So much has happened in past week that I hardly know where to begin. Day Zero and Atlas already seem like an eternity ago even though today is only Day 6 of our 70-day journey. One of my highlights of those first two days was having my family join me for the various events. I’ve […]
Lindsay to Ardmore, Oklahoma! We are staying at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ardmore Ride Statistics Distance: 75.67 miles Time: 6 hours, 2 minutes Average Speed: 12.5 miles per hour Max Speed: 30.6 miles per hour Total Odometer: 390.6 miles Breakfast: yoghurt and muffins Lunch: We had an early snack of Golden Chick chicken sandwiches, […]
Day 6 Lindsay TX to Ardmore OK Miles: 74.5 June 7th wake up time was 530am for me today since I had sag duty. packed the vans and after saying bye to the halls I prepped to Keep the team safe for their ride today. it was tough. heavy rain for majority of the day […]
Hi there. I’ve created a blog of my own to serve as my storyteller for the ride. You can find it at http://writingtoalaska.tumblr.com. The reason I created a separate blog was the ability to have all of my entries on one page, so that you wouldn’t have to click on individual entries to view them. […]
And so we headed to Lindsay Texas. The ride was interesting. At one point I literally felt like I was riding through a plague. LOCUSTS. These things were everywhere. Jumping through our tires and into our faces and hitting our legs. There was a good three or so miles that was like riding through an […]
Fort worth to Lindsay TX Miles: 78 June 6th Wake up time at 530am at foreman family’s house. We were all anxious for Taylor’s family ride dedication since the foreman’s have been so great to us. I can’t thank them enough for everything they have done to support our team. THe bro squad even gave […]
It’s 1:24 a.m. and I’m sitting up in bed. I was having one of those nights when you stay up way too late because you’re hooked on a very good book and you have to finish it. My phone buzzed with a text message from my best friend in the whole world, Jane Reilley. Jane […]
Tonight is day 2 of our journey. I’m currently sitting in the lobby of a Tarleton State University dormitory. No one else is around. It’s quiet. The past few days have been surreal. The stress of getting last minute things ready for the ride has subsided, and I am enjoying this feeling of peace. Yesterday […]
Day 4 Rest day in Dallas Rest day is a pretty cool feeling. You wake up and the feeling of “Hey my butt can relax today” haha. Mrs. Haider greeted me with chicken cheese omelett with some nice chai. From there waleed dropped me to the Mary crowler cancer research center for our program. We […]