Much Running

    I'll skip the data intro and just post the runs. Last Wednesday I got out to group trail run a little earlier and did a very pleasant 13+ miler. It's a ridge line run, out to Edward's Point, with some hills down to the water every once in a while. OK, so you cross water 16 times, but it's all good and enjoyable. I'm liking those long Wednesday runs, but most of the time the group isn't with me when I do that, so it kind of defeats the purpose of a "group run"...then again I'm the slow one in the group and usually don't kill myself trying to keep up anyway.

   Friday - I'll just say that I hate missing a good run. I hate it even more when it's on a Friday (I don't have to work Friday's) and it's a brick I miss as was the case last Friday.

   Sunday's run was in the neighborhood. I don't like doing this too much anymore, but it had to be as nobody would have been out there on the trails I would have preferred to run...so safety and big hills were the winners. Did 5+ miles and pushed hard. The calves were a little painful, but that's probably because I started out too hard. I also had some other issues which forced a short run, which are explained below.

   It's never fun, when the device you rely so heavily on every day, fails. And that's exactly what mine did Saturday night. So, there were a few events throughout the weekend that waylaid a good workout. I also forgot to apply the post-run bolus and temp. basal after Sunday's run. This in turn put my glucose through the roof. Before the run I was low, compensated very effectively for it, did the run, and then just slipped and forgot to take the bolus/basal step.

   In addition to this, I'll also note that there are phases I go through that sometimes have my system requiring the same amount of insulin and other times much less insulin post exercise. Right now, I'm in a phase that requires much less insulin. It's tricky. I'm not able to keep things as exact when this happens. It has a tendency to give me what I call the "Summit to Sand" effect. In other words, my glucose levels will peak and drop often. Touchy times that's for sure.

Thursday - Oops!!

   The Summer. Where did it go? I'm at least not the only one whose training gets in the way of blogging and who has just not had time to blog. I'd rather run or ride than blog any day. So, I've lost a month of posts. Oh well. I've gotten some good training in. I'm enjoying the speed workouts at the track and had some enjoyable rides afterwards. Bricks on Friday. Those Sunday runs have gone well. At least until I pushed 3.5 hours Sunday and got some nice micro-tearing. Hmmm that's fun. It'll slow me down but not stop me. Wednesday nights have continued to be enjoyable trail runs with the gang up on the mountain. I had a steller run a few weeks ago. I was in the zone legs, cardio, blood sugars, and all. Man that was a heavenly ~12 mile almost 2 hour run. I wish I could have more like that. Just changed out the trail shoes last night also...as Sundays run tortured my feet and I knew it was time. So I slipped on a new pair of Brook's Cascadia 4's.....man those bad boys are awesome.Funny thing is it's been raining the past few days so I knew Wednesday night's trail run was going to be a degree of sloppy. The runners store had a grey and darker grey model of the shoe on the wall. I thought that would be great because man I'm gonna probably trash these poor shoes within the first 10 minutes out. Wouldn't you know it the shoe I like happens to be the Cascadia...trick is it's not grey..it's bright yellow and with with some black striping on it. I laugh to myself knowing their beauty is doomed. It's gonna happen at some point on the trail anyway, why not the first run out. Who cares my feet were in heaven at least.