10/31- 3 miles in 25:48 (8:36 pace). Not bad but hoped for a little better. Strangely, I was actually trying to hold back early and still clocked an 8:23 opening Mile. Once again, I faded in the back half (12:40-13:08). Legs were fine but cardio was weak. I need more distance and that will be the top priority when I come back after Christmas. I may benefit from blood donation but it's too late now. I can't predict how I will respond to it.
Distance=3.0
11/1- Thanks to the Cytokines, I am confident that I will not fail in Hawaii because of a sudden intolerance to a pill in my cocktail. The biggest danger is quitting a pill that I THINK I no longer need but in reality I still do. I need to test this out now. In 2 weeks, I will be on extended break and not as well in tune with my body.
AM- On nothing, I opened with a 74. With Cytokines, I improved to a 69. Still a significant difference but not night and day. That's without adrenal support. I was noticeably better with it but I don't think that an increased dose made much difference.
PM- Only 1.5 on Lakeshore. I passed the halfway point in 7:07 (9:30 pace) then took the TRS spray. I improved to a 6:21 on the back half (8:28 pace). Much better but I still did not set the world on fire and I believe that over a 3 miler, I would have been much worse than yesterday. I suspect that I still need the Fulvic Acid as well. Not real pleased but at least I can make it through a long weekend without it.
Distance=2.0
11/2- Forget what I said about not being worried about a bad reaction to a pill. DISASTROUS response to both Quercetin and IP-6. Fortunately, there is an explanation. Both strengthen the immune system, which is the opposite of what I need. I may need to INCREASE the Cytokine suppressants and/or find something stronger. That won't be done until after Hawaii. I still don't think I have to worry about a reaction to anything in my cocktail. That something stronger may be none other than Eye-Vermectin.
I opened with a pitiful 1:48 then I was WORSE after taking TRS. I probably would have improved on Fulvic Acid but as it is, I went with Cytokines. Just one pill brought me down to 90 seconds then 2 more got me to 62. Fulvic Acid got it down to 59. Unfortunately, IP-6 made things worse than ever. The result was similar on Quercetin when I got home. Fortunately, extra Cytokine pills did mitigate some of the ill-effects. Taking the Quercetin may be why I was so bad on EITHER Probiotics or Taurine alone but much better together.
I think this will be a 1-2 day blip.
Distance=1.0
11/3- 2 miles in 21:38 (10:49 pace). TERRIBLE performance. Last mile was over 11:30 and if the race had been today instead of 10 days out, I don't think I make it. Concern, panic or doom? It's concern. I didn't see this coming and I do worry that something similar could happen 8-9 days from now. However, it happened because I tried something new 2 weeks out. Of course, I'd NEVER do this within 5 or even 7 days of race day. As long as I take everything in my cocktail and nothing new for the few days before race day, I SHOULD be okay.
I took TRS after I got home and felt worse but got better after Fulvic Acid. I need to clear out the IP-6 and Quercetin and keep up or increase the Cytokine suppressants and I bet that I'll be a lot better tomorrow. After Hawaii, I will add another Immune modulator and may order Eye-Vermectin as well.
Distance=2.0
11/4- Opened with a very poor 1:43 (10:18 pace) on nothing but adrenal support. 3 Cytokine pills got me down to 65 (6:30 pace). MINUS 3:48!! 2 additional got it down to 57 (5:42 pace). MINUS 48 That's a night and day difference on 3 pills, which did NOT happen just 3 days earlier. I saw further gains by increasing the dose. Not night and day but still enough to be considered significant.
If a HS 400 runner who normally runs a 57-58 can suddenly no longer break 65, people will ask what is wrong! The gap should decrease when the bad stuff fully clears my system. A question that will be answered early next week: Will I continue to see gains with increased dosing or will I level off after a certain dose?
PM- 1.5 miles in 13:54 (9:16 pace). Better than yesterday but still very poor. I think I could have made it if the race had been today but it would have been very slow and painful. Again, faded badly on the back half. Last half mile was 4:56. Ouch!
Distance=2.0
11/5- Junk run in the parking lot at P'Cola. I thought that perhaps the caffeine is hurting me. No evidence of that today. I was actually slightly better with than without.
Distance=0.5
11/6- Determined to finish 5 miles non-stop no matter what the pace. I might as well have walk-jogged it but with the exception of a water break at the halfway point, yes, I made it. Time was 52:46 (10:33 pace) with bad splits (25:31-27:15) but I finished. Now 7 days out from race day. I'm not sure that the IP-6 and Quercetin have fully cleared but barring another relapse, I WILL finish. It will be a very slow and painful affair but I will make it. All downhill from here. I will do very little in between now and race day. Need to take it easy in the surf the day before race day as well but I think I can handle a hike.
Distance=5.0
11/7- Planned rest day. I know exactly what will happen tomorrow. I'll be pretty awful on no treatment, only somewhat better on everything but the Cytokines. I will see further gains on additional Cytokine pills.
11/8- EXACTLY as expected.
No pills- 93 (9:18 pace)
Full cocktail minus Cytokines- 83 (8:18 pace)
3 Cytokine pills-58 (5:48 pace)
5 Cytokine pills-51 (5:06 pace)
1 lap cool to make it an even Mile.
Distance=1.0
Reaction:
Pretty bad without pills. On the full cocktail, I was significantly better but it didn't become a night and day difference until I took the Cytokines. Yes, I saw additional gains on extra pills. I'm going with this cocktail in Hawaii. I'll take 3 every day but jack it up to 5 only on race day. If I had opened with Taurine or Probiotics alone, it would have been around 1:45. If I added IP-6, I'm over 2:00. That gap MUST close. I do believe that it will with continued Cytokines while avoiding the bad stuff. Standard issue run tomorrow then just 1 or 2 shakeouts in Hawaii.
11/9- AM- 2 miles in 16:24 (8:12 pace). I feel like the IP-6 has finally cleared my system. Felt about the same as last time at this distance. Good leg power but weak cardio. Managed a negative split but was unable to hold the pace that I set early in Mile 2. This was done on 3 Cytokine suppressants. If I had taken 5, I'm likely well under 16.
PM- Noticeably weaker by the afternoon. The same thing happened yesterday so it was an impromptu test. 1/2 lap warm. Managed only a 77. Didn't expect to duplicate the 58 but expected better than that. Popped just 1 Cytokine pill and I was back down to a 70. Clearly, I have a SEVERE need for these pills because just 10 hours later, this happened. Fortunately, this won't affect me on race day. The start is at 5:30 AM and I'll be done before I start to lose strength from lack of pills.
Distance=2.5
Final Thought: I've done all that I can. I'm racing under Caution (yellow flag) but it could be worse. I've made it through the training unscathed. Just 1 or 2 shakeout jogs in Hawaii then I race in 4 days. I may or may not be able to update this before I get home.
11/10- Planned rest day. Flight to Honolulu
11/11- Elective rest day.
11/12- 1 mile shakeout run in 8:15 with a mild pickup at the end plus a few strides.
Distance=1.5
11/13- I finished. Barely.
Distance=13.5
-34 miles total
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