# Pandamania 10k Training Log

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pandamania-10k-training-log/14467>\
**Category:** Sports & Exercise\
**Tags:** running\
**Created:** [March 3, 2024, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pandamania-10k-training-log/14467 "2024-03-03T01:22:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pandamania-10k-training-log/14467/147 "2024-03-19T17:00:16Z")

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> [@panda](#):
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> yesterday was a serious outlier and i remain baffled tbh, but today i didn’t repeat whatever caused it at least.

Yesterday was the outdoor one, right?

There is a little bit of difference on outdoors vs treadmill. When you are at home on a treadmill you are safe, you have everything with you. No excitement, just running. Your body lean is a little less - you are more upright, and your calves work a little harder. No wind resistance, but also no wind cooling.

But mentally there is less stress because there are no “unknowns”.

Outside there is weather, a lot of unknowns - do you have enough stuff with you?!?, will I be able to make sure I get back home safe, uneven terrain, wind in your face, etc, etc.

So it is possible the mental stresses of being outside hit you a little bit too. I don’t know for sure if that was it, but just something to consider.

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You might spike in your race because of the mental stress of it too. Don’t worry, we will get there.

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Here, this is a useful summary of hormones that can do this and how they work differently. This is not a medical description, just an overly-simplified explanation.

> [@A primer on cortisol and adrenaline and blood sugar](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/a-primer-on-cortisol-and-adrenaline-and-blood-sugar/11149):
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> Blood sugar and hormones have been discussed a million times here, but I couldn’t really find a single post that gives a simple explanation or simple summary for how and why certain hormones cause your blood sugar to rise, and how they each do it in different ways. This is a very basic summary. Just a little primer on the subject. I want to give an explanation on 2 hormones - cortisol, and adrenaline (epinephrine). And give a simple explanation of why they cause a blood sugar rise, and how the…

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