Monday, August 23, 2021

Training 8/23-8/29- Race week

 8/23- AM- 1 mile in a time over 11 minutes.  I blame the Intrinsic Factor.  It takes time to that stuff to fully kick in.  Let's just hope that I can tolerate it after the Lithium clears.  I am now certain that last week sucked so badly because of the interaction with those 2.

PM- MUCH better.  2 miles in 18:56 (9:28 pace) with splits of 9:45-9:11.  I expect continued improvement and I will stay off the Intrinsic Factor for at least another 2 days.

Distance=3.0

8/24-AM 2 miles in 18:44 (9:22 pace).  Looks like a marginal improvement over yesterday but not so fast.  Splits were 8:59-9:45.  Felt much worse by mid-morning.  Extra B12 made it WORSER!  But I improved after taking Intrinsic Factor.  I had feared intolerance to it but it looks like the opposite has occurred.  Without the Lithium, my demand for it has increased.

PM- Intervals- 90 opener.  87 with more B12 but improved significantly to a 79 on more Intrinsic Factor.

1.5 miles on Lakeshore in 13:11 (8:47 pace) with splits of 6:28-6:43.  I need to up the IF.  I don't like being this dependent on it but that may fade in time.

Distance=4.0

8/25- Total of 1 mile with intervals.  Got as low as 49 at Montreat.

Distance=1.0

8/26- Planned rest day.  Travel

8/27- Sunrise junk run on the beach

Distance=1.0

8/28- Another junk run at Bar Harbor

Distance=0.5

8/29- Blueberry Cove Half Marathon

Distance=13.5

-23 miles on the week.

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