Training 12/8-12/14

 12/8- 1 Mile in 11:56 on Lakeshore with splits of 5:38-6:18.  Going backwards.  Why?

Distance-1.0

12/9- Opener with a 1:50 (11:00 pace).  Then leaped to a 1:32 on Zinc (9:12 pace).  Popped 2 adrenal pills (ADHS) and slipped to 1:36 (9:36 pace).  Barely significant but I felt weakened and it likely turns ugly over a longer distance.  Thym Adren made it worse.  Must stay off adrenal support for now.  Those pills do contain Zinc antagonists.

PM- Tested methylation pills after work.  I was slightly better WITH but not enough to be significant (77.8 VS 76.2) in a sprint 

Distance-1.0

12/10- 4x half mile on Lakeshore with an overall time of 19:22 (9:41 pace).

0 Zinc- 5:47

1 Zinc- 4:54

2 Zinc- 4:32

3 Zinc- 4:09

Expected greater improvement from 1 pill to 2 but I did NOT level off from 2-3.  I will take nothing but Zinc going forward.

Distance-2.0

12/11-Half Mile at Vestavia without Zinc in 5:49.  Only slightly worse if I take just 1 ADHS. 

Distance-0.5

12/12- Opened with a 1:52 then improved less than usual to a 1:40 on Zinc.

PM- Took 4 pills during the day then added 2 more on the run.  Lakeshore 1.5 in 14:58 (9:59 pace). First half in 7:54, second half in 7:04 (9:25 pace).  The more Zinc I take, the better I feel but it's as if my system resets after a night's sleep 

Distance-2.0

12/13- Split decision.  Much better in my opener.  Down to 1:36 but had NOTHING in my real workout and quit after 2 minutes.  Culprit was Vitamin C.  It was a non-factor until recently.  Now, apparently, it is a Zinc antagonist.  Turned to caffeine to deplete it and may face withdrawal again.

Distance-0.5

12/14- 3 miles on Lakeshore in 29:51 (9:57 pace) on all Zinc.  Decent pacing (9:53-9:56-10:02).  I'm sticking with this formula and will try to gradually reduce the dose so I don't overshoot.  Don't be stupid with the caffeine.

Distance-3.0

10 miles.