Turkey Chase, Namaste, and Ride to Nowhere

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and is enjoying the long weekend. I am back in Maryland for the holidays! I've been home since Wednesday, and have been busy catching up with family and friends. On Thanksgiving, my family kept up the tradition of going to the annual Turkey Chase 10K. My brother,...

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Training Log 11/9- Updates on my Ankle Injury

It's been so long since I've posted a training log. I haven't raced since... May, which was a cycling road race. For the entire summer from June to August, I was cycling across the country and then I broke my ankle on July 20th. It's been a long journey to heal and get back to where I was before the accident. Some details about my injury: I broke my ankle on July 20th and found out that I needed...

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Life in Pictures #1

I was invited to participate in a fun link-up called Life in Pictures, where I share a bunch of photos from the past couple of weeks. No captions, so you can guess what I've been up to! Hint: there's a lot of yummy food involved. I wouldn't be me if there weren't ;) Enjoy and happy Friday! A...

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Catching Up Part 5: Search & Rescue

Wow, I am the worst... Sorry to keep you all in suspense after my last post about two weeks ago. I had a busy weekend traveling down to Maryland to see my 4K teammates, been busy with exams (as always), and was just plain lazy over the Halloween weekend. I am continuing with my story from this past...

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Catching Up Part 4: The Part You've Been Waiting For

I am continuing with my story from this past summer, as I was cycling from Baltimore, MD to Portland, OR with my 4K for Cancer team. You can read the previous installments here: Part 3- Into the Tetons and the Best Hike Ever Part 2- Back to Jackson, WY Part 1- Life Updates In my last...

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Catching Up Part 3: Into the Tetons and the Best Hike Ever

I am continuing with my story from this past summer, as I was cycling from Baltimore, MD to Portland, OR with my 4K for Cancer team. You can read the previous installments here: Part 2- Back to Jackson, WY Part 1- Life Updates July 20th was our rest day in Jackson, WY. I was really looking...

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Catching Up Part 2- Back to Jackson, WY

In my last post, I gave you all an update about what I've been up to recently. Mainly busy with dental school. Exams and fun things like that. Let's pick up where I last left off, which is in the middle of my summer cycling journey from Baltimore, MD to Portland, OR. I had left Baltimore on June 1st...

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Catching Up: Part 1

If you have been following my blog since this summer, you would know that I was posting updates on my cross-country cycling journey and abruptly stopped blogging in mid-July. A lot has happened since then, and it'll take me a while to fill in the gaps to my story. Where to start... before I pick up...

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To Blog or Not to Blog

So I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, and I do realize that I haven't posted anything on my blog since July. This past summer, from June 1 to August 9, I was on a cross-country bike trip with 4K for Cancer to raise awareness for young adults with cancer. I tried to post updates of my trip as...

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Day 53: West Yellowstone, MT to Idaho Falls

For the past few days, I've been camping in Jackson and Yellowstone, so I haven't had any service or wifi. My phone had also been off due to the lack of electricity. I've been enjoying the great wonders of the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park. I am in awe of the beauty of this place....

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Day 44: Laramie, WY to Saratoga, WY

Mileage: 79.1 milesToday was by far the most beautiful ride of this cross country trip so far. Although it would be easier to ride west to east because of the tailwind, today I realized that going east to west is more rewarding. Now that we are really getting into the Wild West, it's been getting more...

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Day 43: Cheyenne, WY to Laramie, WY

Mileage: 42 milesSorry about the lack of blog posts lately. And the fact that they are all out of order. I am currently in Wyoming and cell phone service and wifi has been very spotty. I'll try to post photos and quick recaps of the days that I've missed. Day 43 was short, with one big climb into...

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