8/10-AM Opened with a very poor 99. Took 1700 MF and improved to 89 but even that likely overshot. 2500 weakened me and I slipped to a 97. Caffeine binge yesterday didn't fully clear and I didn't even try Thym Adren.
PM- Felt very much different by the afternoon and the need for Thym Adren kicked in bigly. Took 2 at work and 1 on the run. Not sure of the exact distance. It was over 0.25 but under 0.30. Did the front leg in 2:45 popped a pill and felt noticeable improvement immediately. Time improved to 2:21 on the back leg (MINUS 14.5 percent). Game changer!
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It has been confirmed that caffeine was the reason why I couldn't tolerate Thym Adren. Why the extreme need for it now? Could be a temporary adrenal spike. Most probably, it's more permanent.
Any chance it might be mineral depletion. It's possible that extra Magnesium could help but I won't try caffeine again. Tried some extra Magnesium before bed and felt no discernable difference.
8/11- 2 miles in 24:24 (12:12 pace). Actually, I'm not upset with this one. Extremely overstimulated even with 6 Thym Adren. That has GOT TO CALM DOWN. Good news is that I didn't collapse and negative split this (12:30-11:54). Popped an extra 400 MF at the half and got a boost. Total dose was 3300, which is higher than what I thought was optimal. Hmm
PM- Extra Thym Adren did help. No discernable difference from extra MF but the good news is that it doesn't appear that I went backwards. Tacked on another 1 Mile in 10:28. Even pace (5:13-5:15) that felt sustainable. 2 miles would have been 21:xx, which is a lot better than this morning. Now 60 hours clean off caffeine. The worst is over.
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8/12- 3 miles in 32:53 (10:58 pace). MUCH BETTER than yesterday's morning session. I want to keep my Thym Adren dosage no higher than 6. It would have been better if I took 8. As it is, no complaints. Near perfect pacing (16:27-16:26). Backed off a tad in the last half mile when I felt a little niggle in my knee but it's no concern.
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8/13- 3 miles in 31:56 (10:39 pace). Solid improvement over yesterday but hoped for a little better. I've been taking mega doses of MF to test my tolerance. Today, I went down to the baseline and it probably slowed me down.
Good pacing. Splits were 10:38-10:32-10:46. With a comfortable cushion on the sub-32, I didn't try to kick. Otherwise, the 3rd mile is better. 3 miles on back to back days is encouraging.
PM- No running but definitely got a boost from extra MF. I suspect that the need for Thym Adren has diminished but I won't try anything new when I am improving steadily.
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8/14- I could tell warming up that 3 Thym Adren wasn't gonna cut it so it will be 6 until further notice. I do think the extra MF helped as well.
Brutal conditions out there. Mid-August in Alabama is never pleasant for running but this was worse than usual. Fortunately, I only had 1 Mile on tap. Finished in 8:35, which was about what I expected. Maybe a hair better. Splits were 2:06-2:11-2:13-2:05 so the back half was only 1 tick slower. 8 second gap between fastest and slowest is about what I should expect.
Improvement from a 10:28 to 8:35 in 3 days is a big deal. Still 65 away from the reset PR and a sub-6 feels impossible right now.
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8/15- COLLAPSE on BAFA day. Hoped to run 5 miles. Didn't even finish 1. Pace was over 12 through 0.8 and getting worse. Thym Adren appears to be the culprit. Why is it that I needed extra just yesterday but it failed me today?
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Theories:
1) Once I hit a certain amount of MF, which is probably around 5000 mcg, I can't take Thym Adren. If I limit the MF to 4500, Thym Adren will be tolerated. I believe that I exceeded 5000 MF before but it was taken in divided doses.
2) With or without the mega doses of MF, I am trending off Thym Adren. I had a little bit of caffeine yesterday (20 mg), but I highly doubt that was a factor. On 2nd thought, maybe it was.
3) Pills must taken in the right order. Crazy but it's happened before. I need to take the MF first then assess my tolerance for Thym Adren
What a mess!
Tomorrow's plan is to load on MF to confirm unlimited tolerance with no Thym Adren.
Culprit identified:
Just happened to read the label of my Body Armor sports drink. It contains a fair amount of non-methylated Folic Acid. I was MUCH WORSE after drinking the rest of the bottle this evening. Small amounts of caffeine are probably okay. I am betting that Theory 1, 2 and 3 were all wrong.
8/16- Discernable improvement with every dose of MF. Yes, I exceeded 5000 mcg. Didn't try Thym Adren because I know it won't be tolerated. I had a little bit of caffeine this morning and it wasn't a factor in my tolerance for MF.
When the non-methylated Folic Acid clears, the need for Thym Adren will kick in with a vengeance. I expect it to happen tomorrow morning if not this this evening. Everything should be confirmed by tomorrow.
Update:
It's not even noon yet and my body demanded Thym Adren. Only took 2 pills but felt an improvement. Tomorrow, I start back in earnest
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12 miles on the week
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