Training 10/15-10/25

10/15- I tried to get by without Glutathione and that lasted about 5 days then it turned disastrous.  I cheated on caffeine to get through it.  I kinda had to because I was on the road.  Did 1 Mile in 11:15

Distance=1.0

10/16- Another Mile at Montreat and my time is down to 10:17.  Added a cool.

Distance=2.0

10/17- Intervals.

Opener- 2:49 

TRS- 2:31

Probiotics- 2:00

Very pleased with the closer.  Gap remains large at 2:27 per mile.

10/18- A 6 minute pace for 1/3 mile does not translate well for longer distances.  Today was my longest run in 2 weeks.  I managed 3 miles on Lakeshore in 26:42 (8:54 pace).  1st half was 13:45, 2nd half was 12:57.  Don't be fooled by the negative split.  On race day, I felt okay through 6.5 then collapsed.  Today, I probably last about 5 miles before the collapse.  Daily incremental improvements.  I'm 3 days clean on the diet and am taking plenty of Probiotics.

Distance=3.0

10/19- The flip flop flip.  Woke up with intolerance to probiotics.  By the afternoon, I had an insatiable need FOR them.  Opened with a 2:38.5 lap with nothing.  Then after the probiotics, I managed only a 4:38.  By the afternoon, I was doing half lap intervals.  I opened with a 1:57 (11:42 pace) but once I had taken the full dose, I was all the way down to a 1:11 (7:06 pace).  MINUS 4:36.  This is NUTS!  Day 4 clean.  I was tempted to cheat today but I've stayed strong.

Distance=2.0

10/20- Opened with a 3:22 (10:06 pace).  Actually thought it would be worse.  Improved to a 2:12 (6:36 pace) with TRS and Probiotics.  MINUS 3:30.  Unfortunately, I had nothing in the real workout.  2 miles on Lakeshore in 20:57 (10:28 pace)

Distance=3.0

10/21- Opener improved to 2:51 (8:33 pace).  NO time for a closer but figure it'd be close to 2:00.  Gap is closing but it still around 2:30 per mile.  Real workout improved as well.  Repeated the 2 miler and improved to 17:59 (8:59 pace).  Added a cool.  In the evening, I learned that I still need at least 5 sprays of TRS to get the beneficial effect of Probiotics.  Improved but a long way to go.  6 days clean on the diet with no real temptations recently.

Distance=3.0

10/22- No intervals.  Went straight for the real workout.  Made it 5 miles on Lakeshore in a time of 43:54 (8:47 pace).  Last mile was a semi-respectable 8:19.  Again, don't be fooled by that.  My split at 5 miles on race day was very similar to this and I still felt comfortable but 2 miles later, I was done.  

Distance= 5.0

10/23- Ran only the opener once again.  No closer.  Time was down to 2:26 (7:18 pace).  I figure the closer would be around 1:56 so the gap is closing but remains significant at 90 seconds per mile. A closer would have hurt me in the real workout.  Lakeshore 3 in 24:17 (8:06 pace).  Pleased to get under 25 but came up short of the stretch goal of 24 (Mendoza line).  Hit halfway in 12:12 and thought I had a shot given the recent history of negative splits but the legs went dead just before 2 miles.  Rebounded a bit in the last quarter mile but it was not nearly enough.

Distance=3.5

Reaction: This is now 8 days off sugar and caffeine.  I've progressed well but have a LONG way to go.  I need to get under the Mendoza line WITHOUT treatment for at least 1 day and I can't quite do it with treatment.  I bet I can tomorrow.  Still, no real temptation to cheat.  Can I make it 2 more weeks?  I should be able to handle the occasional treat but I could see a daily habit being a problem.

10/24- Planned rest day.

10/25- Tried to run in the morning with no treatments and it wasn't as bad as I expected.  2 miles on the beach in 17:44 (8:52 pace) with a strong negative split and no imminent collapse.  1st half-9:07, 2nd half- 8:37.  Figure, I'm probably mid-26 for 3 miles, which is within 60 per mile of my time with treatments.  Next, I want to see what I can do after a FULL day off it.

Distance=2.5

-25 miles total