Training 1/29-2/4

I'm starting this post on Sunday the 28th with an extremely heavy mind.
 Tomorrow will be YUGE!  2 questions could be answered:

Is the glycine spike a 1 day blip or a longer lasting issue?  I'm okay with it being lasting so long as my tolerance to it is unlimited AND I can run decent times.  Today's PM workout was a split decision.  I got no significant difference either way over 5g, which is good but could not go much faster than 6:30 pace for a half mile, which is bad.  I should be able to go well under 6:00 pace for that short of a distance but the legs were heavy and the HR was slow.

The second question relates to glutathione.  It failed last Fall but back then, I was cheating too often on caffeine, sugars and preservatives.  My hope is that it will increase the effectiveness of the glycine and allow me to get by without the mega doses.  Could the glutathione reduce the need for glycine or could it cause intolerance to it?  Will it be a factor at all?  The hated interval workout is on tap for the morning.

1/29-Day 9.  AM- 4x3 laps at Golds as follows
2000 Glycine- 3:07 (9:21 pace)
3000 Glycine- 2:47 (8:21 pace) MINUS 60
Glutathione- 2:42 (8:06 pace) MINUS 15
6000 Glycine- 1:56 (5:48 pace) MINUS 46 per pill.
1.5 lap cool to bring the session total to 1.5 miles.
Reaction:
The glycine spike is most definitely NOT a 1 day blip.  I still believe it will calm down within 7 days and I'll be back to 3000 or less.  When it does, extra will not hurt me as is the case with adrenal support.  Glutathione appears to be helpful but may not be a game changer.  Still, a 15 second pace increase is indeed enough to be significant.  As for the top pace, it was a better showing than yesterday but short of my capability.  I've done 1:50 in this workout before and in an all out Mile, I would fall short of the 6 minute barrier.

PM- 4 miles in 31:20 (7:50 pace).  Split the difference between Saturday's solid effort and Sunday's debacle.  Got off to a good start (7:27) then the next 2 miles were over 8:00 pace but a late rally enabled a somewhat respectable finish.  Added a half mile cool.  This is the 2nd day of the glycine spike so I'm not terribly upset about taking a step back.  The first few days after an adrenal spike are always rough even with extra pills BUT I improved every day.  HR-146, Cadence- 178.  Again, this is not a relapse.  If it were, I'd be over 34 for this distance on the 2nd day.
Grade:C+/2 credit/distance=6.0

1/30- Day 10. Unplanned rest day.  Glutathione is the culprit.  I get a clear NO on the 2nd day so I can live with that but it is disturbing that glycine did not protect against this.  It was a risk that I was willing to take but ABSOLUTELY NO MORE EXPERIMENTS.  I've got to go with this formula for better or worse.

1/31- Day 11- AM.  1 mile in 10:52.  Worse than expected.  NO MORE!

PM- 2 miles in 19:57 (9:58 pace).  MINUS 54.  Fairly even pace but ZERO energy.  HR-136, Cadence=168.  I know what to expect tomorrow.
Grade:F/1 credit/distance=3.0

2/1- Day 12- Exactly what I expected.  3 miles in 25:42 (8:34 pace). MINUS 84.  2nd day after a relapse is always 3@8:30 give or take a few seconds.  That's it for today.  Tomorrow, I will be under the Mendoza line.  HR-137, Cadence-176.
Grade:D/1 credit/distance=3.0

2/2- Day 13- Performed as expected again.  3 miles in 22:57 (7:39 pace).  MINUS 55.  Even pace with a late rally to break 23.  HR-141, Cadence-182.  HR is only just beginning to rise so there's plenty of room for more improvement.  Tomorrow would probably be in the mid-21s but I will attempt to go long with the slow group.  I am officially out for the Mercedes half.  Even if next week is good, I just don't have enough training.  As for the glycine, I clearly still need it and I'm good with that.  It is unclear however if I continue to see additional benefit beyond 3000.  I'll find that out on Sunday.
Grade:C+/1 credit/distance=3.0

2/3- Day 14. Yet another FAILED long run.  Nobody in the group wanted to push it because Mercedes is next weekend but I could not even hold a 9 minute pace.  Cut it off at 1.25 miles and slow jogged back.  Ended up at 2 miles in 19:40 (9:50 pace).  Got home to find that EXCESS GLYCINE was the culprit this time.  That's right.  Last week, I failed because my glycine dose was too low so I raised it.  This week, I failed because it was too high.  Will it ever stabilize?  I'm giving just 7 more days and that is it!

PM- Go figure.  After just 7-8 hours of clearance, I was a lot better.  Managed 3 miles in 23:58 (7:59 pace).  Even splits and I was near 8:00 pace all the way give or take a few ticks so I didn't need a big kick to do it.  I'll try to go long again tomorrow with a lowered dosage.  If successful, the grade will be adjusted.  I'm nearly certain that glycine is still needed but the spike is over.  I'm not pleased that my ceiling is no longer unlimited but for the last time, I'm fine with having to take an exact dose every day.  IT MUST BE STABLE!  THAT'S HARDLY AN UNREASONABLE DEMAND!
Grade:F/2 credit/distance=5.0

2/4- In my disgust, I cheated yesterday and it probably cost me today.  I must reset the count and thus give it another 21 days before I retire.  Workout was 2.5 miles in a pitiful 21:55 (8:46 pace).  I was worse after taking additional glycine so I treated the next half mile as a cool down then quit.

PM- Tacked on another Mile at Vestavia in 8:30 with a decent finish.  2 days in a row, I felt much better several hours after glycine despite cheating.  From now on, I will begin taking those suckers at night.
Grade:D/1 credit/distance=4.0

Weekly summary:
I feel completely defeated now but I will keep going for another 21 days.
Distance= 24.0/ GPA=8.9 /8= 1.11
YTD- 131. 0-4 record