6/9- AM. Lakeshore 2.5 in 23:38 (9:27 pace). Even pace (11:50-11:48). Big improvement over yesterday. Well under 30 for 5K so I'm halfway there. That's it for today. Afternoon is likely to be stormy.
PM- Decided to test my response to Magnesium. Opener in 66.1 (6:37 pace), nearly all out. After 4 Mag pills (recommend dose), I slipped to a 71.3 (7:08 pace). PLUS 31. Tacked on a half lap cool. Yes, that's enough to be considered significant but certainly not a collapse.
I'm still not quite at equilibrium after last week's excess but I'll get there very soon. Stopping Mag completely will put me right back to where I was after Alaska. Intolerant to Malic Acid and a return of the autoimmune reactions to pills. In THEORY, I have it all sorted out now but how many times have I thought that before?
Distance-3.0
6/10- PM- Hoped to run 5 miles today but had to settle for 1 and my pace was pathetic. Culprit was likely insufficient Malic Acid. I didn't skip the morning dose but did take less than a full scoop. Felt noticeably better after taking another scoop in the evening. No discernable difference with Vitamin C but I still feel safer with it.
Distance- 1.0
Reaction: I'm pissed and rightfully so! Just 2 days ago, I declared that extra Malic Acid didn't make a significant difference and the interval test showed just that. When I take 4 scoops per day, a little extra doesn't make much difference. If I only take 1-2 scoops, skimping on just 1 dose makes all the difference in the world. I will load on Malic Acid going forward. Does Magnesium increase the need for it? Probably but that's unconfirmed. It definitely increases the tolerance. As long as my Magnesium stores are sufficient, too much Malic Acid SHOULD NOT hurt me.
6/11- Magnesium was likely the culprit, not insufficient Malic Acid. Took plenty of the latter before the run and it made no difference. Quit after just 1.5 miles with a pace over 12. Got home and confirmed that Magnesium was the culprit as I was even WORSER after an additional pill. Why didn't I immediately collapse on Monday evening during the interval test? Probably because it's a sustained release. The full effects don't kick in right away. If I had waited a couple hours after taking the 4 pills, it would have been ugly.
Distance-2.0
6/12- AM- Took a total of 3 Mag pills yesterday but only 2 in the evening. As expected, I saw significant improvement. 2 miles at Vaughn Road Park in 20:44 (10:22 pace) with a strong negative split. Nearly 2 minutes faster per mile. Ridiculous that ONE EFFING PILL makes this much difference.
Million dollar question: Is there a Magnesium dosage that is strong enough to allow for enough Malic Acid to prevent the autoimmune reactions without a reaction to Magnesium itself? I'm pretty confident that 2 pills will be enough but not just 1. 3 will likely be too much but I will give it a try. Also, if I load on Malic Acid, that will likely reduce the tolerance to Magnesium. What a mess!
Distance- 2.0
6/13-AM. 3 Mag pills yesterday all in the evening with basically the same result. 1.5 miles at Vaughn Road Park in 15:29 (10:19 pace) with another negative split. Early pace was over 11 but dipped under 10 for the last half mile.
Reaction: This raises as many questions as it answers. 3 Mag pills are clearly too much. I will reduce it to 2. I'm confident that it will be enough to tolerate Malic Acid. If I have to reduce it to 1, I am not so sure.
Is there anything that can be done to increase the tolerance to Magnesium? Loading on Malic Acid may may actually reduce the tolerance. I'll have to test that out. What about the adrenal balance? Maybe I will have a resolution by the end of the month.
PM- Opener in 82
Adrenal Modulator-75
Malic Acid- 73
The adrenal balance may be a factor in the intolerance to Magnesium. I took 2 ADHS pills (modulator) and the improvement was significant. Malic Acid was pretty much a non-factor. My time for that interval was almost a 74, so it was slightly more than a 1 second difference.
I still want to gauge my reactions to Magnesium on days that I load on Malic Acid versus taking 1 scoop. Most likely, I have 2 options: Reduce the Magnesium and take just enough to tolerate the Malic Acid OR go on adrenal stimulants in order to tolerate the Magnesium. This is probably a detox reaction and the need for stimulants is only temporary.
Distance-2.0
6/14- 5 miles on Lakeshore in 53:17 (10:39 pace). Even pace with something left. Splits were 26:44-26:33. May have been dead even without a small push at the end. The most important thing is that I finished and had more in the tank. Another 8.1 miles? No way. Another 1.55 without much of a slow down? I think I could do it. Next time, I will shoot for the quarter marathon distance.
Bad news is that this was MUCH TOO SLOW. I cut the Mag down to 2 and hoped to at least match yesterday's pace over the longer distance. I was 20 seconds slower but with more than triple the distance, it's still an improvement.
It seems unlikely that I will improve significantly on 2 Mag. More likely, I will plateau or get worse. I did feel noticeably better after adrenal stimulants. That may be the ticket to tolerate Mag. Option 1 or 2? Time will tell which works best.
Distance-5.0
6/15- 1.5 on North Lakeshore in 15:03 (10:02 pace). On my second day at 2 Mag, I was only slightly better than I was on 3. That leads me to believe that my intolerance to Magnesium is slowly getting worse. I will go down to 1 but am unsure if it will be enough to stop the autoimmune reactions.
Got some good news when I got home for the interval test. Opened with an 84 then repeated the 84 on Curcumin so that stuff is a non-factor. Improved to 74 on herbal adrenal stimulants. When the Endodren arrives, it may resolve the Mag intolerance.
Distance-2.0
-17 miles on the week
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