Morning thunderstorms prevented us from going out on our weekly Saturday morning ride.. … so instead we had a fundraising letter writing party! The party never stops. iloveT4k If you would like a fundraising letter, send me an e-mail with your address! Please keep my teammate Ruel Bobet in your thoughts and prayers. Sarah Sykes […]

As you can see from my obvious lack of journal entries, I am not one to sit and write down my reflections. But I HAVE to change that… because there are so many incredible experiences and feelings I’ve had through this organization that I am scared I will forget if I don’t write them down. […]

Austin, TX. February 17th. 52 degrees, relatively cloudy. It’s Friday. Friday is my T4K Day. Woke up this morning intending to go on a ride that was cancelled due to possible storming etc. A bit of a bummer but there’s plenty of T4K still to do. Am I too bold in saying I feel prepared […]

The weather is Austin is unbelievably moody. Earlier this week it snowed. I mean, technically..sleet, but its the closest thing to snow I can remember so Im going with it. It was FREEZING. I remember explicitly because my mom and I were in the Patagonia store buying some gear I need for the summer. Rain […]

I was re-filming my testimonial today (the first one I did was a bit too long) and I experienced this momentous surge of excitement down my spine as I recalled the reasons why I ride in front of a camera. So excited that, as I often do when I’m in front of a camera- I […]

So I guess I will just consider this blog a warmup for the five page research paper I’m supposed to be writing right now. Here goes nothing.. Every once in a while ever since I joined Texas 4000 last year, someone will confront me about the ride and wonder why on earth I would want […]

I often pause to wonder where my life would be right now had certain circumstances been different in the past. But it’s foolish to waste time trying to wrap my head around something like that. Bottom line: what is, is and what isn’t, isn’t. That’s it. Instead, I remind myself to appreciate where I am […]

I always seem to find myself blogging whenever tests are around the corner. Probably not a good habit to get into, but between all the tests (yes, plural) presentations and projects, my brain can only focus on so much school. T4K, well, that’s a different story. There never seems to be enough time in the […]

I initially planned on doing a comprehensive reflection long ago, but the task seemed so huge. There’s so much I haven’t shared, that I want to. But instead of that novel, here’s the most important story instead: I remember meeting Sarah Marshall and thinking that she had a enormous amount of heart in such a […]

For the second time last night, I had the blessed opportunity to hear one of the most amazing stories of life. Mike Thompson, or “Iron Mikey,” spoke to alumni, board representatives, the 2012 team, and for the first time with us in meeting, Team 2013, about his battles and successes in his four fights against […]