About Me & Texas 4000
Hello! My name is Nadia Toh, and I’m a senior at the University of Texas at Austin studying biomedical engineering. I’m honored to have been selected for the 2026 Texas 4000 team, where I’ll be biking 4,000+ miles from Austin to Anchorage next summer to fight cancer through hope, knowledge, and charity. Over the next year, I’ll be fundraising $7,500, logging over 2,000 training miles on the bike, volunteering, and helping coordinate the logistics of our journey. Since its establishment in 2004, Texas 4000 has raised over $12.4 million for cancer research and support services. In May 2026, my ride team of UT students and I will embark on our journey to Alaska. This process will push my mind and body to their limits, but I do it knowing that what I’ll endure will never compare to the fight cancer patients face every day. If you can, please consider donating to help me reach my $7,500 goal. If you think your company might offer donation matching, please contact me directly. Follow my training journey on Instagram, learn more about Texas 4000, read about why I ride below, and please reach out if you have questions. Thank you so much for learning about my journey and what this ride means to me.

Why I Ride
I ride for my mom. In 2010, she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer resulting from excessive sun exposure. I remember being a little girl in the waiting room, unaware of the situation, playfully asking if we could go home yet. Although I didn’t understand the full scope of what was happening then, the look of anxiety across my mom’s face as she walked out of the doctor’s office told me something was deeply wrong. Uneasiness and apprehension took over my family until she underwent surgery and made a full recovery, but that experience shifted the way I understood disease. As I grew up, I became aware of a world where not every story ends as fortunately as my family's did. So many people live with the fear of what’s next or the pain of losing someone too soon. I ride for the patients still fighting, for the families grieving, and for everyone who carries the weight of cancer in their lives.

Through Texas 4000, I ride to help educate medically underserved communities facing systemic barriers to healthcare, spreading awareness about life-saving cancer prevention and the importance of early screening. I ride to fund critical cancer research, a field I care deeply about and will be pursuing a career in upon graduation. I ride to push myself mentally, physically, and emotionally, pursuing a life-changing endeavor that will shape me into a resilient and determined young woman. I ride to experience a deep bond with a group of college students, once strangers, now united with a common purpose. From a loved one to a neighbor, cancer impacts all of us. If there’s someone in your life you'd like me to dedicate part of my 4,000-mile journey to, please reach out. I’d be honored to ride in their name. 

This ride may be mine physically, but it belongs to every person who supports me along the way. Your generosity makes this journey possible: from every hour on the bike to every life we impact together. I’m deeply grateful for your belief in me and this mission as I ride toward a cancer-free future. Thank you.

To Alaska and back,
Nadia
nadiatoh22@gmail.com | +1 (832) 503-4236
@nadia2alaskaa on Instagram
www.texas4000.org