Friday - Hill Repeats (9)

Run: ~ 3 Miles
Terrain: Very Hilly
Time: 01:04:43

Pre-Run BG: 95 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 134 mg/dl
Intake: 10 oz Chocolate Silk
Run Pump Status: 30% of normal nasal rate

    This was a rather uneventful run. I will have to say that after driving up this hill to home each day, and then running it as much as I have been, I have a new jealous appreciation for my Prius gliding up it. It's all good though. I did the hill nine times today with a 20 minute warm-up and 20 minute cool-down. This is probably my last bit of dedicated hill work for a while. I'll transition to track speed work now. My Wednesday night runs should be sufficient enough for hill work to keep me in shape. Breathing felt much better. I cannot absolutely attribute this to the chiropractic adjustment I had last Thursday, but I'll blame 95% of on the adjustment. Moving on.

Friday - Hill Repeats

Run: ~2 miles
Terrain: VERY Hilly
Time: 0:46:21

Pre-Run BG: 253 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 95 mg/dl
Intake: 8 oz Chocolate Silk, 4 PB&J Crackers
Run Pump Status: 100 % of normal basal


    Today had one of those beginnings no one wishes for. I woke up at 04:10 to my pump cg going off indicating I was above 200. I did a finger stick and found it to actually be 253 mg/dl. A bit too high and I was worrying a little about my run for the morning. So, I cut my insulin in half and went to run early since my alarm was planning on getting up at 04:40 anyway. It was a very nicely moonlit run. With no cars passing me, I didn't even have to turn on my headlamp. I ran totally by moonlight. Nice. Heck I was even up before the dogs wanted to be, only one barked at me from his backyard pen. After my fourth hill repeat I looked at the pump, because I felt a little funny, and what do you know...136 with two down arrows. Crap. Well, I had no adrenaline in the tank this AM, that was for sure. So, I realize I don't have to worry about high BG's in the AM. Great, but I was going to have to cut his run short. I finished 6 repeats and did a quick cool down and let my shoes carry me to a glass of chocolate silk to recover and bring the BG up. I realized I was smart to quite when I did. I can run more later, but had I pushed more this AM, I'd be deep in the pain and stupidity cave. Whew.

Friday - Hill Repeats

Run: ~2 Miles
Terrain: Very Hilly
Time: 0:54:14

Pre-Run BG: 91 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 141 mg/dl
Intake: 10 oz Chocolate Silk
Run Pump Status: 50% of normal basal rate


     Just some simple hill repeats right out of the driveway. Lucky me, I live at the top of a huge hill that I get to finish all of my runs going up. Aaccckkk! Today, was a good day though. Now high issues. If I could just translate this to Wednesday nights runs.

Friday - Hill Repeats

Run: ~2.5 Miles
Terrain: Very Hilly
Time: 0:57:13

Pre-Run BG: 134 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 89 mg/dl
Intake: 16-18 oz chocolate Silk
Run Pump Status: 40% of normal Basal Rate

    Just another day training, except this one is with hill work. No problems for this run. It was however one of those days where I just didn't want to get out and run. We all know though that it's these types of days when running is most important and usually when you feel the best post run. As was the case today. Today I ran 7 repeats.

Friday - Hill Work

Run: ~3 Miles
Terrain: Very Hilly
Time: 0:53:55

Pre-Run BG: 131 mg/dl
Post-Run BG: 98 mg/dl
Intake: 6 oz. Chocolate Silk Pre-run
Run Pump Status: 50% of Normal Basal Rate

Today, was a beautiful and cooler morning to start my hill workouts. The one somewhat redeeming factor about living on the big hill we live on is it's great for workouts (though not pleasant when you leave from the house on a 10 miler and have to finish your run up that sucker). I gauged myself perfectly. I started with an OK BG and took the Silk to bump it. I might have to find a larger hill as by the end of the last repeat I was like 40 ft from the edge of my driveway and the top of the hill. Got the HR's going and felt the push so it was a good run. The cool thing about hill work is that you literally see yourself progress as you're running, unlike a tempo run for example.