Training 5/9-5/15

 In what should be a surprise to nobody, my adrenals spiked and it's not a one day blip.  It's another relapse.  Not very long ago, I could not tolerate Thym-Adren.  Now, I can't get along without it.

5/9- AM- Opened with a 1:56 half lap.  I was better after I took the TRS and better again after I peed.  Down to a 1:42 at the end.

PM- Lakeshore 1.5 in 17:15 (11:30 pace).  Nothing else needs to be said.

Distance=2.0

5/10- Lakeshore 2 mile in 20:16 (10:08 pace).  Much better.  Negative splits.  First half in 10:30, second half in 9:46.  How many days can I improve before I relapse again?

Distance=2.0

5/11- 3 miles on Lakeshore in 28:03 (9:21 pace).  Continued steady improvement but too soon to get excited.  Splits- 14:15-13:48.  Could have broken 28 but took it easy in the last quarter mile.

Distance=3.0

5/12- Repeated the 3 mile distance on a slightly different route.  Goal was a sub-27 and I made it but was not pleased at all by how I felt.  Finished in 26:45 (8:55 pace) but splits were 8:50-8:38-9:17.  I was at 13:10 at the half and thought I had a sub-26 but ended up struggling for a sub-27.  Last half mile was over 4:45 and I had nothing left in the tank.  Clearly over-stimulated.  I need blood donation and/or IP-6.  Until then, I must take mega Thym-Adren.  After the blood donation/IP-6, I may become INTOLERANT to Thym-Adren.  WHAT THE __________!!!!!!

Distance=3.0

5/13- Unplanned rest day.  Barely made it through the day at work then crashed in bed.  Good news is that my local health foods store does sell Inositol.  I hoped to find IP-6 but Inositol should get the job done.  I upped my Thym-Adren dose and it made little difference.

5/14- Half mile total at Montreat in intervals.  1:50 opener then improved to 1:34 on Inositol and managed just a 1:33 on Thym-Adren.  Actually #2 and #3 were both 1:33 and change so that's good.  Inositol may do the job of blood donation and should not leave me intolerant to Thym-Adren or force me on an adrenal glandular.

Distance=0.5

5/15- A better than expected performance to close out a horrible week.  Did 1.5 miles at Railroad Park in 14:24 (9:36 pace).  Splits were 7:23-7:01, so I did the last half just over 9:20 pace.  Hardly a cause for celebration.

Distance=1.5

-12 miles on the week.