Saturday - Speed Ride

Ride: 18.1 Miles
Terrain: Mild Rollers and Flats
Time: 0:57:13

Pre-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dL
Post-Ride Glucose: 156 mg/dL
Intake: 6 PB Crackers, 8 oz. Heed
Ride Pump Status: Suspend


   OK, first I need to get my butt out there and run more. I'm getting ready for my century, but I've still got to run man. OK, with that out of the way, Saturdays' ride was with winds of like 25-30 mph in 3 directions on the loop I do. Man, that will give you a workout. Thank goodness for aerobars. I feel like I actually rode pretty well though. I'm thinking that when the perfect day comes and I happen to find myself out ther eon my fav route, I ought to be able to push 50-55 mins on the 18 miler. This was a typical ride though, I just pushed a little harder than normal. I didn't like starting low, but it hiked up soon enough and stayed there to the end. Then I just do a temp basal for like 1-1.5 hours of like 140-150% of normal to compensate for the liver still thinking it needs to convert fat to glucose.

Thursdays - Thought

   This is the second race of the year and the first Duathlon of the year for me this Sunday. It's looking to also be a wet one. I look forward to it. I've never had to race in the liquid sunshine yet. Another day, another experience. An average run tomorrow with a friend ought to get me feeling good about Sunday. The run is flat and the ride is going to have rollers and a few larger hills. I know of a few experienced guys in my age group already signed up. I'm there for the fun and a little personal pushing of myself also. As long as I at least match last years time (01:18:31) or hopefully do better then that, I'm a happy camper.

Sunday Trainer Ride

Ride: 21.5 miles
Terrain: Pretty darned flat on the trainer =)
Time: 01:12:34

Pre-Ride Glucose: 136 mg/dl
Post-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dl
Intake: 16 oz Hammer - Heed
Run Pump Status: Suspend


   We've had a good bit of rain these past few days. Hey, it's spring right! Let those flowers bloom. So, flip a bond movie into the laptop and ride off. Tempo felt good, kicked it up 5-6 times to get some higher hr zones for 3-8 minutes per uptick. Glucose felt great during this trainer ride. Near the end of the ride though I felt my glucose dropping a slight bit and so I corrected with a little Heed. Sweat like a pig too close to the grill. It's nice to have that wind resistance to keep you mostly dry on the road during cooler weather. The days are coming soon.