Training 9/17-9/23

9/17- Tried Liver as soon as I got home from DC and YES, I did feel noticeably better.  Still, the next day, I wanted to compare how I did with or without.  I was tired from the trip so I didn't expect much.
Did 2x800 on Lakeshore then 1 Mile.
0 Liver- 4:26 (8:52 pace).  Felt a little better than DC probably because of the Liver last night.
1 Liver- 3:56 (7:52 pace).  MINUS 60 and once again, all it took was 1 pill.  Not a night and day difference in how I felt but the effect was considerable nonetheless.
2 Liver- 7:04 Mile with the back half in 3:26 so once again, I cut off 60 seconds per mile.
Can I do better on 3 Liver pills?  We'll see tomorrow or Wednesday.
Distance=2.0

9/18- Tried IP-6 and it was clearly a NO.  Did not even attempt to run and may be out tomorrow as well.  I believe that eventually my need for Liver and Paramin will eventually diminish.

9/19- Hoped to run 3 miles on Lakeshore but had to settle for 1 in 9:54.  IP-6 hasn't cleared yet but began feeling a little better before bed time.  Even with the Sarcosine, there is still stuff that I cannot tolerate, which really does not sit well with me.

9/20- AM- Vestavia Mile in 7:51.5.  Much better but still haven't fully detoxed it.  Still on 5 Paramin and 3 Liver but may try to reduce both next week.

PM- Never fails.  Fixed the ceruloplasmin with the Liver pills but now my Zinc is depleted.  I'm dropping to 2 Paramin and 1 Liver and will add some Zinc.  I took some today and not surprisingly, I improved but overshot the balance point.  Workout was 400-800-1200.
0 Zinc- 2:20 (9:20 pace)
1 Zinc- 4:16 (8:32 pace)  MINUS 52
2 Zinc- 5:16 (7:01 pace) MINUS 91
Last 800 was 3:22.  Took time for the Zinc to fully kick in but when it did, it was clear that I overshot.  I predict that my Zinc tolerance will be low for a while but the need will spike before going back down again.  MAYBE someday, I'll find the right combo.
Distance=3.0

9/21- Gold's 3 in 23:54 (7:58 pace).  Had to rally to beat the Mendoza line.  I was awful in the morning with the excess Zinc but I got better with Liver.  There has got to be an equilibrium here.  I'm going with 1 of each going forward.
Distance=3.0

9/22- Only took 1 Zinc in the evening and it was a disaster.  Could not run at all without the Liver so it was back to the track for more intervals.  400-400-800-800-800
1 Liver- 2:26 (9:44 pace)
Extra Paramin- 2:25 (9:40 pace)
2 Liver- 4:25 (8:50 pace)
3 Liver- 4:04 (8:08 pace)
1/2 Zinc- 4:44 (9:28 pace)
Distance=2.0
Reaction:
The good news is that the Paramin has stabilized.  It is now well tolerated and I don't believe it would make much difference if I took 1 of those suckers or 5 of them.  The Zinc is another matter.  I'm going to have to go REAL slow with that stuff but I predict that as was the case with Paramin, the demand for it will shoot up suddenly then eventually stabilize.  I will NOT exceed 3 Liver pills.

UPDATE:
Found a blog post from early 2017 that showed that indeed I did do a Zinc RBC test.  The result came back HIGH NOT LOW!  I'm quitting the Zinc and will simply reduce the Liver to 1 going forward while keeping the Paramin at 2.

9/23- AM- 1 mile in 11:40.  Zinc is a sustained release so it takes time for it to clear and it got worse before it got better.
PM- Felt better after a nap.  Did another mile and my time is down to 8:28
Distance=2.0