I've signed up for Hawaii on 11/13 so I've essentially got 6 months to get in shape. I really don't care how I do but I don't want to completely embarrass myself either. Once again, in THEORY, I have a path to balance but it has never actually worked in practice. I have 2 must take treatments which are Fulvic Acid and TRS. As for the rest of my cocktail, I can get away with occasional missed doses. I hope that eventually, the 2 must takes will be in that category as well.
4/30- Opened with a 1:51 for 1/6 of a mile at Montreat. With Fulvic Acid, I was significantly better at 1:44 then leaped to a 1:24 on TRS. Still, if I can't run an 8:00 pace on a sprint, I expected to be beyond horrible in a real workout. I was correct.
2 miles on Lakeshore in 23:34 (11:47 pace). To put that into perspective, my personal record for 2 miles is 11:30 (5:45 pace). I am LESS THAN HALF of my top speed. A sub-3 half mary is 13.1 @13:45 pace. No, I don't think I could have done that today.
Distance=2.5
5/1- No opener but tacked on another half mile to my real workout. I performed about as expected. 2.5 miles in 27:10 (10:52 pace). MINUS 55. This is what I want to see. I was noticeably better than yesterday but it was not a night and day difference. I think that with a walk/jog plan, I would have had a shot at finishing a half. I will shoot for 3 miles tomorrow in a time between 30-31 minutes.
Distance=2.5
5/2- 3 miles (1 on South Lakeshore extension and 2 on the trail itself). Finished in 29:36 (9:52 pace). Actually slowed down in the last mile on purpose so I'd be closer to 30 than a sub-29. No cause for celebration but as of now, I'm headed in the right direction.
PM- 1 mile time trial at Vestavia track. Finished in 7:38*. I hit the half in 3:59 then stopped to take 5 sprays of TRS and found another gear. Turned in a 3:39 on the back half and a 1:46 on the bell lap. Without the extra TRS, I'm not sure I break 8. If I took the sprays before the run, I'm almost certainly under 7:30. I'll see greater gains on more sprays but I'm pleased with my progress.
Distance=4.0
5/3-AM 1 mile on Montreat this time on NO treatments. Finished in 9:40, and that's about as expected. A LOT better than just 3 days ago but I'm still a good 2 minutes slow on no treatments. One positive out of this is another strong negative split. I was 4:58 at the half and simply hoped for a sub-10 but did the back half in 4:42 and did not stop at the midpoint. I probably went out too conservative and mis-underestimated my endurance. That's it for today. Don't need to get myself hurt by too much too soon.
Distance=1.0
Goal: In order to meet my definition of "no extreme dependence", I must make it through a weekend on no pills then come back and survive an easy 3 on Monday. Long way to go.
5/4- North Lakeshore 3 mile in 25:55 (8:38 pace). Again, I slowed down deliberately in Mile 3 and was headed for a mid-25 if I kept it up. Obviously, this rate of improvement is unsustainable and I will level off soon. I bet I can get into the 24s pretty easily but it will become much harder after that. BARRING A RELAPSE!!
Distance=3.0
5/5- AM- Vestavia Mile in 7:22. An improvement of 16 seconds. 83 to go. I can't be too disappointed but I did hope for a little better. I am starting to level off, which was expected. I did NOT stop at the halfway point to take more detox sprays. I bet I'm under 7:15 if I had done so. Splits were 1:50-1:53-1:53-1:46. Back half was no better than last time. On the bright side, this was done on fewer sprays so if everything was equal, I'd see more improvement. I hope to be under 7 by the end of next week. Added a half mile cool.
PM- Easy 2.5 on Lakeshore. Finished in 22:25 (8:58 pace). Interesting. Took off at sub-8 pace for the first quarter mile and it did feel "almost sustainable" but backed off to an "easy effort," which was a low-9 pace. Stopped at 1.5 to take caffeine and the pace quickened by about 15 ticks with the same effort. I still think I should stay off that stuff. Small short-term gains are not worth the long-term harm. Perhaps the TRS doesn't fully kick in until the afternoon. I'll soon test that out.
Distance=4.0
5/6- Another 1 mile at Montreat WITHOUT treatment. Time was down to 8:53 with a strong finish (2:49 last third). Still hoped for a little better. I'm still 90 seconds slower without TRS and that's a LOT. Going to the coast this weekend.
Distance=1.0
5/7- Planned rest day.
5/8- 2 mile junk run at the River in NOLA.
Distance=2.0
-20 miles on the week
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