Hello avid T4k readers =) I am writing in T4K’s first blog-a-thon, and since this isn’t my computer and I don’t have much time, I’m going to organize this entry by enumerating my thoughts about these first few weeks. -This Sunday, I volunteered in the Austin Marathon with the Livestrong team. Although, I wasn’t at […]
I feel like hills, or climbs, are some of the most misunderstood things around. For example: if, like me, you found yourself running the Austin half marathon last Sunday, with legs sore from a hard week of riding in the wet, and a race number boldly proclaiming your name to be WHITNEY, you may have […]
Yesterday, I volunteered at the Austin Marathon. It was absolutely amazing. I was so inspired by all of the runners. The very thought of running 26.2 miles, even 13.1 miles, makes me so nervous I kinda want to vomit. Needless to say, running is not my favorite thing in the world, BUT it was awesome […]
Well it’s been a good while since I’ve got on to tell my story about T4K as it unravels. There’s been so much that has happen over the last 6 months or so, it’s crazy! From panhandling, to getting our bikes, to our first team ride, to training camp, there is just so much to […]
Como estan! This weekend I got to take a trip back to Iowa for the first time this semester. I went pheasant hunting with my father and a family friend, Mr Palomarez, and his son Diego. They were wonderful shots and great people. It was my first time hunting, and I did not know how […]
Journal Entry Two: Last Saturday was my first rain riding experience, although it barely qualified. Light mist for the 40 or so miles doesn’t constitute the “el Nino” season I have been mentally preparing for. Call me selfish or a glutton for punishment, but when I saw rain in the forecast I was expecting something […]
I just wanted to share a couple pictures from last Saturday’s team ride. It was only drizzling, but by the time we were done with our 40 mile ride, everything was MUDDY! I’m not sure if these pictures do justice to how muddy my bike and I were, but here they are… http://tinypic.com/r/8xqz55/7 http://tinypic.com/r/rw5nqc/7 http://tinypic.com/r/307t5ok/7 […]
They trapped me. I finally have to commit my thoughts to cyberspace. I knew it was going to happen eventually but I was planning to wait until the ride itself when my life would be completely encompassed by Texas 4000 and thus quite suited to posting on a site that is dedicated to the organization […]
I ride for my wonderful, loving mother. Months after losing our house and lifelong possessions to Hurricane Katrina, my mother suffered from a brain hemmorhage. Despite undergoing 3 life threatening brain surgeries, she had a brain hemorrhage and is now hemiplegic. i.e. the entire right side of her body is paralyzed. She was in a […]
Staring at a blank page. Recently, I have been astounded by the already standing community that I have found in Texas 4000. From our new rider picnic last semester to weekly meetings to the bra party, I have been seriously surprised at how well I click with these people who I may not have anything […]
