Wednesday - Group Run

Run: ~7.5 Miles
Terrain: Very Hilly Mt. Trails
Time: 01:01:12

Pre-Run BG: 150 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 166 mg/dl
Intake: Kid's fruit Powers Stick
Run Pump Status: 10% of normal

    Man, it's getting freaken hot and extremely humid here. I'd give this up for Northern Arizona anyday. Tomorrow it's suppose to be like 98-100 degrees but feel like 104-105. Definately an early AM or late PM workout schedule right now. Acccchhhhk!

   Last nights run was a little different for me. First, let me say that I run with a group of folks who ALL are faster than me. That being said, for last 4/5 runs I've split from the group and done my own thing. Working on form, adjusting to the climate while trail running again, and getting back up to speed have been the priority until I felt I could at least stay up with the group. That done, last night's run was with the whole group as it use to be. I got there early and did a 1.7-2 mile warm-up. That warm-up got me ready so I could stay up with the group evidently. Nice. This was one of the steepest runs I've done probably since M3 from last year. My BG's were perfect. Absolutely perfect it felt good. The quads and calves were a little sore when I got home so I got the Stick to them and when I woke this AM...no problems and no pain. Nice....I'd like for it to stay this wya, but we all know better then that.

Slower Days

    Somehow, I'm going to figure out a way to use my work-around-the-lawn-all-day-on-the-weekend times as exercise. I mean I wore my HR monitor Sunday from 9 AM till about 8PM and burned 3000 calories hoofing it around the yard. The way I figure it mowing a hilly lawn and keeping the HR at least between 145-160 is as good as a work-out as could be done for two hours in a hilly yard. Or take for example last night. I removed the old stain from our porch ( the deck is larger and next) and got a good sweat out of it. When I scrubbed that old crap off with the hose brush it took my like an hour. I was soaking drenched and not from the hose. That was a good 60 minute work-out also. Hmmm...maybe I'll call them "labor workouts" since this stuff has to be done (don't we all have projects like this calling our names?) and it takes away from the time I could be using for running or cycling.

OK....so this is a slightly nonsensical way of trying to count work as a "work-out" that equals training. I'll just buck-up and call it "base" or "core" maintenance.

Wednesday - Group Trail Run

Run: ~7 Miles
Terrain: Moderately Hilly
Time: 01:06:03

Pre-Run BG: 194 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 79 mg/dl
Intake: 2 Hammer Gels, 1 bag Power-Bar Gel Blasts
Run Pump Status: 20% of Normal first 2 miles, Suspend rest of run

    Wow, the legs felt much better out there last night. I'm broke off from the group to focus on my own pace and form. I need to do that my first 3-4 runs so that I can just keep up with these crazy folks I run with. Compared to last week, calf pain today is moderate to nothing at all. Last week I was aching for days. That hadn't really happened before. My BG was like 236 about an hour before the run, so I took 1u of Novolog at that time. A few minutes before the run I put the pump to 20% of normal basal. However, I was keeping a close eye on my trending to see just how far that 1 unit was going to go. It went a lot farther then I was hoping it would have. So, at 174 and 2 down arrows (BG has changed 40 points within the last 20 minutes) - I downed a Gel. Then at 124 still having 2 down arrows-I was about 1.5 miles out from the car, I downed another Gel. Banana flavoured. Not too bad. It reminded me of banana bread batter. Did a finger stick and got 79. So, as I'm running up to the car my CG starts complaining to me "You are 60 mg/dl and you still have fast downward trending - 2 down arrows. Come on man fix it!!!" It's at these moments when I remind myself to ALWAYS listen to my body, not the CG or pump. If you do that you will be far better off most of the time. I can get valuable info from all of this "medi-mech" (medical machinery), but it's all about WHEN to listen to it. All-in-all it was a great run in the woods.

Tuesday - 1st Time on the Treadmill

Run: 3.5 Miles
Terrain: Mild Grade ~4%
Time: 0:36:01

Pre-Run BG: 141 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 198 mg/dl
Intake: Nada
Run Pump Status: normal


    I hadn't put much thought into using our new treadmill for the first time. After Saturday night's swim attempt you would think I might have, .....but. So, I warmed up and tried to get use to a new piece of machinery. All I can say is running on the trail or road is FAR easier. This sucker feels too short also. Maybe it's all in my head, but I kept worrying about being in the perfect spot, which took me like 20 minutes to find...along with the perfect speed to stay there and get a decent run in also. This crap is ridiculous, but I needed the run. Next time I'll get five miles in then go from there. I don't recall having issues like this a the gym. That's for sure. OK, I'll stop complaining. I got to exercise and that's what counts. I can still walk. I have diabetes, but I'm alive with all of my limbs....beeeee positive. I need to use this thing in the dead of winter anyway. So I had better start liking it. No problems and I got a few miles in the bank. All is good.