Day 11: Woodward, OK to Follett, TX Today was my favorite day yet. The ride was very draining despite being short, but all the other aspects of the day made it worth the struggle. We had a new host last night and they were great. Our ride dedication circle was the most powerful yet. A […]
Day 12: Follett TX to Guymon OK, 90 miles Date: June 12th 2013 After a rough day yesterday, I anticipated a similar ride today, except the mileage is doubled and temperatures were going to hit triple digits. I was nervous. Wake up was 5am. Got ready and had breakfast. I was not feeling a 100% […]
June 4th Waking up this morning, I was greeted by the sound of breakfast being made, my fellow teammates still sleeping, and voices in the kitchen. It was our fourth day of the ride and first rest day! A rest day is essentially a day-off for us where we stay in the city that we’re […]
Miles: 101 miles June 3rd Today was an especially eventful day for the team and for myself. As I said in my previous blog, I had to leave my team to finalize my U.S. citizenship in order to get a new passport to get into Canada. Waking up back in my apartment before heading to […]
Today was my SAG day, so basically a day off from biking and much needed. We woke up at 5 and had a great breakfast of egg casserole, apple juice, and cinnamon rolls. As SAG we have to pack everyones bag into the trailer and go back and make sure nobody left anything. We are […]
Day 11: Woodward OK to Follett TX, 49.5 miles Date: June 11th 2013 Wake up was at 6am. Our hosts in Woodward made breakfast and joined our dedication circle. We got the news that Courtney’s (2014 rider) father Tom had passed last night. Tom had cancer and had stopped responding to treatment a couple of […]
Today we had a 75 mile ride after a nice relaxing rest day in OKC. We started as we usually do with packing up and having breakfast and then our ride dedication circle followed by the haka. I started off the day with Ross, Jordan, Jimmy, Cassie, Chris, and Kelly. We were making very great […]
Day 10: Watonga OK to Woodward OK, 71.5 miles Date: June 10th 2013 Today was a hard ride and I knew it was going to be like that beforehand. So I was prepared. Wake up was at 5am. The community of Watonga prepared delicious breakfast. The people of the church have hosted every Texas 4000 […]
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Day 9: Oklahoma City to Watonga OK, 71 miles Date: June 9th 2013 I was on SAG duty today alogn with Charlie. It was a nice change of pace and a lot of fun supporting the team. Yesterday, me and Charlie called up a bunch of places and got some lunch donated. We also set […]
