If you didn’t know about our route blog, go to t4k2013ozarks.tumblr.com – a different teammate posts each day with photos and a story. We have limited internet access, but we will upload posts whenever possible!

This day was not too bad. Actually yes it was. It was very hot and very hilly. And the wind was blowing at about 20 mph creating a headwind which made it even harder to bike. It was a very long and tiring day. I was riding with Kiran, Sergio, Camille, Gil, and Kelsey. Everyone […]

Texas 4000 has already taught me about perspective. Though the entire summer is a challenge, my tough times and hardships are measured in hours of riding. This allows me almost immediate hindsight at the end of the day. If I was to sample how I felt at different times of the ride today, I would […]

Day 14: Ulysses KS to Lamar CO, 100 miles Date: June 14th 2013 Today was special. Colorado has a special place in my heart. Biking to Colorado is something I had never dreamed I would do. Wake up was at 5am. Breakfast was provided by our host. Ride dedications followed. I dedicated today’s ride to […]

Day 13: Guymon OK to Ulysses KS, 70 miles Date: June 13th 2013 Wake up was at 5am. I slept relatively soon yesterday and I got more than usual amount of sleep. After yesterday’s program, we were all charged up. The community in Guymon made awesome breakfast. I’ve never eaten so much during breakfast. It […]

I admit that the title of this blog is really boring and it will most certainly include more updates than from just Day 13 alone. How does one encompass 10 days (I think that’s how long it’s been since my blog….sorry!) of this amazing journey in a simple blog title? I decided to not even […]

It’s been two weeks since I began the journey. In two weeks time, we have managed to bike over 700 miles in three states. Texas Days 1-5, 11 There are A LOT of road kill on Texas highways. Oklahoma Days 6-10, 12 Oklahoma is hot. Oklahoma is dry. Oklahoma was our first experience with really […]

Today was my hardest day yet. We biked from Zion National Park into the Mojave Desert. Yesterday was a rest day in Zion National Park in southern Utah. If that isn’t the biggest misnomer, I don’t know what is. There was no way I was going to just sit around. A group of the team […]

Dry eyes, cracked lips, rebelling skin. Yep. The trip is really happening. It is no longer a coincidence that I’m biking so many consecutive days. I think my body is starting to figure out how to recuperate, or at least be able to wake up early everyday. Our team is also getting more efficient. We […]

Day 12: Follett , TX to Guymon, OK Today was hard. It wasn’t the most physically challenging day yet, but it was the most mentally taxing. It was a myriad of little things that built-up to make things feel pretty bleak. Overall, the ride wasn’t that hard, but this whole day was my big hurdle. […]