Training 10/30-11/5

10/30- AM.  2x2 mile intervals at Gold's.  Did the first one in 14:02 on 1000 glycine and felt quite strong in doing so.  I'm not sure if I could have gone sub-20 for 3 miles running all out but most definitely comfortably under 21.  Took another 250 and was noticeably weaker but still managed a 14:42, which is still not bad.  Overall time was 28:44 (7:11 pace) and I may be back out this evening.  The sweet spot is ALMOST definitely 1000 but I'd like to try 750.  Odds are, my performance will be similar to 1250.  If that's the final outcome, I'm okay with it but the narrow range makes me feel uneasy.  It's possible that ATP or the precursor will make a difference.

PM- Took the afternoon off work and had a rough time at the DMV but finally did get my car tag renewed.  Workout was 5 miles on Canterbury-Jemison in a solid 37:32 (7:30 pace)   Comfortable effort on a hilly route too with little pace variation.  Got cat-called and complimented on my legs. LOL.  Good job.
Grade:A-/2 credit/distance=9.0

10/31- Tried 750 today and got about what I expected.  4 miles in a solid 29:23 (7:21 pace).  Even splits and a comfortable effort but not quite as strong as the previous day on 1000.  I'd probably be slightly worse on this dose tomorrow because I took 1250 yesterday.  On the final day of the critical month of October, I believe the final outcome is known and it is acceptable to me.  More detailed post is coming.  ATP and Serine could make a difference but I'll be okay if they don't.
Grade:B+/1 credit/distance=4.0

11/1- Back to 1000 and that's where I stay barring a change after Serine.  Good workout today.  3 mile tempo in 19:54 (6:38 pace).  Beat my previous post-35 PR by 3 seconds.  Splits were 6:34-6:40-6:40 and needed a kick to do it.  Still felt like I had more to give but could not access it but I am happy with this one.  Perhaps, I'm a little faster with a rest yesterday.
Grade:A-/2 credit/distance-3.5

11/2- Planned rest day.  I did do a 1.5 mile junk run from home.  Serine precursor is a NO.  Because the enzyme defect is overactive, the precursor made it worse just as I predicted.  I'd rather not be sensitive to glycine but it will be okay so long as the dose stays CONSTANT at 1000.
No grade/distance-1.5

PM- No running but I've learned something else about my training that could explain a few things.  My cadence yesterday was clocked at 188 steps per minute.  That's some quick leg turnover.  The average runner does about 160-170 unless he or she is sprinting nearly all out.  I am consistently higher than that even on my easy days.  In addition to the low heart rate, that could be part of the reason why a pace slower than 8:00 feels so uncomfortably slow when healthy.  Too soon to say about the ATP but I know the Serine is a NO.

11/3- Strong.  4 miles at Gold's in 29:12 (7:18 pace).  Comfortable all the way with a slight negative split.  ATP is not hurting me but I can't say if it's helping or not.  HR-152.  Cadence-182.

PM- 2 mile junk run on a beautiful evening just because I felt like it.
Grade:A/1 credit/ distance- 6.0

11/4- 13 miles from O'Henry's.  Once again, I got dropped early but held it together for 13 miles in 1:41:48 (7:50 pace).  I felt a little sluggish today probably due to the paces earlier in the week and struggled in the midsection but came back to finish pretty strong.  If I can simply duplicate this in 2 weeks at Magic City, it's a post-35 PR by 2 minutes.  Clinched a win.
Grade:B/2 credit/distance=13.0

11/5- Resolute Recovery Run.  Did 5 miles with the back half being nearly all uphill.  Did not time it but my new friend Gerald said we were doing about 7:45 pace.  Sounds about right.  A bit sore from yesterday but it was manageable.  It was also nice to be in the daylight at the start after the time change.  That won't last long however.  Come December, both the mornings and evenings will be dark until early-mid February.
Grade:B+/1 credit/distance=5.0

Weekly summary:
A convincing victory.  In theory, this should continue with the glycine conjugation squared away.  I don't think ATP is much of a factor so I'll finish the bottle and be done with it.  I might try CoQ10, Whole Food C and Cal down the road but I don't expect any of them to be game changers.
Distance= 42.0/ GPA= 3.49
YTD: 1281 miles.  11-31 with a 2.21 GPA