12/5- AM- Opened with an 85 at Montreat and improved only to 83 after taking Endodren. Not a significant improvement.
PM- Able to squeeze in a daylight run at Millbrook following a training class at work. Half mile in 4:00 then drank a Red Bull and walked a lap. Improved to 3:58 but I'd actually rate the 2nd interval as slightly worse. I had to turn up the effort quite a bit to break 4.
Distance-1.5
Reaction: If current trends continue, I no longer need stimulants to ease the detox symptoms. It's possible but unlikely that Liver is messing with my chemistry. I'm just finishing that bottle to get rid of it. Tomorrow, I will go back to Thym Adren. If that's tolerated, I'll quit the Liver for a few days to rule out its impact then finish the bottle and pitch it.
12/6- Opened with a 1:42 half lap at Montreat. Popped a Thym Adren and improved to 1:32. I expected to tolerate it. Did not expect a significant improvement. I could see a massive adrenal spike this weekend.
Distance-0.5
12/7- Adrenals have spiked BIGLY. Opened with a 3:38 lap (10:54 pace). Popped 3 Thym Adren and did the next 2 laps in 6:35 (9:52 pace) for an overall time of 10:13. A single pill probably won't make a significant difference. That's good and bad. Maybe I will finally see steady improvement going forward.
PM- Taurine helped and caffeine didn't hurt. Down to 83 for a half lap then 81 after a Red Bull. I'm still planning to cut the caffeine. I could be hurting badly by tomorrow evening.
Distance-1.5
12/8- Dipped under 90 on a half lap without pills. Real workout went about as expected. 2 miles on Lakeshore in 19:16 (9:38 pace). Very even splits. This is sub-60 pace for 10K but I don't think I could have held it much longer. I decided to taper off caffeine. Next week could be rough.
Distance-2.5
12/9- Repeated the 2 mile distance at Lakeshore this time in the evening. Improved to 18:32 (9:16 pace) with splits of 9;08-9:24. Struggled a bit on the back half but the 9:24 is still faster than yesterday. This was just about what I expected and hoped for. A solid MINUS 22 versus yesterday but that's not a night and day difference. Maybe extra Thym Adren or Taurine could have made a difference but I will take it. Plan to stick with 3 Thym Adren.
Distance-2.0
12/10- Step backwards. Hoped to make 3 miles but settled for 1 in 10:27. Last week, I suspected that the Liver pills made the adrenal spike worse. Looks like I was correct. I will finish the bottle and not re-order. Zinc may help with that.
Distance-1.0
12/11- Finished the bottle of Liver pills and chucked it. It's confirmed to be the culprit. It's a bit unnerving to have this reaction but it's probably not inexplicable. It likely increased adrenal activity, which is not what I need at this point. Moreover, I took 3 pills for several days to finish the bottle. If I had taken just 1 occasionally? Probably okay.
Opened with a 1:57 half lap (11:42 pace) and improved to 1:49 (10:54 pace) after 2 Thym Adren. It helped but not nearly enough to get back to form. I'll be okay once the Liver clears. That's it for today.
Distance-0.5
12/12- Repeated the morning sprints. Improved to a 1:38 (9:48 pace) on the opener and a 1:31 (9:06 pace) on the closer. Still not even close to respectable and that's a larger gap than I would like to see but I'll take it. I'll try to run in the evening.
PM- 1.5 miles on Lakeshore in 16 flat (10:40 pace). About what I expected. The Liver pills didn't mess me up overnight and the recovery won't be overnight either. I am getting rid of the NAC now but I don't think that's an issue.
Distance-2.0
12/13- Quit after just a half mile in a time over 6 minutes. The culprit is NAC. The Melatonin was SUPPOSED TO STOP THIS SORT OF THING FROM HAPPENING! A problem with Liver pills is understandable but I don't see why I would reject NAC. This might be an inexplicable reaction. If so, I have no words
PM- Confirmed that the inexplicable reactions are back. Fortunately, the Melatonin remains effective. I just have to increase the dose. Did a few strides and felt MUCH BETTER after increased Melatonin.
Distance-1.0
12/14- #1. Intervals. Opened with a pitiful 2:00 half lap. Popped a NAC expecting it to do nothing, marginally faster at best. Improved to 1:45, which is significant. Endodren (not Thym Adren) brought me down to 1:24. As it looks now, if I need Thym Adren, I'm not detoxing like I should be.
#2- 1.5 miles on Lakeshore in 15:24 (10:16 pace). First half was 8:04 then popped a NAC and improved significantly again. The back half was decidedly LESS HORRIBLE at 7:20, faster by nearly 1 minute per mile. The very same pill that I couldn't tolerate yesterday? I needed it today. What a life!
Distance-2.0
12/15- Junk intervals was all that I could do. It is clear that more Melatonin is needed.
Distance-0.5
-Totaled 15 miles
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