It’s that time of year again, where everyone is cheery and excited for the holidays. Whether it’s because people get to go home to their families or whether it’s that they don’t have any more school, people are excited! It’s the holiday season! One holiday that has gained great meaning for me throughout the past […]

Another year has gone by, with only 185 days left until we start our journey to Alaska. It seems just like yesterday when I got the call saying I got accepted into the 2013 team. And yet, I feel like I have known most of my teammates for more than a year. This month we […]

Thanksgiving is my fourth favorite holiday, right after my birthday, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. My family likes to do Thanksgiving big. Over the last ten years we have tried to always have guests at our table who are not from the United States so that they can experience the love that we feel, and we […]

I know exactly what you’re thinking. A 2012 rider writing a blog? Isn’t that like, a little odd? Shouldn’t they have moved on already?? Well the truth is, I haven’t. It’s strange getting back from the ride; from doing such an epic and wonderful thing. You get back and it’s as if your purpose in […]

Hello Dear Friend, I have recently returned from the Texas 4000 training camp. It was like a two day dream. These small, isolated roads guided us to a place of quiet reflection. Miles from city noise and bright streets, you are immediately lured into a place you didn’t know existed– a place where the rolling […]

Here we are nearing the end of the semester. It’s scary to think that this is the last fall of my undergraduate life. A long time coming. Texas 4000. Graduation. Reality? I don’t know where to place all of these in my list of priorities; senioritis/T4Kitis is hitting me rather hard right now.A mishmash of […]

Recently, I’ve been getting to spend a lot more time with my family- for reasons both positive and not as positive. We buried my grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Dorothy Hurst on Wednesday, November 11. This past Thursday was my sister Roxanne’s twenty-fifth birthday, in addition to everyone’s favorite national holiday-Thanksgiving. In a little over two weeks, […]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you had a great week filled with food, friends, and family! This Thanksgiving, I had a lot to be thankful for. I am incredibly thankful for my parents who are incredibly supportive of my efforts. They are always there for me when times get tough. I am thankful for my […]

First off, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! I hope everyone is enjoying all the food, family, and holiday cheer. I have so much to be thankful for including Texas 4000. This is a blog I wrote on Novemeber 21st (my birthday!!) but my internet was down so I was not able to upload it. But here it is, […]

So much training has happened these last two weekends. November 10-11: Training camp in Fayetteville, TX While it is certainly true that I am learning more about cycling than I have ever known before, I think that these last two weeks have best taught me how to wake up early. Seriously, we were due in […]