A Mile At A Time 101 // South Campus Loop // Oxford, MS

All right, here we go. Have to start somewhere right? Not a lot happens in the beginning here so I'll take this time to go over a couple things. My name is Jesse Hoy. I like to run. I like to slow things down, and see things a bit slower. Running has brought that opportunity into my life. When we go on trips I try to find time to go for runs just to get lost in the cities, hills, valleys and communities that we visit. This particular run is in a pretty special place to me and my family, Oxford, MS. This is the Whirlpool trail or South Campus Loop. From what I know, this is where a train track used to run, and then there was a Whirlpool factory that then became the home to Ole Miss's athletic center for their students and staff.

What's great about this path is that it's flat and wide, and covered in trees (people recommend a tick check after). So when it's unbearably hot in the summer in Mississippi you can still get outside go for a walk, bike or run on a mostly shaded path. There are also some mini hiking paths that splinter off of the main path, into some meadows and creeks and then back to the main road.
My wife and I met in Los Angeles on MySpace in 2005. I never thought before 2005 that I would one day have a familial relationship to the south, let alone Mississippi. I love it. I love this part of the country and I love the people from this part of the country. This was filmed in June, so it's not quite the sweltering heat of a southern summer.

And I ran out of space!