Hurricane Ike

The hurricane blow in HARD last night. It broke the tops out of two trees in my yard and toppled a section of fence in my backyard. The storm was VERY powerful. We're now without power.

OBJECTIVE
4 mi. Easy

ACHIEVED
4.02 mi.@ 8:57/mi.

5:10 AM

OBJECTIVE
10 mi. w/11x2 min.@ 6:40/mi. & 2 min. jog

ACHIEVED
2.42 mi.@ 9:16/mi.
2 min.@ 6:41/mi.
2 min.@ 6:38/mi.
2 min.@ 6:57/mi.
2 min.@ 6:41/mi.
2 min.@ 6:32/mi.
2 min.@ 6:45/mi.
2 min.@ 6:40/mi.
2 min.@ 6:44/mi.
2 min.@ 6:48/mi.
2 min.@ 6:46/mi.
2 min.@ 6:40/mi.
2.37 mi.@ 8:56/mi.

5:46 AM 74° 90% 3 mph

pre-run weight - 158#

Stupid is, As Stupid Does

OBJECTIVE
6-8 mi. Easy

ACHIEVED
6.17 mi.@ 9:04/mi.

4:56 AM 75F 89% 4 mph

I've been sick since Sunday afternoon. I left work around 4 Monday. Came home and slept for 11 hours straight. Tuesday, I went to work after lunch only because of a couple afternoon meetings. The day was up and down - there were times I felt okay and others that I didn't. I haven't been able to eat or drink much the past couple days and, as a result, I've dropped a few pounds. So I got home last night, grabbed a little something to eat then went to bed. I fell asleep quickly but woke up around 1:30 AM. I tossed and turned for an hour with my stomach churning while sweating and alternating between hot flashes and cold. Then I employed a self-hypnosis technique that I learned a long time ago. I rarely use it but it usually works. After an hour of this, I gave up and got up. Once moving around, I felt pretty lousy but figured I'd dress to run then see how I felt. I sat around ate and read some mail. I wasn't feeling much better and couldn't remember exactly what the old addage about running when you're sick is. So I effectively created my own. I feel lousy now so I rather than sit around and feel lousy I might as well feel lousy while running. Actually I'm pretty stressed about losing fitness at this critical juncture. I had no idea how far I was going but ended up getting 6 slow miles. I doubt it was a good idea running in my condition and my prolong my return to full health. But at least at this point I only missed one day in the cycle and I plan to make it up on Sunday.

I'm off to Dallas for a business meeting. I'd rather be going for a root canal.

PRE RUN
weight = 158#
bagel, Clif bar & Gatorade G2

POST RUN
SlimFast & vitamin

Running on Empty

OBJECTIVE
3 - 4 mi. Slow

ACHIEVED
4.01 mi.@ 9:01/mi.

5:20 AM

This was a tough run. My legs and body - in general - were sore. Much more than I expected. I didn't take an ice bath Saturday like I planned which I seem to be paying for now.

Late in the day yesterday, I became sick. Everything I ate or drank went right through me. This continued throughout the night. Not sure what happened. Paige and Cameron seem to be fine health wise. I've got three theories regarding potential vectors: 1) beginning a 24-hour fast Saturday afternoon following a 20-mile run was stupid; 2) having contact with a boy at church whose whole family was home sick transferred something to me; and/or 3)going to ate waffles and ice cream at a buffet-style slop fest for 16-18-year old boys wasn't a good idea. Even though I was very careful about what I ate, in the gluttony and chaos of it all, I could have easily picked something up.

That does it looking myself in a bubble for the next 4 weeks!

I feel horrible today. Achy all over with a dull headache .... Work is at a high stress point so I don't expect to get the opportunity to relax much this week.

PRE RUN
weight = 156.5#
Gatorade G2 & 1 bite Clif bar

POST RUN
SlimFast & multivitamin
oatmeal w/brown sugar & skim milk

Training Schedule: September 7 - 13

Sun: Rest
Mon: 3-4 mi. Slow
Tue: 6-8 mi. Easy
Wed: 10 mi. incl. 11x2 min.@ 6:40/mi. & 2 min. jog
Thu: 3-4 mi. Slow
Fri: 6-8 mi. Easy
Sat: 20 mi. Easy w/6x100@6:31/mi.


Last hard week of training before the ever-so-gradual taper begins.