# @vtrecsports on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CEkrc2EnfRq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2462881-vtrecsports-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-09-01T00:03:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Virginia Tech Rec Sports (@VTRecSports) — https://gondola.cc/VTRecSports

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“I wanted to have some kind of adventure. It was my last summer really before my senior year, and I had a friend who had done it in the past. I just saw pictures of him doing it and I thought it was so cool.”
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During the summer of 2019, alumna Elle Cornman embarked on a journey across the country. With adventure on her mind and countless hours of training under her belt, she and 25 people rode their bikes from Virginia to California with Bike the US for MS (multiple sclerosis).
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“[The coolest part was] everybody from all over the world coming together, meeting, and going on this wild adventure together. They were people that I normally wouldn’t have met otherwise if it weren’t for this trip.”
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Being on a bike for two months comes with its own set of hardships and obstacles.
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“We would bike rain or shine, and sometimes being on the bike was the last thing I wanted to do. I would be super sore, it’d be pouring rain and cold, and I just wouldn’t want to do another mile. But, there’s always a way. We always found a way to keep going.”
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“It gave me a sense of being stronger than I actually know. I think I am more of an introverted person, but the fact that I can draw strength from saying that I biked across the country makes me feel like I can really do anything. It’s something that makes me proud.”
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#HokieFeature: Elle Cornman / Bike the US for MS / Intramural Sports Official / Class of 2020 🔗 Link in bio for the full story!

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