Journal of today’s activities:

This morning I ran 15.5 miles. Then I completed a series of follow-up work in response to all of the meetings that I had yesterday. I sent lengthy emails to each of the people I met, and I followed those emails with handwritten thank-you cards to express my gratitude for the people who took the time to listen to me. I consider community leaders courageous when they accept meetings with me. After all, I only recently concluded 26 years of incarceration. It’s a privilege that they’re willing to consider the innovative suggestions on improving community safety that I make. Following those responsibilities, I caught up on other administrative work, then I turned my attention to writing out a plan for the new business venture that I’m considering with my friend Tom and his partners.

• Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 208
• Miles run today: 15.5
• Miles run this week: 47.5
• Miles run this month: 60.8
• Miles run in 2014: 534.13
• 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: 93.94
• Today’s Weight: 164