9/27- AM- Hated interval workout. 4 half lappers at Montreat plus a lap cool. I know from yesterday that I am about 50 seconds per mile faster on Intrinsic Factor plus B12 versus going without pills. Extra B12 did nothing. What about extra Intrinsic Factor? Not a significant gain. I did a 78 with 2 pills and a 76 on 4 pills. Encouraged that I was under 80 without Thym-Adren.
The Thym-Adren trial went similarly. I improved bigly to a 65 on 2 of those pills then repeated the 65 on 4 pills. I was slower by 1/10 of a second so that did essentially nothing. That's good and bad. Running nearly all out, I managed only a 6:30 pace for 1/6 of a mile. That's a VERY low ceiling and the total gap with the Intrinsic B12 + Thym-Adren amounts to about 2 minutes/mile. On no pills, my pace would have been more like 8:30 per mile. That's still quite a sizable gap that shows no signs of closing. The good news is that although I am dependent on both pills every day, the dosage does NOT seem to matter. I'll perform about the same on mega doses as the low doses and I like that stability. The rate of improvement will be slower than last week but MAYBE I can slowly work my way back to respectability.
PM- As expected, the rate of improvement has slowed. Did 3 miles on Lakeshore again and my time is down to 26:30 (8:50 pace) with very even splits. Taking a booster B12 pill during the run did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! That's MINUS 35 per mile compared to last time but that was 4 days ago. If I run it again tomorrow, I predict a similar time. A plateau at this level is unacceptable. I felt heavy and sluggish all day including during the run. I can try Fulvic acid and see a real doctor. I hope that he will prescribe B12 injections and rule out any other autoimmune disease. The one that I am planning to see is a runner so he might have a modicum of understanding how I feel.
Distance=4.0
9/28- Only had time for 2 miles this morning because I slept in a bit. Finished in 17:08 (8:34 pace). This confirms that I have plateaued. If I had run 3 miles, my time probably would have been the same as yesterday, give or take a few seconds. This is not good.
PM- Didn't plan to run this session but got the idea to try Taurine in an effort to reduce my blood pressure and improve my electrolyte balance. Repeated the 2 mile and my time was down to 16:20 (8:10 pace). MINUS 24. Of note was that I was at 4:21 at the half mile mark then popped Taurine. From that point on, I was doing sub-8 pace. Perhaps, I finish under 16 if I took Taurine at the beginning. That's not a miracle cure but clearly a significant step forward. I may have a flicker of hope.
Distance=4.0
9/29- I've developed an insatiable need for Taurine. Took 1000 mg in the morning and I knew before the workout that it wasn't nearly enough. Clocked a pathetic 3:42 (11:06 pace) at Montreat. I was less horrible on another 1000 and finished in 3:14 (9:42 pace). Added a cool. I know what is coming. The need for Taurine will eventually diminish but an adrenal spike could hit when it does.
Distance=1.0
9/30- AM- Took extra Taurine and improved to 2:53 (8:39 pace) for 1 lap. The real workout is going to be ugly.
PM- 1.5 miles on Lakeshore in 15:10 (10:07 pace). Two pieces of good news. I tried some Lysine and the ill-effects were not as bad as last week. Also, I had a pretty strong negative split with a last half mile @ 9:40 pace. That usually means that I am improving.
Distance=2.0
As I predicted, my body adjusted to the Taurine and it was followed by an adrenal spike. Able to do very little over the weekend.
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