Testing My Limits—and Zenith’s Promise of Everyday Excellence
Most people test a new supplement by taking it for a week or two and “seeing how they feel.”
I prefer a more… hands-on approach.
This fall, I lined up for three ultramarathons – in three weeks – not as a midlife crisis (well, not entirely), but as a biologically ambitious experiment:
Could I maintain resilience, gut integrity, motivation, and recovery while stacking high-stress endurance events on top of teaching, travel, and my usual work schedule?
Short answer: YES – and Zenith was a major part of the reason.
Here’s what that looked like in real time.
Week 1 — Midstate Massive 50-Mile (Oct 11)
? 11:51 • 3rd Age Group
Fifty miles is enough time to question many things—your life choices, your shoe selection, your sanity.
And for most ultrarunners, it’s enough time for the gut to start staging a quiet rebellion.
The stress of sustained effort pulls blood away from digestion, loosens the “tight junctions” in the intestinal barrier, and invites the dreaded “GI apocalypse.”
But this time was different.
Between the postbiotic Akkermansia, Bifizen psychobiotics, MicrobiomeX flavonoids, and PhytoSpherix prebiotic glycogen, Zenith gave me something rare in ultra events:
A stable, calm gut from start to finish.
-No cramping.
-No nausea.
-No “trail-side negotiations with the universe.”
Finishing third in my age group felt great, but finishing without gut drama felt like a scientific breakthrough.
Week 2 — Womp Romp 50k (Oct 25)
? 5:29 • 1st Age Group
With only 14 days between races, this event was less about speed and more about recovery capacity – basically a “biological stress test” for mitochondria, microbiome, and mindset.
By all logic, I should’ve felt beat up.
Instead, I woke up the morning of the race with that rare “quiet confidence” runners love – an easily got in the “zone” of calm focus, sharp motivation, and a surprising readiness to go again.
Zenith’s blend of gut-brain modulators such as Suntheanine L-Theanine, and the patented blend of Enzogenol New Zealand Pine Bark and Vigortonin American Ephedra helped normalize my stress response and preserve the mental edge you need for long, grinding climbs and late-race decision-making.
The result? First in my age group, on legs that should’ve been far angrier than they were.
Week 3 — Ninja Trail 50k (Nov 2)
? 7:50 • Top 25%
Now we enter “absurd experiment” territory: traveling internationally and then racing a mountainous 50k on jet-lagged physiology.
This is the moment I expected to break. But instead of crumbling, something fascinating happened:
My sleep quality and stress resilience actually improved.
The combination of microbiome alignment, circadian rhythm stabilization, and better recovery signaling meant I was waking up clearer, calmer, and more ready to run.
On the trails in Japan (slick roots, endless stairs, and ninja-level climbs) – my motivation stayed steady. Even late in the race, I felt mentally anchored, physically stable, and strangely optimistic.
Top 25% in a jet-lagged 50k? I’ll take it.
The Real Test Wasn’t the Miles – It Was the Life Around Them
Three ultras in three weeks is a resilience gauntlet. But the bigger challenge wasn’t the racing – it was layering those races on top of:
• Teaching and presenting
• Working long days
• Traveling
• Keeping projects moving
• Recovering fast enough to do it all again the following weekend
Zenith played a key role in keeping me at my best version of “Everyday Excellence” during a stretch that should’ve left me exhausted and frayed.
• Gut integrity stayed strong
• Mental motivation stayed surprisingly high
• Sleep quality bounced back instead of crumbling
• Recovery felt efficient and consistent
• Immune protection stayed solid – no upper respiratory problems (like a cold – which is common after marathon-distance events)
This wasn’t placebo. It was physiology – built from a first-in-class combination of probiotics, prebiotics, postbiotics, and phytobiotics working together to support the entire gut–heart–brain axis (that’s why I refer to zenith as a “Proto-Biotic” – the fist and best example of a “biotic” to ever hit the market).
Why Share This?
Not everyone is training for ultra-marathons. (Frankly, no one should do three ultras in three weeks unless they’re scientifically curious… or a little off.)
But everyone faces their own version of high stress, long days, emotional load, and physical demand.
My goal in testing Zenith this way was simple:
If it can help me perform, recover, and stay resilient under extreme conditions…
it can absolutely help anyone find their own version of everyday excellence.
Whether that’s:
• showing up sharper at work
• balancing family demands
• returning to exercise
• managing stress
• improving mood
• or simply feeling more like the “real you” again
Zenith was built to help people align their biochemistry so they can unlock their best selves – not just in races, but in real life.
I put it through a wild three-week experiment. And honestly? It passed with flying colors!
If you want to see what your own best version feels like, Zenith is worth exploring – and you can see the details at 3WavesWellness.com
