Journal of today’s activities:

When I woke this morning I felt awful. I wanted to run, but Carole exercised her nursing authority and told me I needed to rest. She took my temperature and showed me that I had a high fever. I told her that such setbacks didn’t stop me while I was in prison. She reminded me that I’m not in prison anymore. I had to attend a meeting with my probation officer and Carole accompanied me. My probation officer has been extremely supportive of my work, authorizing me to travel and build a career around my experiences. He reiterated his support today, which Carole and I appreciated. When we returned home, my temperature escalated. It hit a high of 102 degrees, which had me shivering and sweating at different times. Carole fed me chicken soup and cooled my head with a damp rag. She said that if my temperature rose any higher she would take me to the emergency room. Fortunately, a sold day of rest helped. I felt better by the time I slept in the evening. In between the rest, a mortgage person brought documents for Carole and me to sign so that we could refinance our home. We purchased the home soon after I was released from prison, but as a consequence of my being incarcerated for 26 years, I did not exist in the credit world. I persuaded the builder to carry the note for me until I could establish a credit score. My credit score has moved up and we were able to qualify for the mortgage. Now that we have a mortgage in our name, we feel as if we have deeper roots in our community. We’re very grateful to have this blessing of being homeowners.

• Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 263
• Miles run today: 0
• Miles run this week: 9
• Miles run this month: 9
• Miles run in 2014: 976.24
• Miles I need to run to reach my 2,400-mile running goal for 2014:
• Number of miles I’m ahead of schedule or behind schedule: 168.13
• Today’s Weight: 165