I have been on the Texas 4000 team since the Fall of 2009 and have therefore sat through my fair share of Texas 4000 Monday Meetings. This Monday’s meeting, February 7th, is a meeting that will live in infamy. Its Friday now and I still find myself thinking about it and wanting to tell everyone […]

I went back to Lone Tree (the camp I’ve worked at for four summers) this past weekend. My boss (Steve) is like, Jack of All Trades (worthy of capitalization). He has experience in all kinds of adventurous/athletic things (making him intimidating at face value… but really not too bad overall). Ie: rock climbing, rappelling, mountaineering, […]

It’s been a long time since I’ve updated my Texas 4000 blog, and for that I’m terribly sorry. In order to get you up to date, I’m going to bullet some high points. -Riding with Bicycle World Memorial City -Enjoying my family -Completing my 2nd marathon -Doing a 50-miler on New Years (and nearly collapsing […]

Can you believe it? We have just a little over 100 days before we leave to ride our bikes from Austin, TX to Anchorage, AK! Today, there are 3 things I would like to share with you: 1.) Looking back to a little less than a year ago, I remember talking to my mom on […]

I attached my camera bag to my bike!!! Snazzy. Now time to finally get over this head cold so I can go ride! I haven’t ridden in over a week because I got a nasty cold last week that prevented me from going on even the Saturday team ride. 🙁 But, my nose is finally […]

When I signed up to ride my bicycle from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska I knew I would wear many different hats. I knew I would train, lift weights, and ride. I knew I would fundraise, be it through heartfelt pleas and random panhandling. I knew I would learn, from cancer statistics to stories of […]

My brother-in-law is now officially that: MY brother in law! Ok, let me rewind for a minute- my brother in law was diagnosed with acute t-cell lymphoblastic leukemia just under a year ago, approximately 8 months after proposing to my sister and two months before their wedding. The news stomped on years of future planning, […]

Today I posted a Facebook status of lyrics from a Metallica song so I could show off how cool I am. Unfortunately I spelled it wrong. Instead of “Where I lay my head is home. And the earth becomes my throne.” I posted “… the earth becomes my throWN.” A fellow TX4K rider corrected my […]

Upon seeing the immediate blogging actions of my teammates I’ve decided it’s time to do the same. I myself can’t deny the competitive draw of out blogging the 2011 team. I went running tonight to start working on getting in shape for the ride, but more importantly I managed to do so without aggravating a […]

Hello, Texas 4000 world! I received a call this afternoon from the staff of Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) informing me that they would like me as an intern this summer in Davenport, Iowa. Being at home this summer allows me to spend an extra summer with my mother, come to understand better how i will […]