10/7-Adrenal spike has definitely gone down. Opened with a 1:37 and got WORSE after 2 Thym Adren (1:53). Began feeling better but more jittery as the day progressed.
PM- 1.5 miles on Lakeshore in 13:23 (8:55 pace). This is what I meant to do last Friday. Perfect splits and did not need a push to shore up the sub-9.
Distance-2.0
10/8- Increased the dose to 3 and hope to hold it there. I expected a small step backwards but not another nightmare. 1 mile in 11:30.
PM- Felt no better in the afternoon. The culprit is Arginine, which I had been taking for blood pressure support. Junk intervals confirmed it. Without- 1:47. With- 2:00. Ouch!
Why the intolerance to Arginine? I've read that it increases immune system activity. Need that I do not. Autoimmune issues can worsen hypertension so I likely made that problem worse. Pitched that bottle.
Distance-1.5
10/9-AM Opened with a 1:42. Though I really don't think it helped, I was significantly BETTER after drinking a Kickstart (1:27). Come to think of it, that stuff may have helped clear the Arginine. Extra caffeine did NOT yield further benefits. It may have made me feel more stiff.
PM- At any rate, I was well enough for a full Mile at Montreat after work. Finished in 8:55 with good splits (3:03-2:57-2:55) and did not need a push at the end to shore up the sub-9. I'll take it and hope to build on it. I'm pretty sure that I could have matched Monday's session (give or take) if I ran it on Lakeshore.
Distance= 1.5
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