Jeremy's Blog

Holiday Lake 50k, Loop 1 I am a distance runner, and I have been since Fall 2011 when I ran my first marathon. I stepped up to the ultra-running distance in April 2014 with my first Promise Land 50k finish. This spring, I ran four 50k’s (Holiday Lake, Terrapin Mountain, Dam 50k, and Promise Land again). That brings my total up to a round 5 ultra’s finished and it also makes me a Triple Crown finisher and ¾ the way done with the Lynchburg Ultra Series (LUS). Here are my remaining races for the fall; I hope to see some of y’all out there! Sat Aug 27: Kennedy Mile at Linkhorne Track in Lynchburg, VA – A timed mile to benefit Kennedy Rylin Osmulski who suffers from a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). My goal is to break my mile PR of 5:20. Sat Sep 3: Iron Mountain 16-miler in Damascus, VA Sat Sep 10: Odyssey Trail Running Rampage 40-miler in Douthat State Park, VA. Longest race to date. Sun Sep 11: James River Splash n’ Da...

I DISLIKE cleaning. I’m the person whose room is an “organized chaos”. By that I mean that I know where everything is, but everybody calls it “messy”. I’m also the person who lets the dishes/laundry pile up until nothing clean is left. So, unsurprisingly, I hadn’t cleaned the bathroom in a while. (Side note: I share the bathroom, so I’m not solely to blame here) I tackled the project recently. As expected the bathroom was a little dirty… especially the shower Disclaimer: Not our actual shower. Stock image. After taking the picture, I realized just how dirty the shower was. Looking back, there was never a moment where I exclaimed, “Wow! The shower is FILTHY. Let me clean it NOW.” The dirtiness accumulated over time. Just like sin. Just like MY sin. Rarely does sin just happen. Usually a slippery slope of events leads to the act. Adultery starts with lustful thoughts and inappropriate conversations/jokes. The thief doesn’t start with grand theft auto. And small...

As part of our OLD School semester, we kayaked for a week in the waters surrounding Everglades National Park. This is always a highlight due to the warm weather (70 degrees in November!) and natural beauty of the area. This semester was no different. We had a great time; it was a welcome change of pace after caving in Alabama. The majority of the time the weather was great; sunny, few clouds, and manageable wind. One day my pod (group of kayakers) crossed a long section of open water. Shortly after we started, the wind picked up and the waves became fairly choppy. We put our heads down and continued, facing the waves and wind. Worse yet, the current had recently changed and worked against us. The situation was not looking promising. Our pod's skill level was fairly high. We didn’t have any professional kayakers, but most of them could hold their own. There was one weak link in our pod; a female student I’ll call Wilma. Wilma was a weak paddler. This problem was compo...

From December 3 to December 10, a team from Snowbird Wilderness Outfitters went to Orphanage Emmanuel in Guaimaca, Honduras. I wanted to share pictures with you. I didn't take many. What you'll see is that I took most of the pictures with my sponsor child, Emiliano Noe. For $35, you can sponsor a child too! Atlanta Airport. Excuse my eyes, I had stayed up all night. Noe devoured his cookies He needed a cup for his "fresca". Smile, Noe! Cheese! I mean, queso! How most days went. I was the human jungle gym. Thumbs up for everybody who supported! God Bless, Jeremy