Journal of today’s activities:

This afternoon I drove to San Leandro to make a presentation for a group of young people who are on probation. One of the probation officers heard my story previously. He told me that the young people he supervised needed to receive a positive message and invited me to attend. About 30 teenagers were in the room when I arrived and I made a 90-minute presentation. Since I wanted to connect with the young probationers, I brought another speaker with me. His name was Tavis Johnson, another man who served many years in prison. I wanted Tavis to join me because working together would allow us to make a more powerful presentation. He spoke about rough background he had growing up in East Palo Alto and the violent adjustment he endured in prison. Tavis has been living as a law-abiding citizen for 10 years now, and he attributed his success after prison to his acceptance of the principles we teach in our Straight-A Guide Cognitive Skills Development Program. I hope the young people found value in our message.

• Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 202
• Miles run today: 12
• Miles run this week: 25.3
• Miles run this month: 25.3
• Miles run in 2014: 498.63
• 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: 97.86
• Today’s Weight: 162