6/30- Repeated the 3 mile distance this time on New Lakeshore. Trail ended at 1.4 so I had to improvise to get the full distance. Improved to 28:42 (9:34 pace), which projects a sub-30 5K. Solid gain (MINUS 41) but I was hoping for a little better. Splits were 14:18-14:24 so the pacing was decent but I didn't have much left at the end. Another 3 miles at that pace still seems insurmountable.
If I am to race in San Diego, it will have to be the 5K, not the half marathon. I'm warming up to that idea. If I continue to improve, I could see a respectable showing by mid-August.
Distance-3.0
7/1- AM- Opener in 1:26 without pills. Only 3 days ago, my opener was only a 1:44. Clearly improving but the rate of improvement is slowing. Real workout was a 1 Mile time trial at Vestavia in 8:12. Splits were 1:59-2:06-2:06-2:01. That's just about what I expected.
Moment of truth came when I got home. No discernable reaction to Yasko's B-complex. Excellent news. Not long ago, the reaction was immediate and strongly negative unless I took Malic Acid. Next, I took just a trace of Malic Acid. Again, no discernable reaction. Good news but that stuff may not even be necessary going forward. Unfortunately, the Magnesium must still be avoided. Ill-effects were not severe but I was noticeably more sluggish within the hour.
PM- Did an 83 second half lap after the Mag this morning. Without it, I'd estimate that I would have been in the mid 60s. Took 1 Endodren and didn't really feel much difference but was surprised to see a 73 when I finished. It's gotta be Endodren with no Mag going forward but the dosage is still TBD.
Distance-2.0
7/2- Step backward but it was a risk that I was willing to take. Hampered by yesterday's Magnesium and I also reduced the Endodren dose from 4 pills to 2. I only managed a 15:41 for 1.5 miles (10:28 pace) but did have a negative split (7:56-7:45).
Got home and did an 80 at Montreat. Popped 2 more pills and improved to 74. Significant but not a game changer. Popped 2 more and my time was down to 67. I see this as both good and bad. I'm not as dependent on Endodren but I still need big doses to see results. I was hoping to see gains from 2 pills to 4 then no effect beyond that. I'm going with 6 until further notice and don't feel comfortable beyond that. Maybe someday I can reduce it but not now.
Distance-2.0
7/3- COLLAPSE! Quit after less than 1 Mile with a pace over 12. Got home and found that I was slightly worse on 1 extra Endodren. 88 vs 93.
Distance-1.5
It appears that mega Endodren will only work if I have Magnesium in my system. I'm going to reduce it and stay off the Mag for now but I believe that soon, the Mag will be tolerated again. Malic Acid appears to be okay now. No discernable reaction to the C4 drink that was a problem last week.
PM- C4 Energy definitely did NOT hurt me as it did last week. The Liver pills arrived today and I got a small gain but not enough to be significant. Took a modulator later on and the gain was significant. I hope to eventually stabilize on the modulator with Mag. It could happen in a few weeks.
7/4- Went to Miami for the weekend and did only a few strides.
Distance-0.5
9 miles
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