Prison Journal: Day 7,993
June 28, 2009
I’m kind of bummed out because the shoes I ordered through the commissary at Taft Camp are too tight. At this camp, the commissary does not stock any shoes. Instead, prisoners need to order the shoes from a catalog selection. On May 1, I ordered a pair of Nike running shoes. More than six weeks passed before I received them.
When I receive the shoes, they felt a little snug, but since I didn’t want to wait another six weeks, I decided to accept them. I ran in them last week for the first time, and they were so tight they cut into my upper heel. Blood now stains the back of the shoes. I decided to let the wound heal, hoping a callous would stop the cutting. I tried the shoes again this morning, first coating my feet with vaseline, but I could feel the shoes were not going to work.
I won’t be able to order antoher pair of running shoes until Wednesday because of ridiculous spending rules. Taht means I will not receive my next pair of running shoes until sometime in mid-August. When I receive them, at least, I will be into my 23rd year.
Today we had the hottest day of the year. I did not begin my run until after I received my allergy pill at 7:00, and by then the sun was burning hot. I made it through my 10 miles, but at a slower pace. My tally is now 1,746 miles over the past 198 consecutive days. The temperature reached 108 degrees by late afternoon. I made more progress with my writing on chapter three, to page 107.
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