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 […]
This past Saturday, we rode 40 miles to Buda in the rain. There was a distinct cow stench in the air as we pedaled past miles of farmland. The horizon was a dreary watercolor. I remember thinking, my toes must be wrinkled. David cycled with me, which was really great. He’s an experienced cyclist and […]
The hills of Austin and I have came to an agreement that we have many differences. However, we have been working on settling them. Lately we carry conversations together. Well, in the beginning I did most of the talking. I would curse them and they would ignore me. Now it is more of a whisper […]
Since I have joined Texas 4000, I have entered a new incredible community of bikers, cancer survivors, and of course my team. I remember the idea of riding 30 miles was scary, now as a team we can finish 50 miles under 5 hours and have a good time later that evening. I mean its […]
