The race would be the St. Jude 5K at Railroad Park. It will be a flat course so if I think I can get a post-35 PR (21:54), I'll do it especially if the weather is good. If not, I'll skip it. Of course, that will depend on how I do with the glycine and Vitamin E.
9/18- AM- Went with the 15-5 plan (1500 mg TMG and 500 glycine) with the usual 2000 MF. I was out in a smooth 3:42 for the half mile (7:24 pace) then the pace fell off dramatically after that. With significant effort, I was able to keep it in the low-8s the rest of the way and finished the session at 2 miles in 15:48 (7:54 pace). Probably could have beaten the Mendoza line but it wasn't worth the effort. Added a half mile cool. I'll be back out this evening hopefully with Vitamin E.
Reaction:
Just like yesterday, a missed dose or a lowered dose will leave me significantly weakened and glycine will NOT help with that. It will only prevent ill-effects from taking a benign but unneces
sary pill. Glycine every third day or Vitamin E. There may be something else out there that I don't know about that can resolve the glycine induced sore muscles.
PM- Very important test and I passed with flying colors. Opened with 1 Mile. Began at the same pace as this morning but this time, I held it and finished in 7:24. The difference was 500 extra TMG or half a pill.
Then, it was the moment of truth. How would I respond to the Vitamin E. Within a half mile, it was clear that I was running a faster pace with no additional effort. Did the next 2 miles in 7:08 each then slipped to a 7:17 but rebounded bigly to finish in 6:52. Last 4 miles were 28:25 (7:06 pace). Overall time was 35:49 for 5 miles but that doesn't count because of the stop after Mile 1. Added a half mile cool again.
Grade:A-/2 credit/distance=8.0
Reaction:
I can't say that Vitamin E was a miracle but I didn't expect one after the first dose. It does appear that I am 15-20 seconds faster per mile at the same effort, which is indeed enough to be considered significant. A celebration is premature. Who knows what happens in a few more days? I might continue to get better, plateau or experience a sudden relapse. In order to run an official post-35 PR for 5K, I need to average a 7:04 for 3.1 miles. Based on what I did today, I'd say I've got a shot at it now. We'll see what happens later in the week. Other factors that may play a role in glycine metabolism are Choline and NADH.
P.S- Day 10 without caffeine was a success.
9/19- Day 11. Over halfway to 21, which is considered the length of time needed to "break a habit."
As usual, glycine produced significant muscle soreness. Today, I loaded with Vitamin E (4 pills vs 2 yesterday) and this time, it was downer. Workout was 4 miles in 31:45 (7:56 pace) with a hard fade on the back half. Tried choline after the workout and I got a quick and definite NO despite taking glycine in the morning. However, an extra dose of glycine AFTER the choline DID mitigate much of the ill-effects.
Grade:C+/1 credit/distance=4.0
Reaction: There is still a chance that Vitamin E could be a game changer but I must keep the dose low. Really not pleased by the bad reaction to choline. That means any questionable pill must be taken WITH glycine at the same time to prevent sensitivity. Quitting glycine for 2 days leading up to a race could be risky because sensitivity can flare up any time.
9/20- Day 12 was hard but I made it. Glycine plus E plus B-5 all contributed to the muscle soreness. I am beginning to think/hope that it could be a detox reaction and I may just need to go slow with this stuff. Tomorrow, I won't take any then I'll start back on a very low dose. Planned rest day.
9/21- Day 13. AM- 1 mile jog on Wisteria just because I was up early and felt like it. No time and no real complaints. Leaning AGAINST the race on Saturday. New Mexico is only 4 weeks away and I need to up the mileage.
PM- 4 miles on Lakeshore in 30:27 (7:37 pace) plus a cool. Solid performance. 1st half-15:16, 2nd half-15:11. Pleased with how I felt overall. Could have gone a good deal faster or longer but I was still sore from yesterday's excess glycine. I did not take any today and I know sensitivity can and will flare up if I stay off. How about taking just a tiny bit every day and maybe build up from there? That's my last best hope at this point. Maybe, just maybe it will guard against the sensitivity without causing the sore muscles. Still on track for a win this week.
Grade:B+/1 credit/distance=5.5
9/22- Strong. Cut the glycine to a micro dose. Probably about 100 mg. Still a little sore but much better than yesterday. Gold's 4 in 28:48 (7:12 pace) with even splits and plenty left at the end. Will the micro dose be enough to stave off the sensitivity? I'll find out this weekend.
Grade:A-/1 credit/distance-4.5
9/23- Double Whammy! The micro dose of glycine is NOT enough to stave off the sensitivity. I had a reaction to Calcium that cleared up only after taking extra glycine BUT the micro dose of glycine IS enough to cause abnormal sore muscles. Workout was 6 miles in 53:48 (8:58 pace) and it took a rally in the last quarter mile to keep the overall pace under 9. It's Day 15 and I almost caved this morning but so far, I'm staying strong. Good call on skipping the race.
Grade:D+/1 credit/distance=6.0
Remaining options:
-1.Glycine every third day, which means no questionable supps are allowed the previous 2 and I run the risk of something flaring up at any time.
-2.Aggressive probiotic use in hopes that resolve the sensitivity (unlikely)
- 3.Substitute Vitamin E and/or B-5 for glycine and hope it does the trick (unlikely)
-4. Glycine as part of an amino acid combo (dose will be low)
-5.Anti-microbial supplement
-6.DIM supplement which contains glycine.
9/24- 2 miles on Lakeshore in 19:38 (9:49 pace). Excess glycine from yesterday still has not even begun to clear. I listed 6 options yesterday. It is becoming increasingly clear that glycine will NOT be tolerated even when only used occasionally. Most likely, SCRATCH option 1. Perhaps caffeine was NOT the problem after all but I'm still off that stuff (day 16).
Took just a trace of Cal when I got home and once again reacted negatively. I know that glycine would have cleared it but its ill-effects are just as bad. ULTIMATE IN CRUELTY! Vitamin E was a non-factor and so was B-5 so SCRATCH option 3. The amino acid combo which contains low dose glycine would have required a mega dose to be effective and I am unsure if I can handle glycine even as part of a combo so SCRATCH option 4.
Surprisingly, I got better after taking 2 of the new Syntol probiotic pills so right now that's my best option. If I can prevent the sensitivity WITHOUT messing with the glycine, that's the ideal scenario. I have also ordered a DIM supplement and an anti-microbial which are intended to perhaps increase the tolerance for glycine.
Grade:F/2 credit/distance=2.0
-30 miles on the week. GPA= 2.25
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