On the first Sunday of Spring Break my fiancé, Sean, and I did a ride from his place in Austin to near his parent’s place in Canyon Lake. Sean had wanted to go on a long ride with me for a while and had eagerly planned the whole trip. We left a little after 8 […]
‘life is a voyage that’s homeward bound.’ — herman melville sometimes i wonder why i’m doing texas 4000. of course, i’m acutely aware of the fact that texas 4000 is one of the only things i can say consistently makes me happy, but there is such tremendous personal inertia to not do this ride and […]
Being a part of Texas 4000 has provided me with opportunities of meeting some of the MOST AMAZING people. I have had great support from my team, family but most importantly my friends and the community. I have been blown away by the generosity of people who send me kind words (I LOVE hearing from […]
A few interesting experiences, lately, courtesy of Texas4000: Continuing in my roll as team barber by shaving Steve’s head, so he could support his friend who was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. Meeting Luci Baines Johnson at the finish line of the LBJ 100. She led the group enthusiastically in the “Eyes of Texas” song. […]
This blog is a little late coming because I have been lazy recently (especially over spring break). But now I have some cool stuff to talk about after volunteering at the LBJ 100 ride (which you should have done mom and dad, it was a really nice day for biking). I swam again this week, […]
I’ve had a strange but incredible breakthrough of sorts with Texas 4000 and training lately. My voice isn’t anything special. I’m proud of a lot of things, but my voice never made the cut. Actually, I’m unusually self-conscious about it. I won’t even watch videos of me most of the time without putting them on […]
Geese flying in a V-formation have always been a welcome sign of spring as well as a sign that heralds the coming of winter. Not only is this a marvelous sight, but there are some remarkable lessons that we can learn from the flight of the geese, because all that they do has significance. FACT: […]
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I thought I would write a bit about some of the things that happen outside of biking in Texas 4000. At the end of spring break, we had training camp in Bastrop. We biked 180 miles over three days, and it was fantastic, but here is the highlight of my experience: On Friday, the Rockies […]
I need to start by telling you this blog started out as one thing, and ended up as another. I hope you still find it relevant. I’m really best at interacting with people one on one. For the most part. If it’s you, me, and some other random distractor (aka: a cup of coffee, manual […]
