Week 9 update: I'm tired boss

Volume has been increased, I'm doing the things, but definitely never felt as good as I did during the 10k. My pace and effort keeps hovering around the same area for all the last 30 minute runs I've done, which makes me worried I have reached some sort of plateau.

Finally tested my full pre-race supplement stack.. results inconclusive

My breakfast and pre race supplement stack:

Step 1, 3 hours before race: white toast, banana, honey and flaky sea salt, yum. Beet root extract, creatine, multivit, vit-C, vit-D, Omega-3 and magnesium to wash it down.

Step 2, 2 hours before race: bicarbonate system. Basically a space-porridge with micropills in it. It warns not to chew the pills, which makes eating it unpleasant (as seen in video).

Step 3, from 90 minutes before race. 1 can of Monster, 3 cups of coffee, and one gel with extra caffeine 60 minutes before race.

This stack should make an actual impact if the gut can handle it. This week was my first time testing everything, and it didn't work so well. Imagine an upside down volcano, and that was me on the shitter 3 times before the session. Will try a few more times, but if I can't get that under control I will need to cut the bi-carbonate.

The Tuesday hard session was the only session with some promising results, with 10min at 4:45, 4:44 and 4:45 pace. Overall 35km on the feet this week.

This coming week is also pretty intense, but hopefully with a big taper the race week I will feel fresh and dangerous come race day.

Stats

Pretty much no news here, after the big upsets last week.

Weight	88,5 (-0,5 kg) (way behind my goals here).
VO2 Max(Garmin)	46 (-)
Lactate threshold(Garmin)	5:13 /km (-)
5k Prediction(Garmin)	24:02 (-8 sec)
5k PB	24:41 (-)
10k PB	52:34 (-)