how exciting…thank you seems insufficient! 
and i am right handed 
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@panda,
That’s great. Right handed is much easier!
You will be testing your left hand, BTW.
The finger-poking aspect is left to you. Everyone has a personal preference on how they do it.
Let’s ask @needlesandmath how he does it. He can provide his method.
My method is on the more insane side of things.
Here is a thread that shows it. The video will give you the best idea of how I do it. One-handed!
BTW, I don’t expect that you will do this. This level of insanity takes many years to achieve. 
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Hey @panda!
Your running meter is finished! It is the fusion of art and technology. 
I gotta send your artwork to you.
I am going to send you a PM (private message). See if you can find that. That way I can get it shipped to you.
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I am putting together a plan for @panda’s upcoming 10k.
A 4 week training plan is not really a legit plan. So this is more like an evaluation of everything just to get started. The race in 4 weeks is just a training race. No pressure.
Before we get going, a few things to mention.
Record your BG and insulin dosing for each workout. When did you take your Lantus, what did you eat, when did you eat, how much did you take for your meal, etc.
Ideally you will eat 2-3 hours before your run. You can do easy runs without eating anything.
And yes, you can race without eating anything. But you will perform better with some fuel. So start getting in the habit of eating 2-3 hours before the harder stuff. That way you can practice it for race day.
Record your stuff!
We will get into specifics on all of this as we go.
Sanity check - are your shoes something reasonable? Like they don’t have 1,000 miles on them yet?
Let’s get a cadence check at some point, just to make sure you are in a good place. And I don’t mean look at what your watch is saying. Unless you have a shoe sensor, the watch cadence’s can be spotty. Let’s do a manual check sometime.
Wait until you have run for a while and you are warmed up and the treadmill is warmed up. Leave the treadmill going, don’t start it right for the cadence check! Let it keep going. Watch the minute counter and when you are ready and the minute is right at the beginning, start to count your cadence.
Counting 160 or 170 or 180 steps in a minute is tough! The easy way to do this is to pick either your left foot steps or your right foot steps. Count only steps with that foot for 1 minute. Double that number. For example, if you counted 85, your cadence is 170.
After each workout, give me your RPE (Rate of Perceived Exertion).
This is not how hard the workout appeared to be on paper, but how did you actually feel?
RPE is given on a scale of 1-10:
- 1 is a lazy afternoon nap with m.
- 10 means you died.
If you like looking at HR numbers, get a Polar.
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@Eric roger that coach! 
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| Date: | Workout: |
|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 4 | 3 mile run @ 11:00 pace |
| Tue, Mar 5 | Do 1/2 mile easy warmup, then: 5 x 1/4 mile @ 9:13 pace with 3 minute easy recovery jog after each rep. (With the warmup and the 5 reps, total miles will be somewhere around 3.0) |
| Wed, Mar 6 | Easy 2 mile recovery run |
| Thu, Mar 7 | 3.5 mile tempo run (@ 9:22-9:40 pace) |
| Fri, Mar 8 | Rest |
| Sat, Mar 9 | 3 x 1.25 miles @ 10:00 pace, with 5 minute easy recovery jog after each rep. (Total miles will be somewhere around 5.0) |
| Sun, Mar 10 | Rest |
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i will post daily summaries here, including time of day, food, insulin, and any notes. can’t wait to get started!
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i’ve popped up a thread specifically to record the training sessions for my march 24 time trial 10k. i’m developing a template to keep reports consistent starting monday - here we go!!
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