So, for most of you that know me…you know that I am a pretty short girl! Well all our bikes of course are the same model, ordered from the same place, and all that jazz. Of course we all go in way ahead of time and all get our original measurements so that they (Jack […]
It takes a special kind of person to want to cycle to Alaska to fight cancer. Putting a bunch of those people together can be intense. Background: In recent years the current Texas 4000 team hosts a New Rider Picnic for the new team to welcome them into Texas 4000. As the 2014 team was […]
Although I haven’t left for Alaska yet, I can already see that Texas 4000 really is the ride of a lifetime. The past month has held so many new memories and steps towards our journey to Alaska. Training Camp: Training camp included cycling all day long and learning from the most generous and caring coaches; […]
Texas 4000 is a “do-ocracy”. The direction the organization is taken is not decided by who is in charge, or voted upon, it is decided by who is doing things. Who is doing things NOW. Whoever makes things happen is the one who leads it. People join in as they want to, but it takes […]
“All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.” ”• Yann Martel, Life of Pi Yesterday when I was panhandling (sporting a fancy self-laminated sign that said […]
I like to imagine that I’m fearless. That I live uninhibited by the little voice in head. That I wake up and conquer the world with no thoughts of “what if?” That I am something other than, well, human. The reality is though, I am full of fears. And lots of them. And so is […]
I have been blown away lately by the powerful relationships my teammates have made with me and each other. It’s touching that we have problems with ride dedications because our team has so many “shoot-outs” (I love that nickname!) for one another. I’m thankful for everyone on my team because they inspire to work harder, […]
Today we rode out to Buda, Texas. The weather was beautiful and my company even better. It’s amazing what the bond we have created with one another is capable of. I won’t lie, I didn’t want to be there at all this morning. I was running on little sleep, I hadn’t had my coffee, and […]
My entire body has never felt this sore in my life. Not only was this my first ride with the team, but this was the first ride I’ve ever ridden in my life. The team’s second ride–my first–was a whopping 40-mile ride from campus to Buda, TX beginning at 6:30AM. This ride was not easy […]
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