Wednesday, December 17, 2014

 

Today I spoke in an “alternative” school in Santa Ana, California. The young people had been removed from the traditional school system because of some bad decisions they made. I think all of the students were on probation of some sort, and several had already been confined in a juvenile justice facility. The children were between 15 and 17 years old. I spoke with them about the decisions they’re making right now will have an enormous influence on their future. The students have been working through lessons in The Straight-A Guide and several of them asked me about sections that I wrote about in some of my books. Several of them knew a lot about my life, but I think they get more value from the work when I’m able to speak with them in person. I’m hopeful that my two-hour presentation provides them with insight that will lead to their making better decisions in the future and to avoiding more altercations with the criminal justice system.

 

Days since my release from prison: 492

Miles that I ran today: 0

Miles that I ran so far this week: 13.1

Miles that I’ve run during the month of December: 86.97

Miles that I ran so far in 2014: 2,317.96

Miles that I need to run in order to reach my annual goal of 2,400 miles: 82.04

Miles I’m ahead of schedule to reach my 2,400-mile goal by the end of 2014: 11.89

My weight for today: 168