Alas, it is mid-spring break, and everything is going quite swimmingly. This past weekend, 7 of my teammates and I went on a lovely camping trip to Krause Springs in Spicewood. While it is located only 40 miles west of Austin, we were determined to make this a biking vacation, so we took the scenic, […]

Wow, last week was a tough week. All of my professors decided to pile up tests and assignments in the last week before spring break, and I had to make up a bunch of miles for t4k because the last Saturday team ride was cancelled due to a thunderstorm. And on top of that, I […]

Last night, we participated in URDB and LIVESTRONG’s BreakCancer event at The Highball on South Lamar. For a little background, URDB stands for Universal Record Database. It’s a site set up for people to go in and create their own world records or to view and try to break existing ones. The site paired with […]

I’m addicted to the website dearblankpleaseblank.com. It keeps me entertained during classes that tend to drone on…and…on.. Some of the time, they have some sentimental ones, but most of the time they’re humorous (and a little twisted to say the least). This one caught my attention in particular, and reminded me of Texas 4000, which […]

If you would have told me this time last year that I could run 13.1 miles, let alone run four half marathons within a four month span, I would have hysterically laughed in your face. This time last year I could barely run a 5K, but as of this morning, I have officially run four […]

Last weekend I went to a friend’s wedding in College Station. Words can’t truly capture the beauty of the wedding; it was an incredible one. Since I was one of the groomsmen, it was an honor supporting my friend Jason as he humbly accepted Allison as his wife. After the wedding, we celebrated at the […]

I’ve found that writing these journals has become somewhat of a comfort mechanism for me. Sometimes they give me a platform just to rant about something I believe is unfair, sometimes they give me the chance to celebrate seemingly trivial successes in my life that I’m too hesitant to announce out loud for the sake […]

“The difference between motivation and inspiration is subtle but distinct. Motivation often comes from an incentive or disincentive to reach a goal. A kick in the butt from yourself or someone else. Inspiration is a totally different beast. It comes from within. It ignites a feeling of excitement and energy.” -Wade Wallace For the past […]

“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until […]

When all hope is lost, beauty still exists. Recently, I’ve been bouncing back and forth between Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices by the Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh and The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus. While two seperate motivations brought me to these ostensibly incompatible books, I discovered a common thread between the two […]