Kirk Ferentz

Kirk Ferentz is the University of Iowa football coach since 1999. Currently, he makes more than 3.775 million dollars per year. He is the highest paid employee in the state. He walks and drives a car like everybody else. No security people around him. No need for that in this country. 

I wonder how different people who make this kind of money has to live in Mexico. Can they walk around wherever they want to? I am very happy to live in this country. Here, we respect each other. We take care of each other. We need to keep this country the way it is or better. 

Ayotzinapa

September 26. 43 missing students. Iguala, Guerrero.
Students are found dead. Burned into ashes.

Last Tuesday of October

My foot is still hurting. But, this morning, it was not hurting as much depending how I put my feet on the ground. It hurts the most if I try to walk on tiptoes. 

Assen stopped practicing basketball, but he is going to try out diving on  Wednesdays. I need to check my schedule and I hope to be able to drive him to CRWC. I could exercise some while he is in diving. 

Leaves are falling off the trees. Autumn goes so fast. 

Run for the Schools 5K

To be, or not to be. To run or not to run. Decided to try to run next to my daughter. Things went just fine. Pain was as bad as when I walk, no more, no less. First mile with family. Second mile thought I could go a little bit faster, so ran with a neighbor. Third mile, I felt I could do even better, so I sent solo passing hundreds of people. Passed the finished line in about 33 min. I really enjoyed the race. No pressure to break a PR, just have fun. 

Garmin: http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/615881839

Run for the Schools: http://www.runfortheschools.com/

Hump Day

Had to do some exercise. Went on my bicycle for eight miles. Legs are feeling stronger.  I hope my foot is healing too.  Foot still hurts when I walk. Sometimes it hurts more, sometime it hurts less. 

Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/613417953

Weather is getting cold, but it still allows me to ride the bike (waring some layers). 

One day at a time

Foot is healing but it still hurts. I signed up my family for the Run for the Schools 5K race. It looks most probably like I will not be running. One day at a time. Foot is feeling stronger, but it hurts in some weird places when I walk. I know this foot has to eventually heal, right?

Chicago marathon last Sunday was great. I followed Lisa Uhl and Nadia Ruiz.  Both of them did an spectacular job (2:40 and 3:19 respectively). 

Monday October 13 2014

My foot had less pain than usual this morning. That gave me a big smile on my face. Last night, I did some walking on the treadmill (2 X 5 five minutes). I'd like to do some more walking  to strengthen the foot. 

We did a little bit of walking in the woods yesterday. I wore my hiking boots to protect my foot. I believe it actually worked.