Journal of today’s activities:

While many people in the United States were anxious about meeting their tax obligation by today’s deadline, I’ve been spending my time preparing for a major presentation that I’m making tomorrow. The presentation’s only last for eight hours, but I spend at least 40 hours working to prepare. Yesterday I thought that I completed the PowerPoint that would guide me, but while rehearsing today I made several changes. In any event, I feel ready to lead the class. I’ll leave my house tomorrow morning at 4:00 am to ensure that I make it to San Jose ahead of all the traffic. I’ll camp out at a local Starbucks until it’s time for me to report, at 8:00.  I’ll teach until 5:00 pm, then I’ll have dinner with Dr. Angela Haick, principal of the Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall. I do not expect to return home until after eight in the evening, so it will be another 16-hour day.

• Days since my release from 26 years in federal prison: 246
• Miles run today: 12.56
• Miles run this week: 40.66
• Miles run this month: 124.9
• Miles run in 2014: 860.91
• 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: 171.06
• Today’s Weight: 165