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October 10
October 9
- 15m 39s
- 5.27 miles
- 20.20 Mi/hr
On the Gandy Bridge.
2.63 mile warmup, straight into a nasty headwind, then turn around, bike Tabatas, and back to start.
- 13m 52s
- 2.00 miles
- 06m 56s /Mi
Also on the Gandy.
Just a mile out, a mile back. Big hill in the middle. Ran it twice. Good practice for Saturday.
2135 - Well that's it kids, no more workouts til Saturday morning. Time to let the body rest and relax before I kick it into high gear for the Baltimore Marathon.
1640 - Just got this in an email!!!
Dear Jeffrey J. Giles,
This is to notify you that your entry into the 113th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, 2009 has been accepted, provided that the information you submitted is accurate.
You can verify your acceptance into the field by searching the 113th Boston Marathon "Entrants" database on the B.A.A. web site, www.baa.org/2009/cf/Public/EntryLists.cfm. Additionally, an acceptance postcard will be mailed to you via US Postal Service mail.
0930 - Just got a flu shot here at work. Now, I'm not sure exactly why I got one, since I've already HAD the flu this season, but oh well, maybe I won't get it again now. I hope it doesn't make me sick before my marathon. It's sometimes said that the flu shot can bring on sickness cuz it causes you to start fighting the virus. Oh well...time will tell.
0730 - OK, I'm happy to say things are finally looking up. My attitude is changing! I'm starting not to fear the rest of the training, my outlook is starting to get better, and I'm sleeping better, which in turn makes me wake up happier and not so "I hate everything". Even my drives to work aren't pissing me off like they usually do. This, of course, COULD be psychosomatic because my brain KNOWS that I'm taking the supplements again, but at this point, I'll take ANYTHING that makes the serotonin levels stabilize. Real or imagined.
The Happy Q is starting to return.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 3 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 5 Hours slept: 8 Overall Workout: 4
October 8
- 25m 52s
- 1500.00 yards
- 01m 43s /100 yards
Bobby Hicks pool. SCY.
500 - 823, 141 pace
400 - 640, 140 pace
300 - 535, 138 pace
200 - 310, 135 pace
100 - 120, 120 pace PR!!!
I've never swum a 1:20 for 100 yards before!!
Shaun and I did this workout together, kinda feeding off each other, pacing off each other. Most of the workout was done with Brian in a lane between us, but for the last 100, we were right next to each other. After the 200 at 310, I told Shaun "we're gonna have to swim the shit out of this last 100 to keep negative splitting each interval". So we figured we could try to get under 1:30, but I never figured on a 1:20!! I have NEVER swum under 1:25 for a 100 yard interval before. WOO HOO!!! Thanks Cubey!!
- 15m 55s
- 2.38 miles
- 06m 41s /Mi
Interbay Track
WU:
1 mile tempo - 701
MS:
"Tosh"
Run 100m, rest 100m time
Run 200m, rest 200m time
Run 400m, rest 400m time
Run 800m, rest 800m time
019 (100m), 039 (200m), 123 (400m), 305 (800m)
CD:
800m tempo - 329
- 05m
EXERCISE
SetsMin
repsMax
repsMin
wt.(lb)Max
wt.(lb)- CHEST - Decline pushup5101000
- CHEST - Pushups5202000
20 pushups/10 decline pushups - 1040, 1120, 1340, 1530, 1715
1030 - Woohoo...Baltimore forecast says "Abundant sunshine" with a high of 72 and a low of 53 for Saturday. Let's hope it stays that way. That'd be PERFECT weather for a kickass marathon time.
As part of my "journey back to Q-ness" (and since today is an upper body-push day) I'm gonna try and remember to do 20 regular pushups and 10 decline pushups per hour today.
0935 - Supps just came! So...2 Lipo-6X, 3 Vitrix, and 2 Multi's...down the hatch!!
0800 - This is the first positive day in a long time. I slept for 8.5 hours last night. I also wore compression socks on my feet, compression sleeves on my lower legs, compression shorts, and a compression belt for my back. I slept LIKE A LOG. I feel like I slept for 8 days instead of 8 hours. I got right up at 0615 this morning and just went about my business as usual. Today my supplements get here and I should be feelin' the happy chemicals flowing by tonight. I HOPE.
- Health data: Sleep: 5 Stress: 3 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 8.5 Overall Workout: 4
October 7
- 27m 52s
- 1640.42 yards
- 01m 42s /100 yards
SCM pool at Harbour Island Spa
400, 300, 200, 100 with 1min rests between - 823, 535, 348, 147
5x100 descending with 1min rests - 145, 144, 141, 137, 132
2110 - OK, so at least I did SOMETHING today. I skipped the 2 mile run cuz I don't think my legs are in the mood right now and I still wanna try to have a good run on Saturday.
1000 - OK dammit. I made a decision. I'm sick and tired of this effing depression. I know now what's causing it and I know how to fix it. Zoloft is not the answer. I refuse to have to rely on a prescription drug that causes my brain to function differently. It makes me...NOT me. So...I have decided to re-order my supplements. Lipo-6X (because it has a mood-lifting complex in it) and Vitrix, the herbal T-booster I used last month (it's herbal, not chemical, so it's totally legal) and it will kick up my T-levels so I won't be depressed anymore. It was stupid of me to just come off of them like this...I should have known I'd be thrown down in the dumps. I've ordered it and it should be shipped today, and be here tomorrow. I should be back to my happy funny Q self by the weekend. This had BETTER work.
0900 - Jess is right. I self-medicate. And when I'm not working out or doing SOMETHING that raises my testosterone level and my endorphin production, I'm down in the dumps. Since I'm not taking any supplements that keep my T-levels constant, I'm experiencing "withdrawal" symptoms on a revolving basis. It seems every day I keep finding more and more out about myself, but these things aren't good things. UGH. I guess I need to figure out what to do about this.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 3 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 7 Overall Workout: 4
October 6
- 05m
- 0.75 miles
- -----
Totally approximate. I just know it was pretty intense.
- 1h 00m
4 min / 4 rounds 15 sec of:
Jumping Jacks
Mountain Climbers
Jumping Lunges
Skater Slides
3 rounds of:
Bouldering Climbs 20 r/l
0.25 mile run
50 Push Ups
2 min. Wall Climbing @ -5% and 30 ft./min.
4 rounds of:
Chin Ups - max
25 Sit Ups
Push Ups Plank Ring Walks 12 up and back / plyo
100 Air Squats
1655 - Tonight...
WILL KICK 
'S 
AT
.
0945 - Registered.
0900 - Who knows what today will bring. I am supposed to bike 90 minutes today. Don't count on it. I may want to swim though, depending on weather. I'm not gonna do anything this week that I don't absolutely feel like doing. It needs to be an easy week anyway, if I want my legs to be in tip top shape for the marathon on Saturday.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 3 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 3 Hours slept: 7
October 5
- 1h 56m 34s
- 13.60 miles
- 08m 34s /Mi
Took off with G on the paved trail at Flatwoods. Ran with her for about 3.2 miles. We had stopped to rest at the BBD splitoff, and I went ahead while G took a breather. I ran another mile from the split before I hopped onto the Main trail for the (what I thought was) 4.3 mile trip back. I was running PAST people on bikes...I was flying down the trail, just having a good ol' time. But as I ran I realized it could not be 4.3 miles, it was more like 5 or a little more. It took me 37 minutes to get back to the end of the trail, way longer than if it really was 4.3 miles. So I'm calling it 5 miles.
Anyway, then I ran back to the start and G was just getting there too, coming in from her run around the paved loop. We took a little break and I said I'd run another mile with her than then a mile back. By the time I got back from that little 2 miler, I had covered 11.2 miles. I decided to keep going and run back to the car, another .65 miles. I saw Betsy and Brian on the way down, they were walking up towards the loop, but I went to the car to get my Gatorade and I ran about a quarter mile back. By that time I'd really had it. I'd gone 12.1 miles and I was really hammmered. So I walked up to the loop, sat with Brian and Betsy a few minutes, and then Betsy was about to head off for a little trail running herself. She asked me to go with her, but I didn't want to. Finally though, I said I'd do a little. So I went out .75 miles with her and then turned around and came back. Betsy kept going, but I was definitely ready to be done running. 13.6 miles is plenty. :)
I had a lot of fun today...it was good to be there with my friends. It reminded me of all the times I used to find comfort in leaning on my friends when I needed support when I was younger. That's how this felt. Everyone being there really made things better.
1630 - So...I think I'm starting to get a little better. I've wanted to get out and do some training...or shall we say...I've wanted to EXERCISE. If I think of it as exercise and not training, my brain seems to let me want to do it.
Here's my problem now...I have to figure out some way of making myself happy when I'm not exercising or working on my car. I'm usually a generally happy person, but...well, you know how I've been depressed for a week...and now I feel like I am only un-depressed when I'm doing something that's either exercise-related or car-related. I want to be happy when I'm NOT doing something that's purposely taking my mind off my depression. That's my next hurdle to jump.
0900 - More trail running on the schedule for me today. Trail running is my passion so that's what I'm gonna do. Besides, I just bought these...
...and I liked running in them yesterday, so I'm gonna go back for more. Right now it's more important for me to do what I feel comfortable doing, it's a start to getting back to not hating everything.
- Health data: Sleep: 4 Stress: 4 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 9 Overall Workout: 4
October 4
- 1h 13m 31s
- 23.09 miles
- 18.84 Mi/hr
Did a couple of BBD/Flatwoods loops with Brian. We did one 11 mile loop easy, then we did bike Tabatas at the start of the second loop...it was crazy windy so these were hard. Then we rode easy for another few miles and then towards the end of the ride I did another set of Tabatas...this time the wind was so strong that I barely did 20mph during the intervals, the first time I maxed out at 26. But anyway, it was a good ride overall. Short, fun, and not too intense.
- 50m 31s
- 4.31 miles
- 11m 43s /Mi
Trail run at Flatwoods with Brian. We kinda misjudged the distance, I thought we were gonna run about 3 miles or so but it wound up being 4.3. Bri kinda struggled near the end since he'd had no nutrition after the bike ride. It was a good run though, until we got to the paved loop. So we ended the "run" there and just jogged/walked the rest of the way back on the paved trail.
- Jogging
- 50m
Jogging/walking for 50 minutes. About 2.4 miles.
- Health data: Sleep: 5 Stress: 4 Soreness: 4 Fatigue: 4 Hours slept: 9 Overall Workout: 4
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2315 - Well, I'm here! What a fun night we've had! Lots of traffic, but we got all our stuff done, got our registration packets and goodie bags. Then we stopped for some food to cook for dinner and then back to Haley's place. Chippy came over and at dinner with us. We chatted, laughed, told funny BT stories, you know the drill. Now it's time to hit the hay so we can get rested for tomorrow!!
Thanks to everyone today for all the great inspires and good luck wishes. I'll try to make you all proud!
1340 - GRRRR...I just typed this whole thing about how I need to take a year off of Ironman racing in 2009 and my reasons and stuff... and the damn internet connection at the airport killed it. GRRRR....I'm soooooo not typing it all again. Maybe later if I feel like it.
0740 - Here's the profile of the race on Saturday. Damn, I'm gonna need some quad strength to keep from fallin' down the hills in the last few miles!!
0700 - Finally...I get to get out of Florida and experience some fall weather! My mood has improved GREATLY over the past couple days, and I'm so happy about that. Hopefully it's the combo of getting away from home/work and the supplements bringing my chemistry back into balance.
WHOOP WHOOOOOP! IT'S A
WEEKEND!!!