3/22-AM. Opened with a 69.9 without any pills. MUCH better than the 1:45.6 that I managed only 2 days ago. When I was on the ADHS, I could barely break 2:00. Declined to run the closer because I didn't want to hurt the real workout but figure the gap is down to about 2:00. Still felt quite overstimulated but improved to a 20:23 for 2.5 miles on Lakeshore (8:09 pace). Kept going for another .33 to hit 3 miles on the day. Overall pace slipped by just 1 second to 8:10. That's it for today. Don't want to do too much after yesterday's 7. I'll shoot for 5 tomorrow.
Distance=3.0
3/23- 5 miles in 46:29 (9:18 pace). A definite improvement over 2 days ago. The same distance in 50 minutes left me utterly spent. Today, the pace was very even (9:13-9:23) and though I'm sure I would have slipped in the last 2-3 miles, I bet I could have finished 10. How I felt? That's where it is a bit complicated. Today, I was much less overstimulated. If anything, I was a bit sluggish. With ADHS, an overdose won't hurt because it is a modulator. Thym-Adren is a suppressant so too much WILL hurt you. Tomorrow, I will reduce the dose from 6 pills to 4. I won't be surprised if I end up back on ADHS. Ideally, I want to be able to go a few days without either of them.
Distance=5.0
3/24-AM. Things became more complicated yesterday evening. The over-stimulation did kick in after not taking any further pills. It kicked in pretty hard too. Nevertheless, I stuck with the plan to reduce the dosage in the morning from 6 pills to 4. I'd call it a success. I was over-stimulated but did 2.5 on Lakeshore in 19:43 (7:53 pace) plus a half mile cool. First time all year that I've been able to hold sub-8 for this long. Still, I faded on the back half (9:41-10:02) and without additional pills, I will really struggle in the evening. Magic number is likely 5 pills in the morning and 5 in the evening but that will hopefully slowly decrease over time.
PM- Got about what I expected. No additional pills in the afternoon and I was crap. Actually, I did okay in the sprint (59.1) but even after a full recovery, I could managed only an 18:30 for 2 miles (9:15 pace). On the plus side, I did not fade. I was 9:28 at the mile mark but came back with a less horrible 9:02. This was done at Montreat. No use going to the Shak.
Distance=5.0
3/25- Planned rest day. Predicted bad weather. I expect that the dosage will slowly trend downward. I'm in good shape to hit 25+ on the week.
AM- Once again, things have become more complicated. Took advantage of a break in the weather to do junk intervals. On 5 pills (yesterday's magic number), I was very sluggish. Over 3 minutes for 1 laps at Montreat. I suspected Vitamin C deficiency due to bleeding gums. This has happened before after having to take mega doses of Thym-Adren and Vitamin C helped immensely. It appears to have done the job again. On a comfortable effort, I improved to 2:28 then a 6th Thym-Adren brought be down to 2:23 (7:09 pace). Again, effort was comfortable and possibly sustainable for a couple of miles. Once again, over-stimulation kicked in by the afternoon. Someday, my need for Thym-Adren will diminish and when it does, the need for Vitamin C will also fade.
Distance=1.0
3/26- Ugh. More changes. I was sluggish today on 5 pills this morning. Time of 21:14 for 2.5 miles (8:30 pace) is not horrible by today's standards. Still, if I can run 7:53 on a good day, I ought to average about 8-flat and be no worse than 8:15. I faded but did not collapse with splits of 10:24-10:50. The aftermath further confused me. At home, I opened with an 82 half lap and fared little better with an 80 on extra Vitamin C. Not enough to be significant, which is what I was hoping for. With extra Thym-Adren, I expected to fall apart and be over 90. Nope. I held it together with an 84.
Distance=3.0
Reaction:
Thym-Adren dose is trending down with or without the Vitamin C. The Vitamin C may help protect against disaster if I take too much, which is a good thing.
3/27- FAILURE! 1 mile in well over 10 minutes. Cut the Thym-Adren down to 4 pills but it appears that it must be eliminated. Extra Vitamin C provided no relief.
Distance=1.0
3/28- Perdido Key 2 mile in 17:08 (8:34 pace). Switched back to ADHS. I was sluggish but kept up a steady pace and could have gone longer. Still not up for anything close to double digits.
Distance=2.0
-20 miles on the week. YTD- 214
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