I do it all day long. Now I just have to figure it out in a run. Okay. Got it. 
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Was there ever a man so misunderstood?
[sigh]
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Okay. So today’s run was great, and my BG was great… but it was all patchwork going in. I got up at the crack of dawn to take 2 of my sons into Maryland for medical appointments, and we didn’t get home till after 12. I had no idea if there was going to be time to run or not, so there was no ZB or any kind of preplanning whatsoever. I decided about 2 minutes from the house that I was going to make it happen, and my blood sugar was a 112 and falling fast with about 3.5 units on board. I had had a banana and coffee in the car on my way back, and that combo is deadly, and I had spiked to about a 230 in traffic. I had no tools other than my pump, so I button-mashed the bolus button. Anyway, it was topsy turvy, but I wanted to get my run done SO… I saw I had been suspended for 17 minutes (thank you, @glitzabetes, for showing me where to look!), and I tried to tap the Eric in me with a what would Eric do? I knew 17 minutes was almost 3 times what you ran out the door on the other day, so I said it would be good enough for me, too. I had a banana at home while getting ready and suspended my pump for real. Within 10 minutes I was on the treadmill, and my BG was a 107. I did a half mile warm up then tested again at 88. I decided to have 20g of carbs. I did my first .5 mile at 8.3 then tested again during the recovery at 79. I decided I would leave it for another half mile and tested at the next recovery. When I saw I was a 73, I decided to give myself 20g more. My thinking was that with little ZB and all that insulin on board plus running, those carbs may have been going towards preexisting conditions rather than the current needs from the run— if that makes sense. Did another .5 mile at 8.3 and tested at 85. I decided to resume insulin at this time, worried about the spike, and to add .75 units. I ended my cooldown at a 69– so I may have overshot a little bit but not too bad.
RPE was a 7.5 maybe? At least for the last two rounds, and cadence was great, and… that might be all. Off to get the kids and head off to the next appointment. 
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I’m here to talk about Saturday’s pace if you’re around… whenever you’re ready.
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Ok, I am back from dinner. Let’s go!
Dang. I need like 20 min. 
I’ll see if you’re around then??
Okay.
Never mind. I’m here now. 
So for 2 miles, whatdoyagot?
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Okay.
What have you got?
Or I could start. 
I did what today? 4 sets of 1/2 mile at 7:13 pace. So I could probably safely say I think a 7:13 pace is too fast for a straight 2 miles.
No…
I already know what you have.
First tell me what you think you have.
I’m trying. But it looks like I’m doing it by working backwards. I’ve already ruled out 2 minute miles and 3 minute miles.
Seriously… quit messing around. What about 7:40??
Is that the fastest pace you think you can hold for 2 miles?
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See, that’s a challenge…
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7:25? 7:30…
7:25. Done.
Are you done with 7:25?
Tomorrow I will give you your actual target pace.
And also, tomorrow I am going to write up a bit about that run. It is not a physical test, it is mental test. There are some very specific things I want you to focus on during that run.
I need you to go to bed and get some sleep. I will give you the target pace tomorrow.
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