7/7- Planned rest day. Tired from the trip. Good news at night. Despite taking essentially no Malic Acid for 2 weeks, there is still no sign of autoimmune issues. I may have finally beaten that part. Unfortunately, the adrenal balance is WAY OUT OF WHACK! Magnesium is tolerated again. Endodren is NOT. Thym Adren does help.
In other words, I've experienced a flip flop flip back to overstimulation and need adrenal suppressants again. I cannot allow this back and forth action to continue. It must be the modulator going forward.
7/8- Opened with a 1:40 on no pills, which was not as bad as I expected. Took 1 scoop of Malic Acid and clocked a 1:41. Slightly more than 1 second slower but that's not significant. Essentially, it was a non-factor. Not sure what to do about the Malic Acid going forward but am leaning towards only occasional use. Improved to 1:23 on 2 Modulator pills (ADHS), which is a game changer. Unfortunately, the gain was short lived and I now have an insatiable need.
Real workout was 1 Mile in a pitiful 12:33. Splits were 6:24-6:09 so I suppose that can be considered good news. Took more pills at work.
PM- Half mile at Montreat in 4:57 (9:54 pace). Much better. I don't think the ADHS will cause another flip flop.
Distance-2.0
7/9- 2 miles on New Lakeshore in 19:36 (9:48 pace). I'll take it. Quadruple distance at a pace marginally faster. I'm sticking with this plan. I will gradually reduce the dosage of ADHS and caffeine. Splits were 10:01-9:35 so I finished strong
Distance-2.0
7/10- AM-Aimed for 1 Mile at least under 9:00. Started off decent but slowed sharply after 300 meters. Quit after 1000 as my pace slowed to the 11:00 range. Not a step backwards. This is a full blown collapse! Felt very overstimulated as if the ADHS was not enough.
PM- Tested myself with just 1 extra Thym Adren. Did 2 sprints of roughly a tenth of a mile. Did a 59 without it and a 56 with it. Only slightly better and bordering on insignificant but with a 5 percent improvement, yes it did do something.
Distance-1.0
I am NOT taking mega Thym Adren to quickly get in balance. I know exactly what will happen if I do so. I will flip flop again and need to temporarily go back to Endodren. Yesterday, it appeared that the ADHS was working so why did this happen? The only thing I did differently was take a Liver pill so that's likely the culprit.
If I have beaten the autoimmune issues, the only negative is that I cannot easily identify the culprit. Before, I got a reaction literally within seconds of swallowing the bad pill. Now, I don't feel anything right away. I once judged Magnesium to be not a serious problem because I was not significantly slower immediately after taking it. However, within 2 hours, something was clearly wrong. I'm betting that the same holds true now with the Liver. Hopefully, I don't need Thym Adren and the ADHS will work if I stay off the Liver, which is indeed a mild stimulant. Jury is still out on Malic Acid.
7/11- Jury has returned its verdict on Malic Acid. It's a NO. That's okay. I probably don't need it anyway. I will only take it if autoimmune reactions flare up again. Struggled through 1.5 in 17:21 (11:34 pace) with even splits. The suckage felt different this time. More sluggish than overstimulated.
PM- Same sprints as yesterday. I thought that perhaps the Malic Acid flipped me so I tried Thym Adren again. Did a 53 without and a 51 with it. I have NOT flipped to slow oxidation. Good news. I believe Liver will be okay when the adrenal balance is better but I won't mess with it until further notice. Best news of the day is that my passport was found. I still plan to get the Star ID but I can fly without it.
Distance-2.0
7/12- 2 miles in 21:46 (10:53 pace). Ugly showing but it was an improvement over yesterday. Splits were 11:00-10:46. Increased the distance by 33 percent and improved the pace by 41 seconds. Totally different from yesterday. Felt extremely overstimulated but I will resist the urge to seek quicker gains from Thym Adren. No more flip flops!
Distance-2.0
7/13- 4 miles at South Lakeshore in 39:53 (9:58 pace). Much better than yesterday in terms of both pace and the way I felt but still significantly overstimulated. Splits were 10:13-9:47-9:49-10:04. Legs started feeling heavy at the end of Mile 3 but I had enough in the tank to hold it together and found some life in the homestretch. Caffeine withdrawal may hit this afternoon.
Distance-4.0
13 miles on the week. There is no way that I can do the half in San Diego but I still might make the trip for the 5K. At any rate, the long run must be extended. I'll shoot for 6.5 next week.
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