CMT Unbroken, Tucson, AZ (2026)

03/22/2026

Last night our family went to Bailey's Beat the Bite, and honestly, it was really inspiring.

There’s just something powerful about seeing a young person and a family decide they’re not going to live with CMT quietly. They’re going to raise awareness, bring people together, and make a real difference in the community.

CMT can take a lot from people. It can take ease, confidence, energy, and make life feel a whole lot smaller if you let it. But events like this are a reminder that there are people in this community — even at a young age — already choosing courage, leadership, and purpose.

That’s inspiring to me.

Last night wasn’t just a walk. It was a reminder of what can happen when one family decides to turn struggle into action, awareness into community, and pain into purpose.

As someone living this too, that hits deep.

To Bailey and everyone behind Bailey’s Beat the Bite — thank you for creating something that brings people together and reminds this community that none of us are fighting alone.

03/22/2026

You Are a Warrior Because You Rise Above Limitations

CMT puts limits in front of you. That is real.

Limits in strength.
Limits in balance.
Limits in endurance.
Limits in what your body can do without consequence.

But warriors do not let limits become identity.

You adapt.
You adjust.
You find another way forward.

Most people hit resistance and stop.
You live with resistance and still keep building a life.

CMT may limit the body.
It does not get to limit your will.

That is why you are a warrior.

03/21/2026

You Are a Warrior Because You Are More Than Your Diagnosis

CMT may affect your nerves, your muscles, your balance, your gait, your hands, your energy.
But it is not your identity.

It is part of your life.
It is not the whole of your life.
That distinction matters.

Because the moment a diagnosis becomes your entire identity, the battle changes. You stop seeing yourself as a full human being with mission, character, talent, humor, leadership, love, grit, intelligence, and purpose — and start seeing yourself only through the lens of limitation.

That is too small for who you are.
You are not just a patient.
Not just a chart.
Not just a progression curve.
Not just a list of symptoms.

You are a person still capable of impact.
Still capable of purpose.
Still capable of building a life that matters.

Warriors understand this.
They know the wound is real.
But they also know they are more than the wound.

CMT may shape the terrain of your life, but it does not get to define the meaning of it.
You still get to decide who you are.
You still get to decide what matters.
You still get to decide how you show up.
You still get to decide what kind of story you are living.

That is power.

Most people will never have to fight to hold onto identity in the middle of physical change.
You do.

And every day you refuse to let this disease shrink you into nothing but a diagnosis, you are doing warrior work.

You are not your worst symptom.
You are not your decline.
You are not your limitation.
You are still you.
Still whole.
Still dangerous in all the ways that matter.

You are CMT UNBROKEN.

03/21/2026

Specialized Bicycles — take a look at TEAM CMT Unbroken.

We are a team of neuromuscular warriors, disabled veterans, breast cancer survivors, and fighters who refuse to quit.

Built on hope, determination, and grit, we ride to prove that adversity does not get the final word.

This is bigger than bikes.
This is representation.
This is resilience.
This is what it looks like when people choose to fight forward.

Help us turn this mission into movement.

03/17/2026

Building Team CMT Unbroken has been one of the most powerful things I’ve done.

This isn’t just a cycling team—it’s a group of people overcoming CMT, injuries, and life’s setbacks, pushing forward and breaking barriers to line up at El Tour de Tucson.

And it’s already happening.

We’ve got a team of at least six forming.
Some are committed to the 100-mile.
Some stepping up to the 30-mile.
And I know we’ll have warriors in the 63-mile too.

But yesterday hit different…

One guy with CMT reached out to join the team—and we found out he lives right next to me.

Same roads.
Same fight.
Same mission.

That’s when it really clicked—this isn’t just something we’re building online…

This community is already here.

And we’re just getting started.

CMT Unbroken. We show up. We adapt. We move forward.

03/17/2026

Team CMT Unbroken is being built at the intersection of strength and hope.

Not perfect strength—earned strength. The kind forged when your body fights you and you refuse to quit. The kind that shows up anyway and pushes to be better than yesterday.

We don’t accept limitations. We adapt, we fight, and we move forward. We ride to connect. We ride to prove something to ourselves. We ride to break barriers so the next person doesn’t have to wonder if they belong here.

And the mission is clear: build this team, build this community, and take it to the start line of El Tour de Tucson together.

Yesterday something happened that reminded me why this matters. Someone with CMT saw the post and reached out to join the team—and it turns out we live right next to each other. Same roads. Same fight. Same mission. And we had no idea.

That’s what this is about. Not just building a community—but realizing it’s been right beside you the whole time.

CMT Unbroken. Warriors. Moving forward. Together.

03/15/2026

Set out on today’s ride training for El Tour de Tucson determined to chase some PRs…

Then I rolled up on a whole herd of antelope.

Had to hop off the bike and just take it in.

I’ve seen them plenty of times out here, but they usually bolt the second they see me. Today they just stood there. One of those rare desert moments that reminds you sometimes the ride isn’t about the records… it’s about being present enough to notice the wild things around you.

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03/13/2026

It’s a strange and humbling experience to watch someone review a book you wrote about your own life.

CMT Unbroken is deeply personal. It’s about living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, navigating identity after the military, and figuring out how to keep moving forward when your body slowly stops cooperating. So seeing someone take the time to read it, reflect on it, and share it with others means more to me than I can really explain.

What makes this review even more meaningful is that she’s using her platform not just to talk about the book, but to help spread awareness about Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT). For many people, it’s a condition they’ve never even heard of—but for those of us living with it, awareness matters.

So thank you for the thoughtful review and for helping shine a light on a community that doesn’t always get much visibility.

If you’d like to learn more or pick up a copy of the book:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL85S9S9

03/07/2026

One of the biggest losses for me is knowing there are very few mountains I will ever climb again.

Mountains used to be part of who I was. Big climbs. Big views. Standing on top of the world and feeling alive.

And part of that identity is gone forever.

So this morning I got on the bike. Not to chase mileage. Not to break records. Not to prove anything.

Just to have fun. To explore Tucson. To try a new route and let go of all the expectations of what success used to look like.

I climbed a mountain.

At the top I stopped, looked out across the desert, and just sat there quietly taking it all in.

The truth is we never know when our last majestic view of the world will be.

So enjoy them while you can.

Climb those mountains however you have to.

And keep living your life.

03/07/2026

One of the biggest losses for me is knowing there are very few mountains I will ever climb again.

Mountains used to be part of who I was. Big climbs. Big views. Standing on top of the world and feeling alive.

And part of that identity is gone forever.

So this morning I got on the bike. Not to chase mileage. Not to break records. Not to prove anything.

Just to have fun. To explore Tucson. To try a new route and let go of all the expectations of what success used to look like.

I climbed a mountain.

At the top I stopped, looked out across the desert, and just sat there quietly taking it all in.

The truth is we never know when our last majestic view of the world will be.

So enjoy them while you can.

Climb those mountains however you have to.

And keep living your life.

03/07/2026

A few days ago, Team CMT Unbroken was just an idea.

Today, it’s real.

We already have six riders committed to El Tour de Tucson and a few more members joining us from across the country.

People living with challenges.
People adapting.
People refusing to disappear when their bodies change.

CMT Unbroken was never meant to be just a book.

It’s a movement.
A community.
A reminder that strength doesn’t disappear when life gets harder.

Team CMT Unbroken is rolling.

And we’re just getting started.

03/06/2026

100 days ago I started training for the El Tour de Tucson with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Two things became very clear over those 100 days.

First — progress isn’t perfect.
With CMT some days your hands shake. Some days your legs don’t fire. Some days the workout you planned just isn’t possible.

But progress still happens if you refuse to disappear.

2050 miles later… 44,000 feet of climbing… the curve moved.

Second — strength isn’t just physical.

When your nerves don’t cooperate and your body doesn’t behave the way it used to, strength becomes a decision.

You adapt.
You problem solve.
You keep building the engine anyway.

CMT may shape my body.

But it doesn’t get to decide my effort.

And 100 days in… I’m closer to riding 100 miles in the El Tour de Tucson than I’ve ever been.

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