Ken you are a pitbull, be the pitbull and ignore all the chihuahuas around you. Remember the Hans Christian Andersen tale of the Ugly Duckling? Ken is the swan and people on this thread should love you for who you are instead of hating you for who you are not.
But ducks are ducks and tend to see things in their own eyes. Runners too. Even people like Mike.
So I am asking you to think about doing something hard: I'd get people to do the relay with you but it is closed so I want you to do the LVM 5k on September 12. Registration does not close so you can just show up and do it that day There is also a walk instead but I really hope you do the 5k. You can walk that or run.
If you do not do it, okay, nothing changes.
But I believe you want to make a difference and I think you can. Just finish and then I, and others, will donate $ to the charity of your choice and match he donation to the charity of choice of the principal.
Do it and you take the barb out of most posters here who sanctimoniously think they are better than you because they run. Do it and it shows Mike who is the better man in the eyes of the only people that matter to him: the public, the press, and the school community. This is the type of thing that Cecily and others can actually do a follow up story on and make a difference. Ironically you a minty net can now do more about this whole thing by running than a bunch if runners can by posting.
Run Ken. just do it and stick it right in all those quacking duck faces. God made you a pitbull and you have scars but your bite is worse than your bark. Bite! Run or walk the 5k. I hope you do it, but seriously be careful and build up to it, no sense getting hurt. Good luck.