2008 Wilderness 101 - Result: DNF
Daily Total: 28.39 Race Hours: 09:59
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 2.65u
Corr: 8.02u
Basal: 17.72u
Daily Carb Intake (recorded): 40g
22:35 205cz
19:51 191cz
18:49 202cz
17:07 186cz
17:02 Race End
15:53 214cz
13:59 117cz
12:08 127cz
10:50 108cz
09:43 75cz
08:03 73cz
07:00 Race Start
06:41 178cz
06:23 152cz
04:29 372cz
Energy Expenditure 8612 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 95137
Minimum Heart Rate 104 bpm
Average Heart Rate 161 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 191 bpm
Ascent 7792 ft
The Wilderness 101 Mountain Bicycle Race is an 101 mile (162 km) event held on July 26th. The race starts and ends in Coburn, Pennsylvania, and is one 101 mile loop through the Bald Eagle and Rothrock Pennsylvania State Forests. The course is 65% fire road, and 35% singletrack with miles and miles of technical downhill sections. Over the 101 miles, riders will climb 10,000 feet.
George, Greg, and I headed up to Cobrun on Friday morning, July 25th. Coburn is located near State College, PA (home of Penn State), and we figured about an 8 hour drive or so. The trip up was CRAZY (accidents, traffic, and, yes, a melted mountain bike tire on Greg's bike which we rushed around State College to get a replacement for), and we finally reached the race site 3.5 hrs later than we expected.
With these races, there are rest stops (aka aid stations) every 15-20 miles or so. You are allowed 2 or 3 “drop bags” to be placed at aid stations of your choosing. The three of us filled our bags (big freezer zip lock bags), and placed them in the appropriate rest stop number bins. I chose stops 2, 3, and 4.
We stopped for dinner in Coburn around 21:30. I was very beat down from the trip, but the when the waitress at the Elk Creek Cafe & Aleworks brought me a diet Root Beer in a chilled mug my spirits where completely refreshed! This very small town has a lot of charm, and I the mountains in the background looked inviting. Tomorrow would be great!
Bedded down in a hotel in State College (about 25 minutes from race site) a little before midnight. I never sleep very well the night before an event, and tonight was no different. I was truthfully a little worried about the race – still hung up on the errors made at Cohutta and trying to make sure I had thought of everything to avoid them again. I was riding without a hydration pack this time, and was thinking about the fueling I would need and the distances and pace I needed to keep between aid stations.
Up before 04:30 on Saturday morning. BG was very high, which was probably due to the fat in the ice cream we ate for desert the night before. I took in 5.5u to correct for the 372, and then took in 40g of carbs for breakfast with a 2.65u bolus at 04:54. Packed up, checked out of hotel, and headed back to Coburn.
Weather was SPECTACULAR! Low 60s when we arrived in Cobrun at 06:00. I set my basal rate down to the normal 55% reduction at this time, in preparation for the 07:00 race start time. Got the bike setup, and just took in the scene. 300 riders in this small park located behind a street with 30 one hundred year old Victorian houses of all different colors. Pretty cool.
At 06:24 BG was a 152. I set my target BG on the pump to a 150 (the optimal setting I use for races). Since I was getting close to start time, I lowered my basal rate another 5% to a 60% reduction. Nerves usually cause a downward trend, so I wanted to get a jump on it. 20 minutes before race time, BG was at 172.
Lined up to race with the other riders at 06:50. A prerace highlight was going over to Harlan Price Harlan Price (Team I.F.) at the start to go say hi for my friend Marcy (I needed to include that part). Got some last minutes instructions from race directors, and then was lead out of town for a paced first mile at 07:00 sharp.
Wasn't long before the first climb of the day began. Big, long continuous 1100 foot climb on some loose gravel fire road. Spread the field out quite a bit, and my heart rate strayed slightly into a higher than desired range during the first half of it as my legs came around to what was to be expected the rest of the day.
Tested an hour into the event, and was running a 73 at 08:03. Since I was fueling at my usual race rate of 1 PowerBar Gel and 40 grams of other carbs (Fig Newtons, ½ PB&J, 1 Pop Tart, etc), I reduced my basal rate to 25% of normal and took in some simple sugar to correct.
Another 1700 feet of rolling vertical over the next 1 hour and 45 minutes before next test. Stayed on normal fueling plan for the past 1 ¾ hrs and was at a BG of 78 at 09:43. Kcal burn rate was up near 1000 kcal/hr at this time, so, again, I made a reduction to 15% of normal (an 85% reduction). More simple sugar and fat in at this time, and motoring on.
Very, very fast 1200 foot decent via gravel fire road to the second aid station at mile 40(ish). Made good time to this point, and was at rest stop in 3hrs. Didn't bother to test here (it had only been 15 minutes), but did refill the bottles and grab PowerBar Gel replacements, along with other food replacements, from my drop bag. Psyched to be at 40 in 3hrs, and everything so far was going great for a good finish.
Following this rest stop was the first of the 3 tough climbs of the day, a 6 mile long 1335 continuous uphill. Just settled in and peddled along the fire road. Kept HR in middle to top of T2 and got to the top feeling pretty darn good. Temps where up now, and my legs where feeling it some, but I was not too bad. About ¾ up this climb we rolled past a 5 foot rattlesnake stretch across the fire road. First one I have ever seen in person. Cool? Was running a BG of 108 at 10:50 when I reached the top of the climb. Doing much better, and in the groove now.
This climb was IMMEDIATELY followed by a singletrack, tight, technical, downhill. Very step, and ROCKY (I cannot overstate) 1300 foot decent. Along the way down there where literally dozens of waterbottles, tubes, riders, and even a bottle attached to a cage that had fallen off on the way down. I was hoping to hydrate and recover a little on the way down, but it was much too harsh for that. On the way down one of my waterbottles fell out and popped the top. I stopped to pick it up, but this was to be the first in a series of events that would cause issues later on.
When I hit the bottom of the decent, the trail turned and headed back up for another 1100 foot ascent. I ran out of water on this climb, but KNEW the next rest stop couldn't be that far away. I reached the top of this climb at 12:08 and was at a BG of 127. NICE! Was beginning to feel a little thirsty, which is not good at all. I just kept thinking that the next rest stop was just around the next corner of the decent. But no such luck.
Reached the bottom an pushed another steep 350-400 feet uphill to rest stop 3. Found out later, that rest stop 3 had been moved 4 miles further and was located at mile 64. Was in desperate need of hydration at this point, so I took 15 minutes to take in water and electrolytes as well as some fuel. BG was all good at a 117. A lot of folks abanded here, and I hear some talk about being too tired for the next decent. Hmmm...
Coming out of rest station 3 was the last big climb of the day, and, I think, the nastiest. All steep upward singletrack which looked freshly cut with lots of stumps, holes, logs, rocks for the first ½ of the 1300 ascent. Took me 80 minutes to work my way to the top. I did stop along the way to try and take in water and fuel as well as pour some on my head. I was a bit tired when I hit the top, but I felt psyched that the last big continuous climb of the day as behind me.
I was only about 4 or 5 minutes from the top when I realized why the other riders were worried about the decent. It can only be described as SICK. Rocks. Bowling ball to garbage can sized rocks, on a continuous steep, steep decent between very tight trees. Man, it was WORK. On the way down I ran into a rain storm, which made the rocks a little slick. About 800 from the bottom, it happened. Crack!
Slid the bike into a rock, and bent my rear derailer into the rear wheel causing it to lock up. Spend about 30 minutes or so getting the shifting working and wheel spinning. This was time I could not afford to loose. I needed to be at aid station 4 by 17:00, and, with the distance I needed to travel, I really needed to ratchet the pace to make it in the remaining 40 minutes.
So the assault began. I went as fast as I could at this point, and basically did a TT sprint to that check point. Over the rest of the downhill I just let the brakes go and bombed over the rocks and roots with complete reckless abandon. Once back on the fire road for the climb to the rest stop, I just hammered out of the saddle in the big ring and drove as hard as I could. Legs and lungs where screaming at this point. I hadn't fueled or taken in any hydration in over an hour, and I turned myself inside out to reach that checkpoint.
I just kept thinking about how I needed to finish this event. I could put Cohutta to rest with the fine BG control I kept today. I was no where near the front, but didn't feel destroyed by the climbing. I needed to get to the end. I needed to finish. I needed to finish. I needed to finish.....
I reached checkpoint 5 at mile 77 at 17:04. 4 minutes late. Others had already been stopped there, and I was not going to be permitted to go on. My HR was near 180, and it had been there for the past 30+ minutes. I set my basal rate back to its normal rate at 17:07, and my BG was up near at 186. I took the time to ride out a little and stretch, as well as bolus a little before finding some shade under a highway overpass to sit down.
I couldn't believe it was over. I was so disappointed. My race plan was almost perfect. BG was great all day. Climbs didn't break me. But yet, here I sit waiting for the shuttle back to the start/finish line. Damn.
Energy Expenditure 8612 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 95137
Minimum Heart Rate 104 bpm
Average Heart Rate 161 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 191 bpm
Ascent 7792 ft
Although my race was over, my adventure was not. I waited about 30 minutes for the shuttle, and as I waited and thought about the day, I could feel my body beginning not to be to happy with me. I was starting cramp literally everywhere, and I began to feel queasy.
It got worse. Much worse. On the shuttle ride back, I need to get out and vomit twice. By the time I reached the race site, almost every muscle in my body was seized up tight – fingers, toes, abs, everything. I could barely move, and every step hurt. I made it to the car and laid down. George found me at this point, and we figured I was probably extremely dehydrated. George was awesome, and got me some ice cubes to eat. None of them would stay down. Time to get some help. The medics called EMS and they arrived to check me out.
My blood pressure was VERY low, and I was a wreck. BG was holding in the low 200s, so that was ok, but I needed some fluids. So they transported me to the hospital in State College where I was given 5 bags of IV. (That is 1.3 gallons for those who are counting). While there I had two Endos (med students I think) come by and talk to me for about 20 minutes once they heard I was Type 1. They where really curious to hear how I went about BG control and what tools I used over a race such as the W101. Both of them thought it was pretty wild that I was trying to do it, and where impressed with the work I had done to figure out how. This conversation lifted my spirits a bit.
I was released at 01:30 Sunday morning, and grabbed a taxi cab to the hotel that George and Greg had secured. What a day.
I thought a lot about the race as I laid in bed trying to fall asleep. I actually couldn't be too unhappy with how it went. I was disappointed that I had not finished the last 24 miles, but I needed to focus on the positive. First, my BG was pretty much spot on for the day. Started a little bit lowered than targeted, but I recovered nicely and kept a level BG throughout the ride. Second, I did push myself as hard as I could (literally) to not fail. I gave all I had to the Wilderness 101, and I couldn't ask more of myself than that.
George and I where already talking about the 2009 Wilderness 101 at breakfast on Sunday. :)
The blood glucose logs, training notes, thoughts, & experiences of a competitive endurance mountain biker who has Type 1 Diabetes.
26 July 2008
Daily Total: 28.39 Race Hours: 09:59
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 2.65u
Corr: 8.02u
Basal: 17.72u
Daily Carb Intake: 40g (recorded)
Raced the Wilderness 101 in PA today. Was a crazy event, with a not so great finish, but all in all a fun time! I was pretty happy with my BG performance - the rest could have gone a bit better.
Check out the details here: Wilderness 101 Race Page
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 2.65u
Corr: 8.02u
Basal: 17.72u
Daily Carb Intake: 40g (recorded)
Raced the Wilderness 101 in PA today. Was a crazy event, with a not so great finish, but all in all a fun time! I was pretty happy with my BG performance - the rest could have gone a bit better.
Check out the details here: Wilderness 101 Race Page
24 July 2008
Daily Total: 47.45 Ride Hours: 00:00
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 8.70u
Corr: 10.90u
Basal: 27.85u
Daily Carb Intake: 179g
Last chance to post before heading to State College, PA tomorrow morning. Lots of things on my mind.
Went to the grocery store to pick up "supplies". I got to the check out line, and as I put the stuff up out of the basket I realized that I must be a little more worried about this event then I have been aware of. The hypos of Cohutta left more of mark on my subconscious then I could see or feel from the surface.
I bought 20 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bags of jelly beans, a 6 pack of regular soda, a small jar of Nutella, 2 Three Musketeer bars, 3 cans of Monster Java lo-ball, and some bananas.
Are you kidding me?
As I walked out of the store and to the car, I tried to reach out to one of the few peeps who would understand. A Type1Rider teammate.
None where available, which was a good thing as I needed to relax and just come to terms with what the problem was.
NO WAY I was going to have another situation like TN. That was a fluke since I was so sick the week before. I know that. I am as prepared as I possibly could be for the challenge of a 101 mile loop through the mountains of mid PA. I have a great new tool in the Cozmo Insulin Pump that will give me assistance that I didn't have before. This will be a challenge as a T1 for sure, but I have been faced with TONS of challenges before, and I relish the opportunity to attempt another 100 miler. Besides, I would have enough food (read emergency funds) on me to feed a small army, and I just needed to ride my race and finish.
Period.
Truthfully, I do feel a bit more pressure for this one, though. I have received hundreds of emails this year from other Type 1's commenting on my race efforts. Telling me that they think of me on my race days and how they go for ride. Or they try just a little bit harder in their spin class on that morning knowing they have a 1 hour class and I have 10+ hours more to go. Very inspiring stuff to read.
One message in particular I received about 3 weeks ago has been rattling around in my head for the past week or so. It was from a young 5th grade BMX racer (and his dad) from St. Louis who thanked me for giving them the belief that it was still safe for him to ride his bike after a very recent Type 1 diagnosis. I was about the same age when I was diagnosed, and, oddly, that's the second time this year I have heard that same statement.
I feel a huge responsibility to all of these other people who take time to write, and, like me, have diabetes. I MUST prove that I can indeed do an endurance race like this, regardless of the challenges and possible "risks". That Type 1 diabetes, when managed correctly, can be controlled enough so that ANY diabetic may participate in ANY event they may choose.
Today is one of those days that I feel really anger towards this disease. It affects 10s of millions of people here in the US alone, and, as mentioned, alters their lives in ways that cannot be measured, tracked, or surveyed. From my past 32 years living as a Type 1 I know first hand what this disease can do, and I obviously still let a glimpse of the fear of it creep into my head every now and again.
I can guarantee you that I will be almost solely thinking that specific thought as I hear the click-click of my cleats going into my pedals at 7:00am on Saturday morning. With each turn of my pedals over the 10+ hours, 101 miles, and 10000 feet of climbing I will relentlessly and repeatably hammer that black voice of worry and doubt back into oblivion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will push myself as hard as I need to so that these two young people in particular (and myself) know that darn right, it is perfectly safe to go ride your bike. For as long as you want to.
Just one more....
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 8.70u
Corr: 10.90u
Basal: 27.85u
Daily Carb Intake: 179g
Last chance to post before heading to State College, PA tomorrow morning. Lots of things on my mind.
Went to the grocery store to pick up "supplies". I got to the check out line, and as I put the stuff up out of the basket I realized that I must be a little more worried about this event then I have been aware of. The hypos of Cohutta left more of mark on my subconscious then I could see or feel from the surface.
I bought 20 small bags of M&Ms, 2 bags of jelly beans, a 6 pack of regular soda, a small jar of Nutella, 2 Three Musketeer bars, 3 cans of Monster Java lo-ball, and some bananas.
Are you kidding me?
As I walked out of the store and to the car, I tried to reach out to one of the few peeps who would understand. A Type1Rider teammate.
None where available, which was a good thing as I needed to relax and just come to terms with what the problem was.
NO WAY I was going to have another situation like TN. That was a fluke since I was so sick the week before. I know that. I am as prepared as I possibly could be for the challenge of a 101 mile loop through the mountains of mid PA. I have a great new tool in the Cozmo Insulin Pump that will give me assistance that I didn't have before. This will be a challenge as a T1 for sure, but I have been faced with TONS of challenges before, and I relish the opportunity to attempt another 100 miler. Besides, I would have enough food (read emergency funds) on me to feed a small army, and I just needed to ride my race and finish.
Period.
Truthfully, I do feel a bit more pressure for this one, though. I have received hundreds of emails this year from other Type 1's commenting on my race efforts. Telling me that they think of me on my race days and how they go for ride. Or they try just a little bit harder in their spin class on that morning knowing they have a 1 hour class and I have 10+ hours more to go. Very inspiring stuff to read.
One message in particular I received about 3 weeks ago has been rattling around in my head for the past week or so. It was from a young 5th grade BMX racer (and his dad) from St. Louis who thanked me for giving them the belief that it was still safe for him to ride his bike after a very recent Type 1 diagnosis. I was about the same age when I was diagnosed, and, oddly, that's the second time this year I have heard that same statement.
I feel a huge responsibility to all of these other people who take time to write, and, like me, have diabetes. I MUST prove that I can indeed do an endurance race like this, regardless of the challenges and possible "risks". That Type 1 diabetes, when managed correctly, can be controlled enough so that ANY diabetic may participate in ANY event they may choose.
Today is one of those days that I feel really anger towards this disease. It affects 10s of millions of people here in the US alone, and, as mentioned, alters their lives in ways that cannot be measured, tracked, or surveyed. From my past 32 years living as a Type 1 I know first hand what this disease can do, and I obviously still let a glimpse of the fear of it creep into my head every now and again.
I can guarantee you that I will be almost solely thinking that specific thought as I hear the click-click of my cleats going into my pedals at 7:00am on Saturday morning. With each turn of my pedals over the 10+ hours, 101 miles, and 10000 feet of climbing I will relentlessly and repeatably hammer that black voice of worry and doubt back into oblivion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will push myself as hard as I need to so that these two young people in particular (and myself) know that darn right, it is perfectly safe to go ride your bike. For as long as you want to.
Just one more....
22 July 2008
Daily Total: 42.79 Ride Hours: 01:15
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 16.05u
Corr: 0.30u
Basal: 26.44u
Daily Carb Intake: 240g
Daily Pump Details Download
Last ride day before Wilderness 101. Got started very late tonight (20:25), but was planning on only 90 minutes or less anyway. Set the pump down to a 55% basal rate reduction at 19:07. BG was a little low (66) at 19:13, so it was cool having me wait until 20:25 to start riding.
Rolled out of the Wellness Center parking lot on the Kona, and headed for the Chapel Hill trails. Just wanted to spin the legs out some and stay fueled and hydrated. Normal hydration and fuel schedule (2 PowerBar Gels and 16-20oz of water per hour).
Legs felt GREAT! Had to hold myself in check a couple of times as I was having such a good time riding. Took a little tumble sticking the front wheel into a big hole while riding a rock garden. Always awesome to hit the deck hard once you know you are ok. A little bloodletting and an adrenalin rush to wake ya up. You know? Yeah, ya do. :)
More Karans appearing on the trails EVERYDAY!! I am always careful to go around them, as to not upset the navigation gods.
Turned the Cozmo back to the normal basal rate as I headed back to the car at 21:39. Was back at the car and tested at a 90 at 21:50.
I made no mods to the basal rate at bed time.
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 16.05u
Corr: 0.30u
Basal: 26.44u
Daily Carb Intake: 240g
Daily Pump Details Download
Last ride day before Wilderness 101. Got started very late tonight (20:25), but was planning on only 90 minutes or less anyway. Set the pump down to a 55% basal rate reduction at 19:07. BG was a little low (66) at 19:13, so it was cool having me wait until 20:25 to start riding.
Rolled out of the Wellness Center parking lot on the Kona, and headed for the Chapel Hill trails. Just wanted to spin the legs out some and stay fueled and hydrated. Normal hydration and fuel schedule (2 PowerBar Gels and 16-20oz of water per hour).
Legs felt GREAT! Had to hold myself in check a couple of times as I was having such a good time riding. Took a little tumble sticking the front wheel into a big hole while riding a rock garden. Always awesome to hit the deck hard once you know you are ok. A little bloodletting and an adrenalin rush to wake ya up. You know? Yeah, ya do. :)
More Karans appearing on the trails EVERYDAY!! I am always careful to go around them, as to not upset the navigation gods.
Turned the Cozmo back to the normal basal rate as I headed back to the car at 21:39. Was back at the car and tested at a 90 at 21:50.
I made no mods to the basal rate at bed time.
21 July 2008
Daily Total: 49.98 Ride Hours: 00:32
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 20.50u
Corr: 2.00u
Basal: 27.48u
Daily Carb Intake: 310g
It was a strange emotional roller coaster of a day today.
I was overjoyed with the results of 2008 Ironman Lake Placid FINALLY (well it was only yesterday) being posted. I kept checking, and I was finally able to locate Candy Davies finishing time in her first Ironman distance triathlon event.
For those who don't know, Candy has overcome HUGE challenges to become an accomplished athlete. From her first ever cycle class with me 3 years ago, to her personal victory as an Ironman finisher she ALWAYS amazes and impresses me.
I am SO proud of her, stand in awe of her dedication to training, and am truly, truly, truly honored to be able to call her a friend. Candy you are simply inspirational and YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!
It seemed fitting that the day that I am recollecting about Candy's first cycle class, is the day I will teach my last scheduled cycle class. I am fortunate to able to stay on the staff as a sub, and will possibly be teaching some outdoor cycle stuff near the end of race season. However, the weekly rotation is over.
I started teaching near 14 years ago, and never in my wildest dreams imagined what a journey it would be. I have spun enough miles as an instructor in cycle class to circumnavigate the world once. I always told myself that when I couldn't give 100% to the members taking the time to come to my class, I would hang it up. Its time.
Although this sounds like a cliche, I REALLY have taken more from the members in class then I have given in return. Almost every part of my life has been affected by being an instructor.
Some of the people I am closest to I met for the first time as they came to my class as members. I have seen people grow and conquer their physical hurdles, become better cyclists and athletes, introduced people to bike riding, and, hopefully, learn to live healthier lives.
I have even had Robin Williams drop in on one of my classes. (No, I'm not kidding).
So although it makes me very sad, I want to say thank you to the approx 40000 of you that have attended my classes.
It has been an awesome ride.
RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 20.50u
Corr: 2.00u
Basal: 27.48u
Daily Carb Intake: 310g
It was a strange emotional roller coaster of a day today.
I was overjoyed with the results of 2008 Ironman Lake Placid FINALLY (well it was only yesterday) being posted. I kept checking, and I was finally able to locate Candy Davies finishing time in her first Ironman distance triathlon event.
For those who don't know, Candy has overcome HUGE challenges to become an accomplished athlete. From her first ever cycle class with me 3 years ago, to her personal victory as an Ironman finisher she ALWAYS amazes and impresses me.
I am SO proud of her, stand in awe of her dedication to training, and am truly, truly, truly honored to be able to call her a friend. Candy you are simply inspirational and YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!
It seemed fitting that the day that I am recollecting about Candy's first cycle class, is the day I will teach my last scheduled cycle class. I am fortunate to able to stay on the staff as a sub, and will possibly be teaching some outdoor cycle stuff near the end of race season. However, the weekly rotation is over.
I started teaching near 14 years ago, and never in my wildest dreams imagined what a journey it would be. I have spun enough miles as an instructor in cycle class to circumnavigate the world once. I always told myself that when I couldn't give 100% to the members taking the time to come to my class, I would hang it up. Its time.
Although this sounds like a cliche, I REALLY have taken more from the members in class then I have given in return. Almost every part of my life has been affected by being an instructor.
Some of the people I am closest to I met for the first time as they came to my class as members. I have seen people grow and conquer their physical hurdles, become better cyclists and athletes, introduced people to bike riding, and, hopefully, learn to live healthier lives.
I have even had Robin Williams drop in on one of my classes. (No, I'm not kidding).
So although it makes me very sad, I want to say thank you to the approx 40000 of you that have attended my classes.
It has been an awesome ride.
RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!
20 July 2008
19 July 2008
Daily Total: 44.60 Ride Hours: 03:15
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 17.55u
Corr: 1.85u
Basal: 25.20u
Daily Carb Intake: 287g
Daily Pump Details Download
Well, this might be a first... Two road rides in the same week. Before you know it, my Tri buddies will be hittin' the trails on mountain bikes. Yeah, yeah, I know. Never going to happen. :)
Worked in 3:15 on multiple road rides today. Was pretty fun actually. :)
Forgot to post on the other road ride in the past 48 hours:
Daily Pump Detail Download For July 17
I am one week out from Wilderness 101, and am feeling pretty decent. Will not ride much next week, but just enough to not feel stale.
I am a bit nervous about the race in terms of diabetes related stuff however. You are out there on your own, and that can be/is a bit nerve racking. I know I will good to go, and feel very confident about finishing. Just need to ride steady and smart to get done. Um, duh.
Enough of that already. :)
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 17.55u
Corr: 1.85u
Basal: 25.20u
Daily Carb Intake: 287g
Daily Pump Details Download
Well, this might be a first... Two road rides in the same week. Before you know it, my Tri buddies will be hittin' the trails on mountain bikes. Yeah, yeah, I know. Never going to happen. :)
Worked in 3:15 on multiple road rides today. Was pretty fun actually. :)
Forgot to post on the other road ride in the past 48 hours:
Daily Pump Detail Download For July 17
I am one week out from Wilderness 101, and am feeling pretty decent. Will not ride much next week, but just enough to not feel stale.
I am a bit nervous about the race in terms of diabetes related stuff however. You are out there on your own, and that can be/is a bit nerve racking. I know I will good to go, and feel very confident about finishing. Just need to ride steady and smart to get done. Um, duh.
Enough of that already. :)
16 July 2008
Daily Total: 47.39 Ride Hours: 01:56
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 16.10u
Corr: 4.90u
Basal: 26.39u
Daily Carb Intake: 242g
Daily Pump Details Download
After work today I got out on the 5.5 for some high tempo work. I experimented a bit with the modification of my basal rate for this ride. Details in the pump download above.
I saw this sign as I entered the local trail system from a different way today. I believe it is a new sign - which kind of worried me. I slowed just enough to grab the photo:
Too funny!!! (I do REALLY wonder what the heck it means....)
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 16.10u
Corr: 4.90u
Basal: 26.39u
Daily Carb Intake: 242g
Daily Pump Details Download
After work today I got out on the 5.5 for some high tempo work. I experimented a bit with the modification of my basal rate for this ride. Details in the pump download above.
I saw this sign as I entered the local trail system from a different way today. I believe it is a new sign - which kind of worried me. I slowed just enough to grab the photo:
Too funny!!! (I do REALLY wonder what the heck it means....)
13 July 2008
Daily Total: 41.21 Ride Hours: 01:55
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 12.75u
Corr: 4.25u
Basal: 24.21u
Daily Carb Intake: 192g
Daily Pump Details Download
Set the basal rate on my pump to a 55% reduction at 9:02 in preparation of a road ride with K later in the morning. We left from Wilson Park at 10:09 with a group we ran into from the Wellness Center MS Team.
As we left my BG was a 142.
Ride was planned to be a base ride, just to go out and enjoy some time on the bike. It was a fabulous day, and was GREAT to ride with K!! Love it!!
About an hour into the ride I modified my basal rate to make it a 30% reduction in reaction to the lower pace.
Stayed pretty well hydrated, but only consumed one PowerGel during the ride.
Energy Expenditure 969 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 14060 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 89 bpm
Average Heart Rate 122 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 153 bpm
Ascent 919 ft
I arrived back at the car at 12:00, and I set my basal rate back to normal at this time. BG was a 85. Pretty good.
A photo from today showing another corn farm that we road past. What a awesome fun ride today!!
No mods to basal rate at bed time.
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 12.75u
Corr: 4.25u
Basal: 24.21u
Daily Carb Intake: 192g
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Set the basal rate on my pump to a 55% reduction at 9:02 in preparation of a road ride with K later in the morning. We left from Wilson Park at 10:09 with a group we ran into from the Wellness Center MS Team.
As we left my BG was a 142.
Ride was planned to be a base ride, just to go out and enjoy some time on the bike. It was a fabulous day, and was GREAT to ride with K!! Love it!!
About an hour into the ride I modified my basal rate to make it a 30% reduction in reaction to the lower pace.
Stayed pretty well hydrated, but only consumed one PowerGel during the ride.
Energy Expenditure 969 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 14060 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 89 bpm
Average Heart Rate 122 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 153 bpm
Ascent 919 ft
I arrived back at the car at 12:00, and I set my basal rate back to normal at this time. BG was a 85. Pretty good.
A photo from today showing another corn farm that we road past. What a awesome fun ride today!!
No mods to basal rate at bed time.
12 July 2008
Daily Total: 32.63 Ride Hours: 04:27
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 8.55u
Corr: 0.90u
Basal: 23.18u
Daily Carb Intake: 148g
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Able to get out for a mixed mountain and road ride today. First set my basal reduction of 55% at 08:29, but did flip it back to normal, than back again before my 10:19 ride start time. Rolled out of the Wellness Center parking lot on the Fuel intending to do two "laps" of the Chapel Hill hill repeat route, then get on the road bike and ride with Laura for about 90 minutes.
Plan got a little screwed up as I started later than I wanted to (I always talk about flexibility), but I did cut 6 minutes of my target time for my first loop.
Stayed right on the normal feeding and hydration rate, which worked out perfectly. BG levels during the 4.5 hr training ride were 101, 111, 89, and 112. Can't get much better than that.
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 8.55u
Corr: 0.90u
Basal: 23.18u
Daily Carb Intake: 148g
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Able to get out for a mixed mountain and road ride today. First set my basal reduction of 55% at 08:29, but did flip it back to normal, than back again before my 10:19 ride start time. Rolled out of the Wellness Center parking lot on the Fuel intending to do two "laps" of the Chapel Hill hill repeat route, then get on the road bike and ride with Laura for about 90 minutes.
Plan got a little screwed up as I started later than I wanted to (I always talk about flexibility), but I did cut 6 minutes of my target time for my first loop.
Stayed right on the normal feeding and hydration rate, which worked out perfectly. BG levels during the 4.5 hr training ride were 101, 111, 89, and 112. Can't get much better than that.
This photo is a pic from the road ride. LOTS of farms (both dairy and corn) less than 20 miles from our house. Nice huh?
You will notice in the Cozmo log that I did debate the amount of basal reduction to use at bedtime. I ended up with a 75% reduction for 6 hours.
10 July 2008
Daily Total: 37.55 Training Hours: 01:57
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 6.55u
Corr: 4.90u
Basal: 26.10u
Daily Carb Intake: 98g
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After another what seemed like LONG day in the office (man I have been struggling this week with work overload), I headed over to the UNC Diabetes Care Center for my quarterly appointment with Joe Largey. Laura Ely (from Type1Rider) works over there, so I got a chance to talk to her for a while. We are setting up weekly training times to ride road together - mutually beneficial.
Anyway, I was REALLY interested to see what my A1C was going to be. I was pretty bummed last time when it crept up to a 6.0. So I wanted to find out if I could nail it down a little bit more.
Sure enough - 5.6. Sweet. Toeing the line a little too much, as I would like 5.8/.9 better. Always room for improvement. Right?
We spent a fair amount of time coming up with a plan for adjusting my basal rate when I transition from "normal endurance pace" to higher "race pace" after I had been on the bike for a couple of hours. Say, I wanted to push the pace a bunch to finish out a 12 hour event, or, as happened last week, I run into a fast group after 3 hours on the trail. I got some stuff to test out, and will report on it as I learn more about how to transition back and forth smoother.
So afterwards, I ran home and grabbed the 5.5 for a ride. I dropped my basal rate to a 55% reduction at 16:49, and was out on the bike at 18:00 even. I tested at 18:00 at a 92, and decided to just roll with that.
Wanted to push the pace just a little bit tonight, to keep my heart rate about 10 beats faster then normal. Again, trying to figure at what point does my HR and intensity affect the BG.
Road a quick hill repeat loop, and then got back to the Wellness Center to store the bike and put on some running shoes. Headed out for a short 25 minute run.
I only consumed 1 PowerBar Gel while training, but did take in about 20oz of water.
Got done at 19:51 and set my basal rate back at this point. Normally, I would more than likely set the basal rate back to normal much sooner with a slightly higher work load.
No basal rate changes before bedtime.
Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 6.55u
Corr: 4.90u
Basal: 26.10u
Daily Carb Intake: 98g
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After another what seemed like LONG day in the office (man I have been struggling this week with work overload), I headed over to the UNC Diabetes Care Center for my quarterly appointment with Joe Largey. Laura Ely (from Type1Rider) works over there, so I got a chance to talk to her for a while. We are setting up weekly training times to ride road together - mutually beneficial.
Anyway, I was REALLY interested to see what my A1C was going to be. I was pretty bummed last time when it crept up to a 6.0. So I wanted to find out if I could nail it down a little bit more.
Sure enough - 5.6. Sweet. Toeing the line a little too much, as I would like 5.8/.9 better. Always room for improvement. Right?
We spent a fair amount of time coming up with a plan for adjusting my basal rate when I transition from "normal endurance pace" to higher "race pace" after I had been on the bike for a couple of hours. Say, I wanted to push the pace a bunch to finish out a 12 hour event, or, as happened last week, I run into a fast group after 3 hours on the trail. I got some stuff to test out, and will report on it as I learn more about how to transition back and forth smoother.
So afterwards, I ran home and grabbed the 5.5 for a ride. I dropped my basal rate to a 55% reduction at 16:49, and was out on the bike at 18:00 even. I tested at 18:00 at a 92, and decided to just roll with that.
Wanted to push the pace just a little bit tonight, to keep my heart rate about 10 beats faster then normal. Again, trying to figure at what point does my HR and intensity affect the BG.
Road a quick hill repeat loop, and then got back to the Wellness Center to store the bike and put on some running shoes. Headed out for a short 25 minute run.
I only consumed 1 PowerBar Gel while training, but did take in about 20oz of water.
Got done at 19:51 and set my basal rate back at this point. Normally, I would more than likely set the basal rate back to normal much sooner with a slightly higher work load.
Energy Expenditure 1497 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 16497 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 95 bpm
Average Heart Rate 169 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 187 bpm
Ascent 1398 ft
No basal rate changes before bedtime.
As an aside, I wanted to mention that my new car got delivered yesterday. I FINALLY took delivery of my Honda Civic Hybrid. I decided not to wait until gas was $6 a gallon before trying (probably unsuccessfully) to trade or sell my Ridgeline. Got a great trade in amount and an awesome deal on the Hybrid. Yeah, I was surprised to.
Anyway, the annual gas savings at current $4 a gallon prices should get me to 12 or 15 24 Hour events. :)
07 July 2008
Daily Total: 47.09 Ride Hours: 00:34
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Taught class, as usual, after work today from 18:00 to 18:45. Nothing too new about that. Except that after class was over, and I was walking back toward my car, I finally crossed over the line of "I don't want to do this anymore".
I have been a cycle/spinning instructor for 14 years now. 14 years. I have led over 2000 indoor cycle classes, which equates to enough miles to have ridden around the earth once. At the equator.
I always told myself that I would hang it up when I couldn't give 100% anymore, and it was starting to become more work than fun. I have reached that point.
July 21st will probably (of course I need to work it out with the cooridinator) be my last regular cycle class. Ever. I would like to stay on the sub list, or maybe do some outdoor seminars come fall.
I am going to miss it.
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Taught class, as usual, after work today from 18:00 to 18:45. Nothing too new about that. Except that after class was over, and I was walking back toward my car, I finally crossed over the line of "I don't want to do this anymore".
I have been a cycle/spinning instructor for 14 years now. 14 years. I have led over 2000 indoor cycle classes, which equates to enough miles to have ridden around the earth once. At the equator.
I always told myself that I would hang it up when I couldn't give 100% anymore, and it was starting to become more work than fun. I have reached that point.
July 21st will probably (of course I need to work it out with the cooridinator) be my last regular cycle class. Ever. I would like to stay on the sub list, or maybe do some outdoor seminars come fall.
I am going to miss it.
05 July 2008
Daily Total: 51.71 Ride Hours: 01:50
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Today is the start of 2008 Tour de France. Wasn't going to go out of my way to watch this year after last years fiasco, but I am still drawn to the event. Bottom line is I really love bike racing, and this is the biggest in the world.
Not sure if you have seen these, but VS has been running some "interesting" ads to promote their TdF coverage this year. This first one is the full 60 second clip that was only shown twice on the air before being trimmed to 30 seconds.
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Today is the start of 2008 Tour de France. Wasn't going to go out of my way to watch this year after last years fiasco, but I am still drawn to the event. Bottom line is I really love bike racing, and this is the biggest in the world.
Not sure if you have seen these, but VS has been running some "interesting" ads to promote their TdF coverage this year. This first one is the full 60 second clip that was only shown twice on the air before being trimmed to 30 seconds.
Tour de France - Brand New Start
This other link is to one in a series of 30 second ads. Not as dramatic as the first for sure.
Tour de France - Take Back The Tour
Anyway, I set my basal rate down to a 55% reduction at 09:57 in preparation for an 11:00 ride. Drove over to the Wellness Center, and was out on the 5.5 by 11:20. BG at ride start was a 72, so I took in an extra PowerBar ride as I headed out.
I just wanted to do some higher tempo work on the Chapel Hill hill repeat loop I came up with. I only carried one water bottle and three PowerBar gels, as I was planning on less than 2 hours.
Only managed to take in 1 Gel, but did consume the entire water bottle while out.
Energy Expenditure 1389 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 16983 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 108 bpm
Average Heart Rate 153 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 179 bpm
Ascent 1280 ft
Was back at the truck at 13:16 and set my basal rate back to normal about 15 minutes earlier as I was heading back. BG was a 165 and I bolused for this. Prob a bit high as my avg HR was higher than normal, so I should have used less of a reduction in my basal rate.
Interesting enough, BG continued to climb for 30-45 minutes afterwards as well. Seemed to run high the rest of day. I have an appointment with Joe next week, and this is the next thing I want to get a handle on. Adjusting basal rates for high intensity outputs.
No basal rate change at bedtime.
03 July 2008
Daily Total: 35.50 Ride Hours: 04:15
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Not a great nights sleep last night. Got to bed late, and then was up around 03:00. Just have a lot going on I guess.
After work I was able to head straight over to the Wellness Center for a ride. I set my basal rate to a 55% reduction a bit after 16:00, as I was planning on being out on the bike by 17:00.
As planned, I met Laura from Type1Rider at 17:00 and we headed out for a road bike ride by 17:10.
We did a great loop thru Chapel Hill and into Hillsborough, before heading back to the Wellness Center. I stayed on the regular 2 PowerBar Gels per hour, and took in 2 full water bottles during the 2.5hr ride. Got back to the truck at 19:45, and had a BG of 113.
At that time, I met Mike for a mountain bike ride. Changed bikes, and headed out for another 2 hours on the Fuel. A little lighter on the water intake for this part of the ride, but did take 3 PowerBar Gels while out.
Back to the Wellnesss Center at 21:54, and had a blood glucose of 83. Perfect BG levels, and a fantastic fun ride!!
Energy Expenditure 2903 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 36896 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 97 bpm
Average Heart Rate 142 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 188 bpm
Ascent 2142 ft
I set my basal rate back to its normal rate, and headed on home.
When I went to bed at 23:17, I set my basal rate down to a 20% reduction for 6 hours as is my normal procedure after a night training ride.
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Not a great nights sleep last night. Got to bed late, and then was up around 03:00. Just have a lot going on I guess.
After work I was able to head straight over to the Wellness Center for a ride. I set my basal rate to a 55% reduction a bit after 16:00, as I was planning on being out on the bike by 17:00.
As planned, I met Laura from Type1Rider at 17:00 and we headed out for a road bike ride by 17:10.
We did a great loop thru Chapel Hill and into Hillsborough, before heading back to the Wellness Center. I stayed on the regular 2 PowerBar Gels per hour, and took in 2 full water bottles during the 2.5hr ride. Got back to the truck at 19:45, and had a BG of 113.
At that time, I met Mike for a mountain bike ride. Changed bikes, and headed out for another 2 hours on the Fuel. A little lighter on the water intake for this part of the ride, but did take 3 PowerBar Gels while out.
Back to the Wellnesss Center at 21:54, and had a blood glucose of 83. Perfect BG levels, and a fantastic fun ride!!
Energy Expenditure 2903 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 36896 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 97 bpm
Average Heart Rate 142 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 188 bpm
Ascent 2142 ft
I set my basal rate back to its normal rate, and headed on home.
When I went to bed at 23:17, I set my basal rate down to a 20% reduction for 6 hours as is my normal procedure after a night training ride.
01 July 2008
Daily Total: 48.78 Ride Hours: 03:29
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When I hit the hay I didn't reduce my basal rate. I did spend a LOT of time thinking about those gents I saw earlier. I wish you could have seen it. Just awesome.
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Got a fair amount of rain yesterday, so I headed out tonight to make up for yesterday's missed ride.
I set my basal rate down to the normal 55% reduction on the way over to the Wellness Center at 16:45. I borrowed a light set from a friend, as my Nite Rider Flight system that broke last week is being replaced with a completely new unit, and sent back.
Left on the Kona at 17:49 for a couple of hours.
I was making my way to the trails via the Hill Repeat loop, and I came upon a sight I will not soon forget. Where the Bolin Creek trail (paved bike path) meets MLK/Airport Blvd I saw three guys in their late 30s doing hill repeats. By the looks of it, they had already completed a couple and where encouraging each other to hit the next one. What makes this scene so amazing?
All three where in wheelchairs.
I was so impressed watching them head up the hill again, I completely forgot to shoot a quick photo. These three men weren't in racing chairs, just average looking wheelchairs. They weren't elite athletes, just guys getting their sweat on and trying to get stronger. I was completely blown away with their determination.
I was definitely motivated by this experience, and pushed the pace on the 29er quite harder heading up the long hill to the trails. For the remaining 2+ hours on my ride I turned up the gas, and thought about what I want out of the remaining races of the season. Funny how random events can have such an impact on your vision and goals.
Energy Expenditure 2602 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 31672 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 96 bpm
Average Heart Rate 151 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 192 bpm
Ascent 1824 ft
I got back to the WC around 21:30 and bolused for slightly high 221. This is for sure do to the higher intensity I was keeping.
Basal rate back to normal at 21:52.
When I hit the hay I didn't reduce my basal rate. I did spend a LOT of time thinking about those gents I saw earlier. I wish you could have seen it. Just awesome.
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