Monday, January 28, 2013

Why I'm Here



My name is Logan and I came to Drury to earn a degree, so that I could move on into the real world where I can live a content, humble life doing what I love.

I Love Running


I found my love for running over seven years ago, when I chose to run cross-country as a seventh grader. Ever since then, I have read, researched, and immersed myself in the science, the sport, and the lore of running. I love running, almost everything about it, and I want to be involved in it, deeply involved in it, for the rest of my life.


That's me on the right in the tye die shirt (#75)

I Love Science


I love science because I love to understand how things work. Most of all, I love learning about how the body works.
Starting my sophomore year in high school I took a biology course every year. The first year was an introductory course and the following two years I was part of an I.B. Biology class. In these classes I learned a healthy respect for life sciences.
                My senior year of high school I dared to enroll in advanced placement chemistry. I took it because it was science oriented and it was possible to gain college credit; however I also dreaded the class, I had never strayed from biology and was afraid that chemistry would prove to be a different beast entirely. I was pleasantly surprised. Though it was an intensive class, I learned a lot about how things work at a deeper more molecular level; which in turn, helped me to understand biology much better. Therefore I am contemplating a chemistry minor.

Running+Science= Exercise science


My love for running and science led me to choose the exercise science major here at Drury. This degree is more of a first step towards a graduate degree that would allow me to head a distance program at a University or a professional distance progam.