Training 5/13-5/19

5/13- Unplanned rest day.  I figured that I would finish the bottle of Maca then not re-order.  The Maca is not tolerated.  Another wasted day.  Pitched the bottle.

5/14- AM- Opened with a 3:30 lap at Montreat (10:30 pace)
With TRS- Improved to 3:15 (9:45 pace) plus a cool
The TRS is tolerated.  Hopefully, it will remained tolerated if I don't mess with Maca or DIM.  I will be better this afternoon once the Maca clears.

PM- 3 miles on Lakeshore in 28:57 (9:39 pace).  Marginally faster than the morning session at 9 times the distance.  I was hoping for better than this however.
Distance=4.0

5/15- The DIM is now off limits.  Another wasted day.  Forced myself to jog 1 mile.  In theory, I should be done with relapses.  I will stick with the TRS.
Distance=1.0

5/16- AM- Junk intervals was all I could do.
Opener- 3:58 (11:54 pace)
With TRS- 3:44 (11:12 pace)
With all other pills- 3:32 (10:36 pace)
MINUS 78 overall but as a percentage, it's still relatively low.  If I had opened at 8:00 pace, I believe the distance between the floor and ceiling would be under 60.  As long as the TRS is tolerated, I still have a chance.

PM- Finally beginning to get some clearance. 1 Mile at Montreat in 9:24.  MINUS 72 over 3 times the distance.  I'll take it.
Distance=2.0

5/17- AM- Montreat Mile in 8:46.  MINUS 38.  A significant improvement in 12 hours but I was hoping for better than this.

PM- Lakeshore 3 in 26:54 (8:58 pace).  Again, I did improve but not by nearly as much as I hoped.  I'm afraid this current layer of toxicity is the most severe that I have had.
Distance=4.0

5/18- AM- Took just a few specks of Maca last night and it was noticeably worse.  I expected it to clear by the morning but it didn't.  Forced myself to walk/jog 1 mile.  Got home and was a little better.  Improved to 9:51 for the Montreat Mile.

PM- 3 miles at Gold's.  Time is down to 25:25 (8:28 pace) with even splits.  I'm hoping to do 10 tomorrow no matter how long it takes.
Distance=5.0

5/19- FAILED again!  Started off in the mid-high 9s then faded to 10+ pace and quit after 1 mile in 10:08 overall.  The culprit was NAC (N-acetyl cysteine).  Jeannie's theory was correct.  It was the SULFUR in the Maca and DIM that caused the relapse.  Got home and experimented with extra CBS NOS and moly.  I was somewhat better with the extra pills (3:36 vs 3:22)  MINUS 42 but that's not enough to be a game changer and not nearly enough to counteract the sulfur.  A 3:22 lap is 10:06 pace vs 10:48 so that's hardly cause for celebration.  Took a Taurine pill later and had another BAD reaction.  That confirms it!  Any pill that contains sulfur is to be strictly off limits until further notice.  Another layer of toxicity has come to the surface.  In time, Sulfur may be tolerated again.
Distance=2.0

-18 miles on the week.  Just 2 weeks of good training before I leave for Seattle.  Not looking good at all.  YTD-451