Lansing Brewer
- Birthplace: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Currently Resides: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
- Language(s): English
- Family:
- Statement: "We live on a fragile planet. We each have a responsibility to do our part in caring for it.” – Lansing Brewer, 2007
Lansing Brewer is a native Carolinian, having lived in either North Carolina or South Carolina his entire life. He is a father of two girls (ages 18 and 22) who currently live in South Carolina. Lansing has spent his life educating children and communities through music and environmental programs. Now in retirement, he spends his time as a volunteer musician and entertainer for nursing homes and retirement communities.
Lansing started running to take off extra pounds after he was rejected by the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War draft. Early on, he was outpaced by most others in his age group in local and regional races. Soon, however, he began to set state age records in his 40s and 50s and won some races outright. Now Lansing maintains a daily running regimen of up to 20 miles.
Lansing is a member of the North Carolina Road Runner Association, which is how he learned of the Blue Planet Run. He was inspired to apply not only because he is an avid runner but also because he feels that the Blue Planet Run is a global extension of his educational initiatives. Lansing developed a water quality program called “4H20 Pontoon Classroom” that helps convey the importance of keeping water clean and safe and the impact each person has on natural
resources.
Lansing holds a bachelor of music education degree from UNC-Greensboro and has influenced his community enormously. His professional and personal accomplishments include the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Service to Mankind, a Cancer Volunteer Award for his solo 400-mile runs and being named South Carolina Masters Runner of the Year three times. He was also selected as a member of the torch relay team for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Lansing’s extensive charitable works include leadership positions in the 4H Youth Development program, the “Keep America Beautiful” program, the Boys Scouts of America
organization and the Ronald McDonald House’s Cancer Research run initiatives.
Lansing believes that those who go about their day putting others first — be they teachers, law-enforcement officers or stay-at-home moms — are the true heroes. He also admires Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King. Like a true environmentalist, Lansing enjoys camping and going to the movies, as well as relaxing with a good biography.
Contact Lansing at lansingbrewer@yahoo.com. He is available to speak anywhere in the U.S. if travel fare is provided.
July 5 - WATER, HEAT and HILLS
I have heard some of the running team mention the upcoming hills and heat. Temperatures of 115 F. seem to be getting into the minds of some of my comrades.
July 3 - Success Story: Location: Jenin District, West Bank
Problem: Restoring Rural Livelihoods in the West Bank --- in the face of high unemployment, a collapsed economy, severe restrictions on movement and no public safety net, alternative livelihood option
July 3 - THE COW, THE DEER FLIES and THE MECHANICAL BULL
It was too much. Not the day. Not the run. Not the hills nor the heat.
July 2 - Litter on the Run
My past job with Clemson University had me wearing several hats, one being the Keep America Beautiful Director in Kershaw County, South Carolina.
July 1 COMPETENT
Running the 9 pm - 3 am and 3 am - 9 am shift seems to keep me more at a physical peak and sharpens my senses probably because of darkness, keenly aware of traffic passing and on the outlook for ruts,
June 21, 2007 - Coping: THE DOOR
ok. so Team Orange has the 9pm to 3 am shift again from outside Krakow headed toward Warsaw, Poland on a narrow, truck infested, two-lane road under construction.in heavy rain.
Wed., June 20, 2007 - COPING: Auschwitz
I now know why I waited to put a second entry in my blog after 20 days of running.
June 4, 2007 COMPETENT but WET!!!!
3 a.m., Sunil began his 10 miler in fog, mist from Calais where, the day before, we enjoyed a pleasant ferry ride across the English Channel from the White Cliffs of Dover.
On the Road to Boot Camp
I met an interesting man on the flight to Albany. He asked about the BPR and got really pumped about the cause, the route, the sacrifice over the "miles of trials and trials of miles".
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