4/26- 1 mile worth of strides in Selma. No times. Really just messing around but I'll be glad I did this at the end of the week. Essentially a rest day but I get credit for 1 mile.
Distance=1.0
4/27-AM- Half mile on no pills in 3:41 (7:22 pace). Pace felt comfortably hard at 7:30 then sprinted hard in the last 80-100 meters. This bodes well for a successful pill free weekend next week.
PM-Johnny's workout for the first time in a LONG time. It was 6x400 with 1 800 in the middle. I averaged 92 on the 400s (6:08 pace) but in a disappointment, only managed a 3:33 on the 800. I would guess my time in a Mile would be 6:30-6:45. I did close with an 84 so that wasn't bad.
Distance=4.0
4/28- The pattern continues. Since the blip related to NADH, my workouts have not been completely horrible but my legs just don't have much spring and bounce. Today was the same. 5 miles in 44:55 (8:59 pace). I was under 9 all the way but it took a bit of a push in the last half mile to shore it up. About the same as last Sunday's long run only 3 miles shorter. Perhaps yesterday's speed session took something out of me today. Once again, I would have been over 2 hours in a race setting but better than the 2:08 in Salisbury.
Distance=5.0
4/29- Trak Shak 3.5 in 30:13 (8:38 pace). A little better than yesterday. Shorter distance but this route was more difficult so it's probably a wash. I'll take it. Need 10 this weekend to hit 30. Added a half mile cool. Struggled in Mile 3 but rebounded at the end.
Distance=4.0
4/30- Lakeshore 3 in 25:55 (8:38 pace). Exact same pace as yesterday but a slight negative split. After a slow start, the pace was around 8:30 for the last 2.5. Again, I felt about the same as usual. I'm not collapsing but still feel like I'm in a funk. PLEASE NO MORE PILLS! NO MISSING PIECES! Indeed, I will attempt a pill free weekend and am unsure of the outcome.
Distance=3.0
5/1- FAIL! I knew it before I even got up this morning so I didn't even try. It appeared earlier that CoQ10 would be okay for me to take. No significant benefit but no harm either. WRONG! Just like NADH, I can handle an occasional pill but not with any regularity. That may explain the funk I've been in this week. It does make me feel a little better that I still have a chance by rolling with the current formula. I will still attempt going without Probiotics and Lactoferrin but I'm not liking my chances. I'm cheating today and I kinda have to get through the day.
PM- 1 mile on Montreat in 11:16. That's 1 less mile that I have to do tomorrow. 1st half in 5:56 then finished with a less horrible 5:20.
Distance=1.0
5/2- Positive steps. 2 miles at Veteran's Park in 18:48 (9:24 pace). I'd never be pleased with a run like this under normal circumstances even if I am clearing out a bad pill but this one is different. With the exception of the confirmation dose of CoQ10, I took ZERO pills yesterday and ZERO this morning yet still made it through the planned workout. Last time I tried this, I failed on Day 1 and collapsed before 0.75 miles. Today, I managed to pick it up a bit on the back half (9:31/9:17) and could have gone longer. Tomorrow is BIG! No pills until the evening tomorrow. I don't have to set the world on fire. I just want a non-horrible 3 miler with something left at the end. Unfortunately, the weather looks iffy all day. I am prepared to run in the rain if need be.
Distance=2.0
-20 miles on the week.
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