Journal of today’s activities:

This morning I ran about 14 miles with my friend Seth Nobmann. I enjoy running with Seth. He’s a bright businessman who leads a development company that does extremely well in the Marin, Sonoma, Napa county regions. During the first hour of our run, I spoke about all of the projects that I’ve been working on and the challenges I face in building a sustainable business model. He was very encouraging. Then he told me about the different development projects he leads and the challenges he faces. We ran through a property he recently purchased and he showed me how he intends to build an extraordinary house on top of a mountain. Then he took me on a tour of a renovation his company completed on a different property he owns. Seth inspires me to work harder. When I returned, I spent the day writing initial content for a new course I want to write that will aid facilitators who work to teach the formerly incarcerated some soft skills that may help them enter the labor market.

• Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 223
• Miles run today: 13.8
• Miles run this week: 13.8
• Miles run this month: 207.7
• Miles run in 2014: 681.03
• 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: 142.29
• Today’s Weight: 164