Daily Total: 37.48 Ride Hours: 04:33

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 13.10u
Corr: 1.45u
Basal: 22.93u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 254g

Dialed the basal rate down to 45% of normal at 10:00 in prep for a 11:00 ride. Trials were open in Chapel Hill, so we put a small group together to go for a spin.

A few minutes before 11:00 I was ready to roll out of the parking lot at the UNC Wellness Center on the Paragon. For fun I mounted the helmet cam, and brought the hand held camcorder for today's ride. The weather was pretty decent with lots of sun, so I thought we could get some great shots of people doing wacky stuff since a camera was present. :)


I tested the BG right when I was rolling out and was hovering at 92. I ate 1/4 of a performance bar and adjusted my basal rate down to a 65% reduction.

Took me about 35 minutes to get to the meeting place over at Seawell Elementary School. George Scott (of mySwimBikeRun, 8Dot Graphics, and Dirt Dawg Biker fame) was there waiting with his Superfly 100. Lots of other riders and hikers were out as well enjoying the holiday weekend.

We put about 90 minutes on the trails, and then headed back to the school to meet Kir. We then all cruised and had a great time for about 2+ hours.


Trails were wetter than I guessed they would be and we avoided the ones that we know don't dry quickly. Some sections bone dry though...


After we got back at 15:30, George and Kirsten headed for home. I set the pump back to its normal 100% basal rate, and headed towards home. Took about an hour to get back home, and the BG was a nice 84. Doesn't get much better then that.

During the ride I did fall a little behind on the carb intake, and hence I was in the low 80s and not in the perfect 125 range. I did stay in the near 20oz of water with Nuun hydration schedule however. Felt great when done.

I captured some cool video of people going "hardcore" on their Superfly 100s. LOL!!



When I went to bed this evening I will set the regular post ride overnight temp basal rate to 70% of normal for 6 hours.

Hopefully be able to ride a bit tomorrow, before getting back to the "normal" working man's schedule next week. Out.....

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Daily Total: 45.63 Ride Hours: 02:23

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 14.15u
Corr: 6.50u
Basal: 24.12u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 222g

Had a FANTASTIC pre-Thanksgiving meal ride today. Couldn't hit any single track since we are still trying to dry out here... but it was picture perfect weather today. :)

Vertical Distance:		420.00 yd
Max HR:		183 BPM
Avg HR:		150 BPM
Calories:		2,021 kCal

Had to manipulate the pump on bit on this ride, and stopped delivery for 30 minutes at the half way point. But it all worked out great, and I ended up at an 82 at the end of the ride.



So thankful for a wonderful day with my family. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

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Got some GREAT news today. Received an email from Nuun that I have been accepted to the 2010 Nuun Team.

I LOVE this product, and am so grateful for the selection!!

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Daily Total: 45.91 Ride Hours: 02:01

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 15.32u
Corr: 6.70u
Basal: 23.89u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 279g

Tried to sneak out for a longer ride on the Superfly SS today, but a cold rain put a halt to that about half way through.

Before the rain started I did get the chance to chat with Matt Lee for a bit after running into him at the beginning of the trail. Was good to talk with him for a bit ` I havent seen him in a while.

When I was talking with Matt, Marshall and Ghassan rolled through. I headed out with them, and spent the last hour or so with the two of them. Great guys!

Vertical Distance:		227.00 yd
Max HR:		184 BPM
Avg HR:		137 BPM
Calories:		1,563 kCal

Looking foward to a short work week....

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Daily Total: xx.xx Ride Hours: 04:28

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 15.54u
Corr: 0.85u
Basal: 22.57u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 274g

After J's last soccer game of the season, I was able to get the pump basal rate set at 11:00am for a noon (11:47) ride start time.  Perfect weather today for a long day in the saddle.

Had a great ride, and Kirsten was able to join me for a couple of hours on her Superfly 100.

Vertical Distance:		834.00 yd
Max HR:		185 BPM
Avg HR:		149 BPM
Calories:		4,124 kCal

When I went to bed I did set an overnight post ride basal rate of 70% for 6 hours.  Worked perfectly!!

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Daily Total: 35.01 Ride Hours: 02:38

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 10.05u
Corr: 0.00u
Basal: 24.96u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 160g

Headed over to Umstead Park today for a mtb cruise around some double track. Ribs still the same, sore. I had forgotten how long it takes for this type of injury to heal. Just need to remember no falling, and no really deep breaths. Right. :)

Road for about an hour, and then caught up with George Scott. We rolled around the park a few times, and had a great base level ride. Also, I was able to run into a friend of friend named Brian. He rolled up on his Cross bike and road with me on my way to meet George. Thanks for introducing yourself Brian!

Another beautiful day on the Paragon.

Vertical Distance: 567.00 yd
Max HR: 184 BPM
Avg HR: 145 BPM
Calories: 2,172 kCal

Stayed on the normal fueling and hydration rate.  Always great to ride with George and his attention drawing Superfly 100.  :)

Had a great ride and spent the rest of the day playing outside with the boys and working on bikes.

When I went to bed, I did set my pump down to the normal post ride overnight rate of 80% for 6 hours.

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Went to the UNC Diabetes Care Center today for my quarterly appointment with Joe Largay.  Today I was joined by Chris Newport from Endurance NEWtrition.  I thought it would be a great idea to get Joe and Chris to meet and open a line of communication about my specific nutritional needs during longer racing events.

Appointment went fine, and I was stoked to see my A1C at 5.5.  Not bad.  :)

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