My first T4K blog comes at a very appropriate time. Yesterday I successfully completed my first half marathon- 13.1 miles. One of my teammates had emailed the team back in November about signing up for the Austin City Marathon. Not being a runner (the most I had ran at this point was three miles) I […]

When you wake up in the morning, you have all these expectations about what the day will entail, and for the most part it’s typically predictable–but then sometimes life throws you curve balls, in the face. At 10 AM yesterday morning I was riding my bike while a friend walked next to me to our […]

The time has officially come. The start of my adventure. The journey of my life. My goodness, it is here. Austin. 4,600 miles. 53 most awesome people. 70 days. 1 bike. Anchorage. Summer of 2011 cant get much better than this. Am I realllyyy biking to Alaska next summer? Why, yes, YES I am and […]

The beginning of this semester has brought with it the beginning of our team’s real work in preparing for next summers ride. A few notable things have happened in the past couple of weeks. The first of these was The Tribute Gala last saturday. The Tribute Gala not only marked the “passing of the torch” […]

I’m learning what it means to be on a team again. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been part of a committed and consistent athletic team, and this morning was a great reminder of what that looks like. Although I’ve been active in several other “teams” over the past few years, none of […]

Today was the first morning the team got together for our first checkpoint, a 5k loop around town lake in under 35 minutes. I forgot 7 AM existed–as did the rest of the team. We all arrived at Town Lake at about 8. If you know me, you know my LOVE for town lake. Not […]

This past weekend was the first official Texas 4000 event I was able to attend since I was in the hospital during Atlas, and it got me even more pumped up about riding to Alaska with such an awesome group of people. I’ve chatted with a few of the other riders previously, but this was […]

Tonight, 11:03 p.m., is the night before our first T4K meeting for the fall semester. This is really exciting for many reasons. The most exciting is that it is now our OFFICIAL ride year! Also, we have a new sponsor (am I allowed to tell yet?)…LIVESTRONG! This is crazy good news considering that Lance Armstrong […]

One of my favorite things about a group of tenacious and motivated individuals working toward a common goal is that there is no superiority complex. Every Texas 4000 for Cancer rider is pouring sweat, blood, and bike grease into each day of their summer. Prime example is panhandling. For those unfamiliar with the “art”, panhandling […]

I like that this is my last blog post. The idea behind it embodies a lot of what this ride has been for me. My red Superman cape has flown on my back for 71 days, all the way from Austin to Anchorage. Though it started as a joke, a gimmick to wear, it quickly […]