Location of Newest Zombie Virus Outbreak: Troy University

So the last part of this week was really cool. There was an outbreak of Zombies on Troy's campus. What I'm talking about is the game Humans vs. Zombies. Here is the official website for a game that apparently has been spreading from college to college across the country: http://humansvszombies.org/

It's basically a game of tag with all the humans identified by a bandana on their arm and zombies with a bandana around their head (which is a really cool fashion statement!). There are a couple other rules but those are just details. Basically you just put a bandana on your arm and keep a good look out.

I played it and I must say it made a couple days of school a lot more exciting. Inside buildings were safe zones so my commute to class either meant sprinting past on my bike (I felt like I was cheating, but they actually caught me while on my bike) or "hopping" from one building to another. Us humans even did recon for each other to help with safe passage.

However, despite my evasion techniques the zombie horde did overcome. Though, my capture was a little unusual. I literally got taken out by a Troy University Football player (#11 whoever that is). As I was biking across the quad/road/flower gardens with a group of people chasing me this noble knight (who had no clue about the game going on) mistook me for a purse thief and preceded to outrun the actual zombie and push me off my bike. He then held me down and cussed me out, telling me I would not get away. This anger confused me and the zombies around me, but thankfully the game was explained to him before further harm was done. And from that point on I became a blood seeking zombie.

So yeah, that was my end of the week. And it looks like another game is starting next week!

Bring it on!!!

Run of my life!

Well its been about a month of schooling and my life has been busy as normal for a semester at Troy University. However, there's something different about this semester. Here's the big surprise: I've been running! Yesterday in fact I ran four miles (a fact I'm very proud of).

The reason, well let me just say I'm going to run the run of my life! The goal is a half marathon, or 13.1 miles. My sister gave me the idea when she mentioned during the spring she was running The Pensacola Half Marathon in November. I told her then that I would join her but didn't really take it to heart until I got back to Troy.

However, when I got here I knew I wanted to stay healthy and active and since my girlfriend had given me a half-marathon training guide I started to follow it. Since then I've become more and more excited about the race since I've seen myself progressing and being pushed further and further.

Therefore I am determined to keep running each week, building up my endurance little by little until I can complete the race. I never thought I'd ever be able to run that far and to be honest I'm not anywhere near being able to yet, but I'm enjoying the discipline and challenge it provides me.

Also I'm enlisted some guys to train with me. Junho is a new friend I met who came to Troy from South Korea. He is a very good runner and actually has run the distance of a half marathon before. He and I usually run three or four evenings each week and I have really appreciated his company. Another pal has been Trey Stewart. He has run with us a couple times, and helped me to keep going even when I was really tired.

Anyway, this is a long process but I'm committed to it so hopefully sometime around November I'll be able to blog about how I ran a half marathon. I'll be sure to keep Hebrews 12:1 on my mind as I go through this and of course all glory goes to God.


So wish me luck, and I'll be sure to write more about it later.


"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." Hebrews 12:1-2a