Maybe it is all placebo

Okay, I am open to the placebo affect theory. However, I am going to share some other interesting things I have noticed.

I am falling to sleep much easier, and requiring less sleep. No more reading for an hour or two every night just to wind down. Key thing here, I am also requiring about 45 minutes less sleep per night. Okay, placebo is possible, although nobody told me this should happen, just something I noticed.

My heart rate when working out is staying lower, giving me faster average pace on my runs. There are several factors that this could be attributed to, but something I have noticed over the past week. Oh, and my long run, until I had muscle issues, was going well, definitely fastest sustained pace I have ran yet on a long run.

My mental clarity has no doubt improved. This could also be greatly impacted by the fact that I have a huge project which is now completed. My stress levels have gone down, and I have even found time to relax.

So, as you can see, their is placebo and outside factors which could all have similar affects on my performance, both mentally and physically. However, I honestly think this is too big of a change within one week. It is not like my job just became easy, I have plenty of problems on my plate, and plenty of stress, but I am noticing I am reacting to it much better. Who knows, just sharing.