I don’t know much about Kelly O’Halloran. I know she’s been a great friend to my sister during her time at the University of Texas, and that she will be graduating soon (congratulations!) and going to Veterinary School at Texas A&M (double congratulations). However, I do know that any lover of animals is a friend […]

This one goes out to Adele Claeson, the inventor of The Mom Card and a proud mother of the finest ginger Blanton Dormitory has even had the privilege of hosting. I’m kidding, but in a lot of ways most of what I just said is quite true. Ms. Claeson is the mother of Emily Hopkins, […]

Three hundreds. That is what tres cientos translates to, and that is the title of my blog after finishing my third team century ride. Every rider on the 2011 LIVESTRONG Texas 4000 for Cancer team has to complete a 10-hour time trial from Austin to Johnson City and back. The route is hilly in general, […]

23 days. It is hard to believe that in approximately a year and 23 days it will be 2012’s turn to embark on an adventure of a lifetime.. on a bicycle. I have been thinking a lot about this lately–just how giddy, nervous, ecstatic this year’s team must feel to begin their journey in just […]

Only about 24 days until we’re off! It seems like the more T4K stuff I do, the less time I have to write about it here. But a quick update… I passed my century test. I raised over $5000 for cancer research (and counting!). I’ve ridden (almost) 1500 training miles. ==> I’m going to Alaska! […]

“I want my daughter to know that this world is made out of sugar, it can crumble so easily but don’t be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it”- Sarah Kay ‘B’ To my mom: I admire your strength this year. I admire how active you stay by walking with Karla everyday, your […]

I volunteered at Rest Stop Number 4 of the Shiner ride this morning. Not gonna lie, this one was definitely more interesting than the LBJ rest stop for a bunch of reasons. First, it was outside this giant corrugated metal building sitting at an intersection in the middle of nowhere (Jeddo?). Second, the moment we […]

Well hello, world. I probably shouldn’t be writing this blog since I have two others I have started, but haven’t finished… Oh well, I’ll keep it short. Today was, in some ways, a big day for me. I essentially finished my third year at college. I now have two semesters, 16 hours of classes, between […]

I never would have thought that the word saddle would be used in reference with a bike. I have ridden horses since I was about 9 years old and have only ever used the word saddle in that context. But as I rode around the arena last night sitting snug in my saddle I couldn’t […]

The following was an assignment for my rhetoric class that I plan to submit to my hometown newspaper… Albuquerque Native Riding 4,500 Miles to Alaska Erin Scott Feature Article The Albuquerque Journal May 5, 2011 Quads burning. Butt sore. Shaved head prickling underneath my helmet. Wind in my face and sweat on my skin. This […]