Once again…
- 90
- 91
- 88
- 89
- 87
- 83
- 74
- 96
- 93
Keep it up and you will be done with BG Weeks by Friday.
But…
Don’t get cocky!
Great job! Super proud of you for the turnaround. We can get back to running next week.
I’ve coached others. Kids and adults.
But I think you have it backwards.
Why would you think I would be harder on a non-diabetic? That’s not how it is.
I am harder on the D’s. We have to work harder than the non-D’s. That’s how we level the playing field, by working harder than anyone else.
Nope, it’s the exact opposite of what you are thinking. We work harder and it evens us up.
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I’m sorry. I was just teasing.
Agreed!
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More humble than ever on my skill level. Don’t worry. 
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Aug 21 thurs
indoor 5.4 mi
No coffee no ZB
Turning off basal at start and having small banana
starting bg 98
Mi 1: 83
*huma
Mi 2: 61
*Transcend
Mi 3: 75
Mi 4.1: 82
*Resume basal
Mi 5.2: 107
*1 unit and walk 1 mile
Off at at 77
(Bonus mile: 1/4 @ 7.1 1.5 incline
1/4 @ 7.2 2 incline
1/4 @ 7.3 2.5 incline
1/4 @ 7.6 3 incline
RPE 6 for most with 6.5 last set
8.3… for some odd reason… did not feel fast. 
TODAY. I should add that. Next time it will feel like death, I’m sure…
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Very nice work!
I think we are almost ready to get back to running, right?!
Can you find a 10k somewhere near the weekend of September 21/22 or September 28/29? That would be a good time to do it as a tune-up race for your race. It doesn’t have to be anything big. Just a little one near where you live would be fine.
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Yes. 
Yes.
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Get something on your calendar soon and let me know as soon as you can so we can put it into the training plan.
Don’t lollygag on it.
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lollygag… as if. 
And anyway, I think you mean dilly dally. That’s how the young people say it.
I found one race, but they talk about a few steep hills. Bad idea? Or just deal with it??
Trying to restart my sensor so no Basal-IQ for awhile before my run. This ended up meaning getting all my basal all afternoon long and is probably what contributed to my lows during the run. Had yogurt (9g) and very small banana and still feeling spacey… so just trying to find my legs before getting started.
Cut basal.
Walked quarter mile and dropped below 60 so got off and had 8 skittles. Back on and walking.
At .5 mile… BG: 64 and loaded so giving it a try…
Starting BG: 64 
Mi 1.5: 91
*.2 unit bolus
Mi 2.5: 86
Mi 3.5: 64
*Transcend
Mi 4.5: 60
Mi 5.5: 74
*Resume basal
Mi 5.8 — finish 75
Walk half
Today ended up feeling like trying to run fast inside a moon bounce. Cadence felt like a solid 16… something like that. Tough run, but it shouldn’t have been. Either way, it’s done, and I’ll get organized for tomorrow’s. RPE was kind of blah today, but it had nothing to do with the running—just all the focus on getting one foot to hit in front of the other and all that.
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Whoa!! You are definitely awesome! So glad no more free mile carrots are being offered! Your BGs are amazing. Keep at it!!
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First of all…
Congrats! BG weeks are over. You crushed it. And you still have 12 miles left on the table for Saturday and Sunday that you didn’t even need!
Keep it in mind, you know what you are capable of with this. Look at what you did the past 2 weeks. Stay sharp with the BG please.
Is it a loop course with start and finish at the same place? If so, that means it’s a net zero elevation and you can work the uphills and rest the downhills.
It’s okay. Time does not matter, it’s not a target race, just a training race. It will help you practice pacing and logistics and preparation and gear. So the course is not very important.
When is it? Let’s get you signed up so we can adjust for it.
This makes sense in the context of your low BG today. Cadence and cardiovascular demand are directly correlated. A higher cadence reduces the musculoskeletal stress on the body, but increases your cardiac output.
When you are tired, or in this case you have low BG, your body compensates by trying to give your heart a rest, so your cadence naturally drops.
I will post on this topic outside of your thread. It’s a useful discussion to talk about cadence.
But for now, let me just say that what you were feeling with low cadence is normal for a BG crash.
You got it done today! Congrats! Keep it up. Enjoy your Saturday run!
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Okay. I’m going to try to find that race again. I thought I saved the search… but can’t find it. I’ll get it though…
So tomorrow’s a straight 9, and then I can do 3 on Sunday?? How come??
This part I remember you talking about before my race, but this 
I did not know and would love to hear more about.
From the race description I was telling you about:
“5. Course Surface: The course is over 85% shaded and 99% on trails, fire or gravel roads, or grass, which means lots of roots, rocks, leaves etc. There are couple of bridge crossings and a couple stream crossings. Runners may need to cross/jump over tree logs and climb some steep hills (approximately 210 feet of elevation gain). Start and finish for all distances will be the same - on the grassy field on the right side from the upper parking lot near the tennis courts.”
Kind of sounds like fun. Kind of sounds like a bad idea. And I don’t even know what that means yet… the “210 feet of elevation gain”. I’m guessing it’s steep from their use of “steep”, but I have yet to really have a need to understand… what that means.
I also haven’t had coffee, and that’s my excuse. But should I still register?
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Can you do a google search and see if you can find some previous runs in that area or better yet, the specific course - write ups complete with photos and video? Facebook is so popular, people might have posted photos/videos of previous runs there.
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Is there anything else around the area? Certainly there are other 10k’s within a few weeks, right?
All that would be fun to run, but it’s not necessarily ideal for pacing strategy and training.
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Definitely sounds fun!! I think you would love it! Dirt or gravel trails should make it easier on your body, too. How long is it? 10k? I don’t think 200 ft elevation is too bad, but hopefully there aren’t lots of those 200ft climbs! But, yes, Eric is probably right (as usual), maybe it isn’t ideal for pacing if you are prepping for a road race.
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That’s an excellent idea, @Tapestry . Thank you!
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I think I’ll use @Tapestry’s idea of seeing if I can see just what it is, and if it looks like it’s too much, or if I can’t find anything that shows it, I’ll just get something else. It’s not too big a deal to take a look, and then I’ll find a backup race, @Eric. Since, as usual, you might be right. 
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Saturday, Aug 24… I believe.
Outdoor 
9 miles.
-Coffee one hour before (but not intentionally—had it and then decided to start to prepare for the run) and one hour ZB.
-Half banana before leaving the house with BG of 108.
Starting BG: 92
Mi 1: 75
*Huma
Mi 2: 66
Mi 2: 62
Mi 4: 60
*Huma
Mi 5: 75
Mi 6: 68
Mi 7: 68
Mi 8: 75
Mi 9: 102
*Resume basal
*.2 bolus
walk a mile
Done at 119
RPE 6 for first couple of miles, 5 until last mile and then 6.5. The lows were a little bit of a struggle. Felt like I was just pouring carbs down the drain??
And on a kind of funny note, I smeared brown cafe mocha Huma gel all over my backside trying to put empty packs in my spibelt. Got a couple of encouraging thumbs up from people. Wasn’t sure why I got so many today. Then I got home and found Huma all over the butt of my shorts. Big sigh. 
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