Days since my release from 26 years in prison: 90
Time I woke: 4:00 am
Journal of activities:

This morning I woke with an eagerness to add another marathon distance to my annual tally. At the start of the year I pledged to run 13 marathons, but with all of my work I fell behind. I run at a slow pace and I couldn’t afford to set aside the time it would take to cover a marathon distance. But I’m catching up with my work. Carole had to work today so I left at the same time as she left and I began the run. It felt wonderful. My wife doesn’t like me to run the full distance without a break to replenish my energy, but I feel comfortable on the long runs. I only have to run five more marathons before the end of this year to reach my goal and I’m going to succeed. After the marathon, I returned home to catch up on my responsibilities for SFSU and then I had dinner with my friend Lee Nobmann.

Exercise Routine-

• Time: 6:40
• Lenght of time: Five hours
• Miles run today: 26.2
• Weather: Beautiful and sunny in Petaluma
• Consecutive days: 2
• Cumulative miles since day off: 38.2
• Pushups today: 0
• Cumulative pushups for month: 0
• Annual marathon tally: 8

Gratitude prayer:

I’m so grateful that God continues to bless me with the strength and stamina and discipline to run long distances.

Appointments:

I had dinner with my friend Lee Nobmann.

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