This organization serves as a humble metaphor for the fight against cancer. Not only are we physically exhausted at the end of each day, but we’re often emotionally drained, too. Had you told me a couple years ago – or any time prior to May 31 of this year, really – that I’d eventually bike […]

Some 28 bikers riding from Austin to Anchorage rolled into Missoula on Wednesday. They are part of a larger group of approximately 80 students from the University of Texas – known as the “Texas 4000” – a group which is raising thousands of dollars for cancer research. Before beginning the trek, each student raises MORE […]

Braving rain, strong winds, and cool temperatures a group of college students from Texas is making their way through Minnesota on bicycles. The non-profit organization “Texas 4000” has been RAISING MONEY FOR CANCER research for 11 years now. They rode from Minneapolis to St. Cloud today (Tuesday) and are spending the night at St. Cloud […]

The longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world, the Texas 4000 team, will be rolling through Florence on Thursday, July 3, just 34 days after departing from Austin, Texas, en route to its final destination in Anchorage, Alaska. While in Florence, the 2014 Texas 4000 Team will celebrate and share hope, knowledge and charity […]

A group of 27 cyclists from Texas will be biking into Aitkin on July 2, as a part of a cross-country bike ride to raise awareness for cancer research. The University of Texas students, called Texas 4000, are taking part in a 70-day ride from Austin Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. The students will arrive in […]

Every summer, a group of students from The University of Texas at Austin set out on a more than 4,000-mile bike ride across the country to share hope, knowledge and charity in the fight against cancer. Cycling for 70 days from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, the Texas 4000 is the world’s longest annual charity bike […]

Just like cancer patients have days where they may struggle to keep going, so do the bicyclists on the Texas 4,000 summer charity ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska, who passed through Prairie du Chien last week. “That’s been our analogy for the trip, said Neha Ali, one of the riders. “Whenever we have […]

Cockrell School of Engineering alumnus Chris Condit (M.S. BME 2011; B.S. EE 2004) has approached his professional life with the same cross-disciplinary focus that he took with his education. Over the past decade, he has created medical devices, developed patented intellectual property and started a cancer-fighting nonprofit organization. Condit is the founder of the longest […]

Gundersen Health System welcomed 27 cyclist from the University of Texas Friday. The students are part of a non-profit organization called Texas 4000. The group is one of three groups riding across the country to raise awareness and money to help find a cure for cancer. The charity ride was founded by a cancer survivor […]