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 […]

Radical things happen at our Texas 4000 meetings, like breaking records for instance. This week’s record involved having the most people blogging at one time. Random, yes; effective, totally. Apparently, Texas 4000 is one of the most effective groups to get its name out for cancer research, and breaking records like this helps. It’s the […]

Today, I wrote an informative essay about Texas 4000 completely in Spanish for my Spanish Grammar and Composition class. So yeah, I think it is safe to say Texas 4000 is always on my mind…in either language. 🙂 99 DAYS!!!

There was a period of several months where I slacked off in my blogging. (I’ll blame it on pharmacy school keeping me busy :p) I wanted to fill that void with a little glimpse of what I was up to. I snagged some pieces of e-mails that I wrote to family and friends updating them […]

And now for a new update…At this point I’ve biked over 275 miles and raised over $4,000 for cancer research…eee! This past weekend’s rides were a combination of fun and somewhat challenging. On Friday I did a ride out to 360 with Stew, Sam, and Andrew. I found the first half of the ride to […]

Check out my other Texas 4000 blog, journeyforalifetime.tumblr.org to see photos from Saturday’s ride and to see a video clip of Texas 4000 featured on KVUE news!

The other day I noticed I have a tendency to live in the future, rather than soaking in the moment. Next week is always greener. Two teammates peer pressured me into riding to THE Ladera Norte. For non-austinites and Texas 4000 teammates, this street is home to one of the biggest hills in Austin. It […]

100 days until we leave! Wait, only 100 days? Seriously? I’m not ready! [hence: training] Training has been an emotional roller coaster for me lately. Saturday, I was on top of the world. Rain was dripping off my helmet into my face, soaking my jersey, chilling my arms and splashing dirt up on my legs. […]