Early in February I had the misfortune of injuring my knee. I was getting some very sharp pains and was having trouble extending and retracting my right knee. Sadly this meant an end to my cycling training at least for a while. But I took the time to recover the right way and not over […]

03/07/11 8:30AM Its those Monday mornings where I’m stuck in class praying to the lord that my professor will just shutup so I may focus on more pressing matters such as attempting to sleep in class. But I found it more productive to write another blog for the most epic organization in the world. So […]

November 18, 2010 at 6:15pm I got an email stating that I have been accepted to Texas 4000. Words could not describe the ecstatic feeling running through my veins. Sitting here now, nearly 3 months later, it still has not hit. What has hit me fairly hard though, is the fact “Cancer is everywhere”. Attending […]

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 […]