This is a little late coming out, but last week was really hectic for me and I didn’t have time to blog. However, it was a good week of T4K activities. On Saturday I volunteered with a few of my fellow 2012ers at the YMCA Party in the Park. We helped run the bike rodeo, […]

I’m on the rowing team here at UT (if I haven’t already mentioned that), and yesterday we had the Heart of Texas race. Our coxswain sent us an email this morning with a video from Nike for motivation. The video consisted of a multitude of athletes sponsored by Nike, some suffering from pain during their […]

Two days ago, I went to my first spin class… My “go to” cardio has always been running, but I have been so burnt out and unmotivated to run since I did the Austin Half. Thus, I thought to myself, what better sport to start with than what I will be doing for 70 days […]

So things have really come full circle. In my first blog I discussed how I found out about Texas4000 from a flyer that was handed to me in the West Mall. Let me reiterate that I NEVER take these flyers. But this one I took, and look where I am now. Today I was on […]

That’s when I wanted to die. Those words keep bouncing in my head every time I complain about something. My sore ankle or aching back are nothing compared to what a now dear friend has suffered through. A few weeks ago we had a guest speaker tell us of his story and his cancer battles. […]

This past weekend, some of our team volunteered at the Texas Cycling event by sagging and corner marshaling. I felt I had a general idea of what I would be doing as a sag car, but when it came down to it, I really had no idea. Some lessons I learned through the experience (make […]

Today’s weather is rather dreary. Several of us on the 2012 team volunteered for the Texas Cycling Race this morning. The race was interesting to watch but the cold and mist was really not doing much to liven me up. The plus side? I am really getting know a lot of my team members and […]

Our team meets every Saturday morning at 7:30 to go on a group ride. Today’s mileage: 50 miles. It was also the day my alarm decided it wasn’t going to rooster call me awake. Thus, I received an urgent call from a teammate at 7:53, approximately 7 minutes before they departed, and haphazardly put myself […]

Some days it feels like you’re seeing for the first time. You had your world, in all of its safety. And then it’s gone. It’s not a bad thing–just different. Getting coffee, sitting in class, or even in the presence of old friends, you know your surroundings, and you have your assumptions. I think I […]

This Is Not a Test Well, I’m back. This blogging thing is kind of fun. A bit terrifying, but fun. As you might have noticed this blog is entitled “This is not a test.” While the title might be a bit misleading, there is a point that I will eventually get to, most likely after […]