So, as many of you know, I am growing my hair out until the ride. I stopped cutting it back in January and the idea is to get to a length which I can donate to a cancer patient who has lost their hair by this time next year. And I’m telling you, I’m not […]

Day 11 Woodward OK to Follet TX Miles: 58 I have to say I don’t proof read my blogs. I looked back at the ones I’ve posted and find several spelling grammatical errors. And it shall continue. 2 reasons. 1, I use my phone to blog and 2 I’m too tired to proofread so bear […]

Woodward, OK to Follett, TX. We are staying at Follett High School and we are being hosted by the Wiley family (connection of Nick DLC). Distance: 58.26 miles Time: 4 hours 11 minutes Average Speed: 13.8 miles per hour Max Speed: 36.1 miles per hour Total Odometer: 708.5 miles Today was a pretty cool day. […]

Yesterday was tough. We had another 72 mile ride. I was struggle-city. The theme of the rest stops were cowboys and indians. It was really fun. The first 20 miles flew by. We randomly picked a teammates name and gave them either an indian name for the day or if they were a cowboy, we […]

Day 10 Miles: 72.5 Wakeup time 545am we were greeted by the most amazing breakfast Watonga has to offer. A fruit buffet with egg casserole. Special thanks to pastor David for all his genorasity and the community. But let me get to the hakka. The hakka is a feeling like none other. I had the […]

Thoughts from Woodword A few days ago one of my teammates offhandedly made a remark about a trivial disagreement with their mom and said the phrase “ I’m mad. I can’t control how I feel about it , I’m just mad”. This thought struck me as our conversation and our day moved forward that exactly […]

“Rites of passage have three phases: separation, transition, and reincorporation. In the first phase, people withdraw from their current status and prepare to move from one place or status to another. The first phase comprises of symbolic behavior signifying the detachment of the individual or group from an earlier fixed point in the social structure. […]

Days 0-10 First, I apologize for the scattered nature of this blog. I hope you enjoy anyway. There’s no real way for me to cover everything from the past 10 days but I’d like to catch y’all up a little. That’s going to be tough since I don’t really have words to describe the last […]

“Oooooooklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.” Let me just start this blog by saying that this song is not a bunch of made up lyrics concerning Oklahoma. This is real. The wind in Oklahoma is real. REALLLY REAL. I can’t even make myself talk about it more because it will make me […]

when we talk about cancer we say their “battle” or their “fight.” using fighting words rallies the people and inspires courage and hope. however in some instances i refuse to use these words. in reference to my mother or ruel i will never say that either of them lost their battle. i know that saying […]