Lieutenant Dan. Before anyone has the chance to ask whether I named it after the movie Forrest Gump I wanted to clarify a couple of things such as why I chose this […]
It’s been about two and a half weeks now since we’ve started riding our bikes as a group. Coming from a highly competitive childhood fighting off my brothers and constantly playing sports, I hit the training hard and fast wanting to be the best rider I could be. So far I am in the lead […]
