Mellow Johnny’s, a local bike shop in Austin, has a long standing campaign to encourage people to ride their bikes instead of using cars, buses, and other motorized transportation. All throughout the store you will see mock gas station pumps that read “RIDE YOUR BIKE” in the screens that list price per gallon, number of […]

In November our team carted over to Fayetteville to have our training camp. Please see my blog ‘thats a lot of miles yall!” If you would like to update yourself on the hilarity that ensued and how I fell while clipped in, I wasn’t even riding, just standing. I have a great scar from it […]

“If this little light of mine combined with yours today, how many watts could we illuminate? How many villages could we save?” ”“ Jazon Mraz, The Sunshine Song 5 am sounds early. The 4 am wake up isn’t too lovely either. But when it means piling into a car with teammates to volunteer at the […]

I don’t think I’ve been challenged enough by the title of my blog until I joined Texas 4000. Funny thing is, this organization has the beauty of pushing yourself to new limits almost every week. But it’s not just physical. Texas 4000 in a matter of a few months has taught me what “Giving your […]

The day is approaching. The more I think about it, the more I say to myself. “I can’t believe I’m actually doing this”. Never in my life, have I ever had really short hair or desire to cut it. However, there is something that just inspired me. The fact that cancer patients go through all […]

The word team is usually defined as individuals that come together to achieve a common goal. The term family is most commonly used to associate people that are related by blood or ancestry. Despite the traditional definitions, The 2012 Texas 4000 Team is more like a family. This past weekend we completed our Spring Break […]

I had a really neat experience sagging for the team on Friday. Me and my boy Nick Merriwether, had the responsibility of asking restaurants in Lockhart, Texas for food donations. Dairy Queen said, ”No…Maybe next time.” Whataburger didn’t answer. McDonald’s had me call back twice. And then said no. We were getting pretty discouraged when […]

T-shirts have arrived!! Thank-you very much to all of you who ordered a shirt from me! I appreciate the support. Contact me if you still need to pick it up. Thanks again for the big order! I’m currently working on my letters. Keep an eye out around May for your letters in the mail. This […]

I go through cycles of favorite bands. I can distinctly identify a time in my life based on who I was listening to most during that stage in my life. But the good ones always make more than one appearance. High school is equated with The Shins, Pinback evokes memories of early college, Broken Social […]

It’s not really supposed to be like this. Forty-four people who were not cyclists a few months ago aren’t really supposed to be doing 220 miles in 3 days. But somehow we all did it, every single one of us. Spring Break ride: Austin to Bastrop to Seguin and back. No one had to stop […]