This is the summer of Texas 4000! Texas 4000 is a non-profit student organization from the University of Texas that is dedicated to fighting cancer by sharing hope, knowledge, and charity across North America through a 4,500 mile bicycle ride from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska. I will be spending 70 days with 45 of my closest friends pedaling through deserts, mountains, cities, and everything in between. We will sleep in schools, homes, campsites, anything that's free. The ride is the eye catcher but the most important part of Texas 4000 is what we do when we are off our bike. As a team, we raise money for cancer research and give programs throughout the ride spreading the latest information in cancer prevention and research. I will be trying to post pictures, videos, daily comments on this blog, but I will also be updating my journal on www.texas4000.org.

Day 6 Lubbock to Clovis

The team rode 102 miles and crossed the first state border!! I was able to test out my knee and ride the first 20 miles of the day with the team.

Our first rest stop was British themed: Queen Alanna, tea (or water labeled as tea), Adele, and the Beatles were just a few of things we incorporated. All speaking done at the rest stop had to be done in an English accent.


We out did ourselves and also included a creep themed rest stop before the border race for all the SNL fans on our team.


Even the van was having trouble in the hot weather

It was a tough day but everyone did great and we got into New Mexico safe and sound greeted by our wonderful hosts holding popsicles and cold towels.

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