Wedneday - Brick

Run: 5 miles
Terrain: Flat and Hilly
Time: 0:36:13

Pre-Run Glucose: 71 mg/dl (uh-oh)
Post-Run Glucose: 146 mg/dl
Intake: 3 shots of Hammer Gel
Run Pump Status: 30% of normal

   Tonight I would be doing the "Ride of Silence" and so I made it a workout event evening by getting a run, and a few extra miles on the bike, in. The run felt good. I never felt bad at any point during the run and I was pushing it tonight. This pace is kind of fast for me. I normally run a ~ 8:30-9:15 mile pace. Comfortable. I rechecked the distance and was a little shocked I'd done it that fast, but well I am training, so it's gotta pay-off sometime right!


Ride: 32.36
Terrain: flats, rollers, and some very hilly stuff
Time: 0:59:13 (20 mile training); 01:26:30 (12 mile "Ride of Silence")

Pre-Ride Glucose: 90 mg/dl
Post-Ride Glucose: 138 mg/dl
Intake: 5 glucose tabs, 1 granola bar
Ride-Pump Status: 30% of normal


   The training ride felt really good. I couldn't believe I was cranking at the speed I was at times. This is just proof I need to do the hill training, with the .9 mile climb at home, more often. As for the Ride of Silence, this was the first one ever held in Chattanooga. Read about it. The event was held in memory of David Meek who was killed last March here in Chattanooga when a delivery truck basically hit his bike.

Tuesday - Anniversary and Update

   Anniversary, yes, the one nobody should forget. Today makes 7 years for my wife and I. Great ones and we look forward to many more. Tonight, it'll be dinner at our favorite restaurant we don't visit very often...J. Alexander's.

   As for updates, I can say I have yet to have a "No Delivery" issue since having swapped over from Apidra to Novolog. I hate that, because Apidra was kind of a nice change. I liked how it reduced the bell curve from going so high for me post prandial. I can get close with Novolog though. I've just been pushing hard to dose at the very first bite of food, unless my sugar was already low, then I'll wait a few extra minutes before doing. I think it'll be a touch and go next fall when I start up the Apidra again. For now though, I have to associate the "No Delivery" alamrs on the pump to the Apidra insulin and not to bad cartridges.

Saturday - Bike Hill Work

Ride: 12.3 Miles
Terrain: Rolling hills and then a steep one mile climb
Time: 01:11:03

Pre-Ride Glucose: 98 mg/dl
Post-Ride Glucose: 120 mg/dl
Intake: 18 oz choc. Silk (before ride), 3 oz Hammer Gel
Ride Pump Status: 50 % of Normal


    A couple of my tri buddies and I got out today and did a pumpy big hill nearby for some calf screaming joy. You can hit 50+ on the straight-away flat at the base descending it. When you get to the top it's a beautiful view of the whole Chattanooga Valley. Pretty nice payoff for the moderate sweat you put into it. I was the first one to the top...so I'll unofficially be the KOM for whatever that counts for. Maybe if we keeping doing it enough something would happen with that, especially to make it a little competitive. This time I for set-up I decided to leave the basal at 1/2 and see what I got. It was a slightly shorter ride, but that allows some safety. The glucose levels were great and I felt stellar. In fact, I passed one of my friends who had to stop and catch his breath and when the two of them joined me at the top I felt like I probably could do it again. In hindsight I should have, but that's OK. I'll get in two next time. Then we'll see who the KOM is.

Wednesday Night Group Run

Run: 7 miles
Terrain: Hilly Trail
Time: 01:11:13

Pre-Run Glucose: 168 mg/dl
Post-Run Glucose: 131 mg/dl
Intake: 1 yogurt granola bar
Run Pump Status: 30% of norm (first 4 miles), Suspend last 3 miles

   It was very nice to get back out with the group and hit the trails again. I've been carpooling for a few months saving my nickies and dimes to get the best hybrid option for a car. That car ended up being a Prius. Got what I wanted it just took a little while to find the right one for the right price. The run was nice. On the way out I thought it was going to be an awful lot of uphill during the return, but the return turned out to be no worse than the going out. I also underestimated myself. I went out a little hard, feeling like I was just under the red-line. So, I slowed down and focused. That is I focused on form and strengthening the knees. Once I hit my groove I felt like I could have just kept going for another 10 miles. Oh well. I'll get more mileage in next time. The glucose started trending downward at mile 3.5 so I dropped back on the basal and ate my granola bar. I had forgotten my Gel flask....dooooogh....so granola would have to do. beautiful evening and a beautiful run though. I look forward to many more.