1/1- Little change on New Year's Day. 1 Mile on South Lakeshore in 10:40. Did manage a slight negative split (5:22-5:18). Collapsed later in the day and was out cold for almost 2 hours. Would have been worse if I attempted an afternoon run.
Distance-1.0
1/2- Repeated yesterday's workout. Same distance and same location this time in light rain. Improved to 9:04 with splits of 4:36-4:28. No cause for celebration but this is a big improvement. Sneaked a Coke in the morning and don't think it hurt me. Again, I should be able to get away with that on occasion. Energy drinks are another matter. I must never touch that stuff again!
Distance-1.0
1/3- Aimed for 2 miles but quit after just a half mile with a time over 6. I believe that I overshot with the Zinc. Just yesterday, I needed it and now I can't tolerate it. Do I need to reduce it or eliminate it? I am disgusted with that and disgusted with myself after another caffeine binge. Did feel better after ADHS, which confirms that Zinc is the culprit.
PM- 2x half lap at Montreat plus a cool. Opened with a 1:52 (11:12 pace). Popped a 2nd ADHS pill and improved to 1:38 (9:48 pace). MINUS 84. That's a game changer! Here's hoping that I find a consistent formula with low dose Zinc and ADHS.
Distance-1.0
1/4- 3x1 lap at Montreat. Opened with a pathetic 3:54 (11:42 pace). Popped 2 ADHS and improved to 3:18 (9:54 pace). MINUS 1:48. Game changer as expected but the effects were actually not as strong as yesterday. The moment of truth came after 2 Zinc pills. Could I hold it or at least not fall off too badly? Yes. Lap 3 was 3:23 (10:09 pace). PLUS 15 or roughly 2.5 percent. Not enough to be considered significant. The new formula will be 3 ADHS and 1 Zinc with hopes that it will hold.
Distance-1.0
1/5- Very poor. 1.5 miles in 16:15 (10:50 pace). Hit the midpoint at 8:06. Popped an ADHS pill and it made no difference today. Back half was marginally slower at 8:09. Not sure what to make of this. On little more than a hunch, I took some Calcium and now have an insatiable need for it.
Distance-1.5
1/6- Opened the year with Zinc as the must take pill then it was ADHS and now Calcium. Opened with a 1:46 at Montreat (10:36 pace). Took Magnesium and it was a non-factor. Next half lap was 1:48. Took a Cal and was all the way down to 1:30 (9:00 pace). I have a feeling that this one won't last long.
Distance-0.5
1/7- AM. VERY POOR. 1 Mile in 11:24. First half in 6:02 but did improve to 5:22 on the back half because I took a Cal
PM- Took 4 more Cal during the day and showed improvement. 2 miles in 20:36 (10:18 pace) with pretty even splits 10:15-10:21.
Distance-3.0
1/8- 2 miles in 20:10 (10:05 pace) after an opener in 1:39 at Montreat. I am improving but it looks like I need to keep my dosage high.
Distance-2.5
1/9- Planned rest day. Swim in Panama City in January!
1/10- Elective rest day. Didn't take Cal and don't feel too bad. Maybe I am trending down.
1/11- Opener in 3:05 (9:15 pace) without pills. 1 Mile in 10:33 with splits of 5:10-5:23. Cal must be cut. I'll go down to 1 pill.
Distance-1.5
13 miles
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