Training 3/10-3/16

 3/10- Hoped to improve on yesterday's 3 Mile but had to settle for 1 in a time of 10:12 with splits of 4:57-5:15.  Culprit was Molybdenum.  I often get in trouble when I take larger doses to get rid of a bottle that I think I no longer need.  That's what happened today.  Melatonin was supposed to stop this from happening but this is not an autoimmune reaction.  Moly can overstimulate.  Thym Adren did help but I would rather quit both.  I expect to struggle tomorrow as well because the confirmation dose made it worse.

Distance- 1.0

3/11- Naked half mile junk run at Montreat.  It feels like the moly has cleared but not the Thym Adren.  Should be better tomorrow.  

Distance-0.5

3/12- Not pretty but I did what I planned.  Lakeshore 2.5 in 24:11 (9:40 pace).  Only slightly slower than my average.  Very well paced (12:04-12:07) but when I tried to dig, nothing was there.  A little bit of hip soreness but probably nothing to worry about.  Right on the edge of 30 pace for 5K.

Distance- 2.5

Felt MUCH WORSE shortly thereafter and figured that I needed NAC after all.  After I took it, the need for Thym Adren kicked back in with a VENGEANCE.  I don't give a damn what pills I have to take.  All I want is stability!

3/13- 1 Mile junk run on Lakeshore in 9:54.  Even pace without effort to kick. No problem with my hip.  May hit equilibrium tomorrow.  I know two things.  First, I still need to limit caffeine and alcohol or I can't absorb B12.  Second, extra NAC does NOT mean that I need mega Thym Adren.  Just 1 pill triggers the need but the dose is constant even if I take more NAC.

Distance-1.0

3/14- AM. Thym Adren interval test.

2 pills-83

3 pills-81

4 pills-82

As I predicted last week, a dosage between 2 and 4 pills makes little difference at least over the short distance.  I will go with 3 for now but may drop it to 2 down the road.  If I had tried either 1 or 5 pills, the result would be very poor.  

Distance-1.0

3/15- Planned rest day.  Predicted severe weather 

Update: Felt worse as the day progressed yesterday but extra NAC helped.  Today, it seems like B12 is tolerated even with caffeine but 3 Thym Adren left me feeling stiffer than usual.  It's clear that I need more than 1 NAC pill.

3/16- It seems like excess B12 has increased the need for NAC.  Will I ever reach equilibrium?  

AM- 1 Mile at Heardmont in 9:46.  Strong negative split.  5:04-4:42.  May run again this afternoon.

7 miles on the week