Training 3/17-3/23

 3/17-AM.  1 Mile in 12:18 but the splits were 6:24-5:54, a full minute per mile faster on the back half.  That suggests that improvement is on the way.  

PM- MUCH BETTER.  2 miles in 19:27 (9:43 pace).  Splits were 9:46-9:41.  Probably around 30:15 for a 5K so I have a long way to go.

Distance-3.0

3/18- 1.5 miles in 17:11 (11:27 pace).  Culprit was NAC.  MAYBE if I limit it to 1 pill per day, I'll be okay.  B12 did help but it wasn't nearly enough to get me back to respectable times.  Took a B12 twice at the half mile and the Mile mark.  Splits were 6:12-5:36-5:23 so the 2nd dose was less effective.  Again, I thought that the Melatonin was going to stop this from happening.  Is it an autoimmune reaction or something else such as excess Sulfur?  

Had time for testing when I got home.

Opener-1:44

Moly-1:38

Melatonin-1:17

Moly helped but it wasn't a game changer and I know what happens if I take extra.  That's not the answer.  Extra Melatonin is a game changer but too much of that will make me drowsy.  

The only solution is to limit the NAC to just 1 pill per day and hope it's enough.

Distance-2.0

3/19- Very interesting.  After the overdose of Melatonin yesterday, I expected the morning to be rough but I would get better in the afternoon.  It didn't happen.  I was awful when I got home but the hated intervals gave me hope.  

Opener-1:49

NAC- 1:41

B12-1:33

Malic Acid-1:12

1 LAP COOL.

NAC and B12 need to be taken together.  I still don't know if I tolerated extra because of excess Melatonin or Malic Acid but taken together, that's enough to be considered a game changer.  The improvement after taking the Malic Acid was YUGE.   I'm not too surprised.  I often get an insatiable need shortly after a new treatment.  Sadly, I won't be at all surprised to wake up feeling awful tomorrow morning but get better after taking Malic Acid.

Distance-1.0

3/20- Unplanned rest day.  The insatiable need kicked in even sooner than I expected.  In fact, I could feel it before I went to bed yesterday.  Took 2 full scoops of Malic Acid at work and got much better after each of them but it was short lived.  Good news is no apparent ill-effects from extra B12 and NAC even on reduced Melatonin.

3/21- Took one scoop in the morning and one scoop at lunch but didn't take any before the run.  Just wanted to see what would happen.  It was worse than expected.  Started off decent but I knew a massive fade was coming.  Finished 1 Mile in 11:29 at Montreat with splits of 3:10-3:58-4:21.  Ouch!

Distance-1.0

3/22-AM- One scoop in the middle of the night but nothing before the run in order to be consistent.  Improved to 10:36 with a negative split (3:38-3:33-3:25).  I'll take it and may try again later.

PM- Continued improvement.  Repeated the Mile and my time is down to 9:24.  Splits were 3:10-3:12-3:02.  Again, I waited over 3 hours after I took my last scoop.  It seems like I am not seeing the big gains immediately but the positive effects last longer.  That's good news.

Distance-2.0

3/23- Heardmont.  Hoped for at least 2 but maybe 3 miles.  Settled for 1.  Decent start but the power cut off at 400.  Cut off the watch after passing the half in 4:52 and treated the last 2 laps as a cool down. 

 Culprit is most probably an adrenal spike.  Not a surprise but I didn't expect it to hit so quickly.  I expected a few more days of improvement with the detox.

Distance-1.0

-10 miles on the week.