Monday, September 1, 2014

Today is Labor Day, and I’m laboring with heavy, complicated thoughts in this release-from-prison journal entry. They concern my liberty, or lack thereof. A few weeks ago, a federal judge signed an order to terminate my period of “supervised release.” I published those orders on my website, and I wrote about the experience. I received unprecedented support from my probation officer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and a federal judge. The complicated nature of my sentence, however, meant that although we thought I was free, it turns out that I’m not free. The U.S. Parole Commission, apparently, has a hold on me for several years or decades still. I don’t have clarity on how these complications will influence my liberty. All I know is that although Carole and I thought that a federal judge had freed me from supervision, it turns out that the government still has a hold on me. I’m sure that I’ll learn more later.

 

Days since my release from prison: 385

Miles that I ran today: 15

Miles that I ran so far this week: 28.3

Miles that I’ve run during the month of September: 15

Miles that I ran so far in 2014: 1,725.99

Miles that I need to run in order to reach my annual goal of 2,400 miles: 674.01

Miles I’m ahead of schedule to reach my 2,400-mile goal by the end of 2014: 116.34

My weight for today: 165