San Quentin running club taking on marathons [Video]

In San Quentin State Prison and decades through a lengthy sentence, Rahsaan Thomas wasn’t at the peak of his physical fitness, nor was he expecting that to change much.Sentenced to 55 to life in 2003 after fatally shooting one person and injuring another during a drug deal, Thomas joined the prison’s long-distance running 1,000 Mile Club initially as a “coping mechanism” that helped him to process his long and seemingly endless jail term.”That amount of time is mind-blowing – you think it’s unfathomable. But the way you deal with it is just one day at a time, one step at a time,” he told CNN.Related video above: Transforming San Quentin — A look inside San Quentin Rehabilitation CenterIn addition to keeping himself in shape, Thomas says that running, which he first picked up aged 28 to keep fit with his friends, “reminds me of home.””It’s a way where I can …