This is the letter that was read at Ruel Bobet’s memorial service. I still don’t have the words to describe the deep hurt and loss that his family and our family are feeling right now, but this is my closest shot to give you a snap shot of our truly beautiful teammate. This letter and […]

Training camp: It was a time to push ourselves, learn what we needed to do to prepare for the summer, and enjoy the beautiful countryside of Texas. But for me, it was most especially a time for patience. Sometimes your body doesn’t want to wake up as soon as you hit the snooze button on […]

Where to start…the beginning I suppose. 6:00am Thursday morning. We roll into the CPE (chemical and petroleum engineering) parking lot. This is our home base. We start rides here, and we end rides here, until now. This ride was going to be different. Our destination was bastrop. A whopping 64 miles away. My group is […]

Brother, Where do I start? Perhaps by saying that I’m not really ready to write a blog about you, but I’ve almost text you so many times in the last month that I figure it’s time to let you know some of the things I’ve been wanting to tell you. Let’s go out of order. […]

Dear Journal, That feeling of getting your first donation is great. Hearing the story behind that support is even greater. Like I have stated, I am motivated by the stories of my supporters. Along with the other 2013 riders, I am amazed at the work we have done so far and I cannot wait for […]

I’m looking at the date right now. Less than 3 months until we take off…..I REPEAT LESS THAN 3 MONTHS UNTIL WE TAKE OFF. As my Mentor Barney Stinson would say “Awesome”. To this point I admit I haven’t been the best Texas 4000 rider. I haven’t raised as much as I should and I […]

**I want to preface this by saying this in not a blog about Ruel. That is a wound way too fresh, new and deep to deconstruct enough to put words to. I would like to share though for those who may just read my particular blog and not follow the Texas 4000 family as a […]

First off, I would just like to thank you for taking time to read this! 🙂 Here goes nothing! Everyone knows how excited I am to be in Texas 4000. I applied for the 2012 year, but did not make it, so when I applied again I was scared that I wouldn’t make it. BUT […]

Today is Leap Day. That’s cool. Today is also the day I surpassed the $4500 minimum to be able to go on the summer ride!! I have now raised exactly $4,502.25.. Alaska, here I come! Don’t think for a second that I am going to be satisfied with the minimum. My fundraising goal is $10,000.. […]

When I first heard about the Texas 4000, I thought to myself that there was no way I could ever do that and those people were nuts. I mean, a sane person would not ride their bike from Austin to Anchorage for selfless reasons, and if the reasoning was selfish than they must be crazy. […]