Day 1 We rode from the school at 8 AM. I was pulled aside a minute before leaving for an interview with KVUE– which aired that same day. I was with my dad and his friends Scott Oliver and Jeff Urbanek. The first thirty miles were a breeze, the next 20 difficult, and the last […]

I have been laughing straight for…the entire time I have been on this journey thus far. I have constant stomach aches from the constant heaving of my breath because of how much I am cackling. Today was our rest day. And dont let this title fool you, because we had a very busy busy day. […]

Day 0 I awoke this morning bleary eyed and exhausted. It is 4:30 in the morning, and I feel every minute before my 8:00 am threshold. Shea picks me up to go to our interview with Fred Cantu, KEYE TV’s lead anchor.  We cruise the empty streets of Austin south towards Magnolia Cafe. Inside, we […]

Veena: Do you know what Bro means? Me: Hmmm, what does it mean? Veena: it’s what you call someone when you love them This is what the little girl I babysat once told me after I called her bro much to her chagrin. She at first resisted then came to see “bro” as a term […]

While watching a Ted talk, talks from which I draw most of my allusions, a speaker talked about familiarity with fear. In the remote recesses of my memory I remember that the speaker talked about a psychologist helping people overcome their fear through baby steps. For instance, if they were afraid of spiders he would […]

Our beautiful team has come so far and I can’t believe we are on our way to Alaska, It is actually happening. Rockies and Sierra parted on day two after waking up at 4:45 am (what??), breakfast tacos, dedication circle, Hakka, hugs, and tears. We are on our separate ways spreading knowledge and hope, pushing […]

Day 3 Miles: 63 Wake up time was around 5:30AM this morning. We packed our belongings and had waffles and orange juice for breakfast through the donated HEB gift cards. Mars did the 2012 Rockies first Hakka with Lance joining us for the ride. The first 20 miles were great. Jonash, Mars and I were […]

Wow. It’s only day 4, and I already have so many moments I want to share with everyone. If I tried to write down a detailed description of each event and my thoughts and emotions through all of it, this blog would quickly turn into a short novel. Thus, I’ll try to keep the list […]

Well first off, today is day 3 and it is the first time I have actually had time to use my computer. Day zero went by pretty fast, it was nice hanging out with my parents at the Oasis and it was also quite interesting seeing everyone with their parents and dressed up nice and […]

I’ve been preparing for this 70 day bike ride for over a year and a half, but one thing I never anticipated is the difficulty of saying goodbye to my loved ones. Day zero was filled with festivities including a send-off ceremony on the UT campus, a gathering at LiveSTRONG headquarters, a leisurely 40 mile […]