Even though we had meetings all of last semester and have been fundraising all summer (a quarter of a million bucks already!), it feels like the Texas 4000 experience is just now beginning. Something about crossing that first fundraising deadline, maybe. Or the commencement of team workouts at an ungodly but weirdly exhilarating hour every Saturday morning. Whatever […]

September 6, 2014 The day began in darkness, a 6:30 wake up call for the first of our Saturday morning workouts.  Of course I’m never excited  when my alarm goes off so early (half-asleep me almost turned it off, thinking “this must be a mistake, why would I have set an alarm so early on a […]

First post. I dedicate this one to God, who has allowed me to come across this inspiring organization filled with cancer-fighting people. None of the strength, willpower, hope, or perseverance that I’ve come to find through this journey has come from my own doing. It has been provided by someone much greater than myself. Starting off […]

Today is September 8th, 2014. It is my last day to be twenty years old. It is a Monday. And it is the day I write my first entry about the organization that is Texas 4000.              I volunteered at Tribute a couple of weeks ago and was able to applaud […]

Our ride year is here! Our team has been waiting for this moment for months. We did our 5k fitness test last weekend and I surprised myself by finishing in under 3o minutes. After our 5k I felt like a million bucks, this weekend was different. We had our first official Saturday workout and let […]

I cannot believe it is our ride year already! It seems like just yesterday I was walking out of my interview for T4K, but here we are beginning team workouts and placing gear orders. I cannot even begin to describe how excited I am for this year. While I don’t know many of my teammates […]

Fall is upon us and our ride year has begun. Words cannot contain the excitement, anticipation, and physical exertion that await us. My experience in Texas 4000 so far has involved a lot of volunteering, letter writing, and panhandling. Through these experiences, I have seen how quick people are to support me and my goals, […]

A lot has changed lately. The tables keep turning, and I’m sure it won’t be long before it happens again. We recently welcomed home the 2014 Texas 4000 team at the Tribute Gala. My team was honored to volunteer at the event and to help celebrate their seventy day long journey. This is also the […]

Test, 1,2. Test. Is it on? YES! We’re finally the ride year team, Texas 4000 2015. We’ve got such a long way to go, but it feels good to be the organization’s focus for the coming year. As for my experience with the organization up to this point, it has been overwhelmingly positive, if perhaps […]

It was August 27, 2014. My first day of classes as a sophomore at The University of Texas. A day filled with heightened emotions and excitement. My morning and afternoon classes went well and I was looking forward to the upcoming school year. However, the day took a sharp turn as I received an urgent […]