Daily Total: 50.50 Ride Hours: 01:05

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 16.15u
Corr: 6.95u
Basal: 27.40u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 245g

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Just a quick higher tempo hop on the Kona single speed tonight. Was able to squeeze in a good amount of climbing in the 60 minutes of the ride. Probably my last ride on the Kona. ;)

Energy Expenditure 744 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 9402 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 93 bpm
Average Heart Rate 143 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 180 bpm
Ascent 850 ft

I have picked up the support of the UNC Wellness Center at Chapel Hill as a sponsor for 2009. Probably the most technologically advanced and most expertly staffed facility within 500 miles, the sponsorship provides me with a fantastic place to train.

The folks at this special place are like family, and I REALLY appreciate their continued support for the upcoming year! Check out this amazing place at www.uncwellness.com.

Daily Total: 39.75 Ride Hours: 00:00

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 11.90u
Corr: 0.00u
Basal: 27.85u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 207g

I have some VERY exciting stuff in the works!! It just happened recently, and is in ADDITION to the other item that I have not yet mentioned!!! This new relationship will help to make diabetic athletes more visible to the general cycling public, and draws on the relationship started with Trek a couple of years ago! Both of these HUGE announcements are going to have to wait, as the i's are being dotted and t's crossed on the agreements. I will let y'all know as soon as I can!!!

With the new relationship, I am going to be selling my current stable of bikes. I will post the info as soon as possible, but if you are interested in one please email me.

I have been very lucky this year, and greatly appreciate the opportunities that are available to Type1Rider. 2009 is going to be a fantastic year, and appreciate everyone's support!

Daily Total: 32.22 Race Hours: 07:39

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 11.00u
Corr: 0.00u
Basal: 21.22u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 208g

Raced in the National Octoberfest Festival 8 Hour event today. Wasn't a fantastic day in the saddle from a race performance standpoint, but a complete and total victory for me, and Type1Rider and its mission.


Take a look on the race results page on the site here.

Daily Total: 41.43 Ride Hours: 02:29

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 12.55u
Corr: 3.10u
Basal: 25.78u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 183g

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Last ride before the race began at 18:39 from the Wellness Center parking lot. I set my basal rate back 55% about an hour before. Cold out tonight.. it will take a couple of weeks before I get used to this. :) Yeah, yeah I know... some of you have seen snow already.

No residual effects from the event on Monday. Still working very hard, but trying to get to bed earlier on non ride nights, and just kinda take deep breaths and not attempt to accomplish everything. I am eating a little lite, and my appetite is down a bunch right now. Its all tied together I guess.

Again, very low work output on the ride.

Energy Expenditure 1377 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 18035 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 90 bpm
Average Heart Rate 139 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 178 bpm
Ascent 1024 ft

The event on Saturday is going to be pretty cool. Looks like rain in the forecast, but some big names have registered and will be there.

Before another late bedtime, basal rate down to 80% of normal for 6 hours.

Daily Total: 37.65 Ride Hours: 02:16

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 11.90u
Corr: 1.65u
Basal: 24.41u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 204g

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The 8hr MTB National Octoberfest is coming up this Saturday. Should be a lot of fun, and I am looking forward to going. I am a trifle bit concerned however, as, I wasn't going to post this, I fainted/passed yesterday while waiting at the bank. I was just standing there, kinda felt tired, and then the next thing I know I am looking up at customers asking if I'm ok. I know what you are thinking, but my BG level was 155 about 20 minutes later when I got back to the car. There are an unbelievable amount of things going on both professionally and with Type1Rider, and I think I am just plain old wore out.

I really need to take a few days off to just chill out and recharge the batteries. There is a specific project or 3 at work that I need to finish up first, and then I will probably be able to take a few days.

With that being said, I really wanted to get out and ride my bike today, so I dialed the pump down to a 55% reduction at 18:30 and headed over to the Wellness Center to get riding about an hour later.

I didn't want to roll out on the single speed, so the Fuel and I headed to the local trail system. Ride was ok. I kept the heart rate very low, with an avg of 133. Slightly less then normal fueling schedule with only one PowerBar Gel per hour, and about 14oz of water.

Energy Expenditure 1340 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 18121 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 86 bpm
Average Heart Rate 133 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 176 bpm
Ascent 1033 ft

Back to the car a little before 22:00, and I set the pump back to normal as I was about 20 minutes out.

Got to bed late, but did set my basal rate to the normal post ride sleep pattern of a reduction of 20% of normal.

Daily Total: 39.51 Ride Hours: 02:50

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 10.50u
Corr: 3.50u
Basal: 25.51u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 166g

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After tossing it around for a couple of days, I decided to go race the 8 hour Octoberfest event in Charlotte, NC this coming weekend instead of the 12 hours In The Pit on the coast. Mostly cause much more people will be there, and Marcy will be supporting Harlan Price so I will know someone. :)

Still feeling out of it, and right at the edge of complete exhaustion. Haven't ridden in a couple of days trying to get back on track, but not feeling much better.

Haven't been eating all that well either. Just not at all hungry. Best way to fix all this. Go rip it up on the Top Fuel for a while! :)

Headed out after work, and remembered to decrease my basal rate by 55% at 17:29.

Left the Wellness Center parking lot at 18:36. Its getting colder fast when the sun goes down, and I actually needed to grab some arm warmer and such for this evening. I miss summer already. :)

Ride was fun, and I could up with my TP Marcy about an hour or so in.

So with a "Hey, sparky. I can tell you just had a Gel" we did a nice base ride. Very, very fun!

Stayed close to the normal 2 PowerBar Gels per hour (20g a piece). A little lite on the water, but it was too quick paced or warm.

Energy Expenditure 1603 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 22230 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 86 bpm
Average Heart Rate 130 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 169 bpm
Ascent 1132 ft

Cancelled the temp basal rate as I headed back to the car at 21:19.

Was STARVING and felt 10000% better post ride.

I did employ the normal 20% reduction for 6hours at bedtime.

Daily Total: 40.10 Ride Hours: 00:00

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 11.60u
Corr: 1.50u
Basal: 27.00u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 184g

Today was pretty cool. A friend mentioned late last night that she wanted to go try a cyclecross race today. Cycling Spoken Here was hosting a CX race in Cary, so we headed over for the 11:15am start time.

She raced her Mtn Bike and had never done a CX race before, and hasn't done much racing at all this year. I think she had a good time, and I can tell you CX looks CRAZY HARD!

They also had a kids race. J didn't want to race, but at the last minute he saw his friend Gus line up. J raced over to join him at the starting line.


It was a great time for everyone there to watch the kids race. Gus and J where out front from the get go. J had a great time, and actually finished first. :) He was a good winner and gave hugs to other racers. :) J talked about it the rest of the day, and wanted to know when my next race was.

Daily Total: 53.44 Ride Hours: 02:09

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 17.70u
Corr: 9.55u
Basal: 26.19u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 266g

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I received some not so happy news about someone that K and I think the world of today while out on a ride. I was very emotional for most of the evening, and the BGs where a little outta what because of it.

Just a sobering day.

Energy Expenditure 1271 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 17256 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 72 bpm
Average Heart Rate 133 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 179 bpm
Ascent 1001 ft

Daily Total: 41.39 Ride Hours: 02:26

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 14.05u
Corr: 3.35u
Basal: 23.99u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 216g

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Rough BUSY BUSY BUSY day at work. We needed to be in the office for an extended period of time as our management staff presented to the NCI in Washington, DC. Happens every 6 years, and provides the funding for our operations here at Duke. Very stressful day. Luckily, it all seemed to go good.

DID get out for a later ride after I got done.

I am feeling kinda down and worn out as there are SOOOO many things in the air. Trying to get everything buttoned up for next year with T1R, as well as training, etc it taking a toll.

Daily Total: 42.63 Ride Hours: 03:03

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 17.00u
Corr: 2.40u
Basal: 23.23u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 267g

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Was invited to ride with the Cycling Spoken Here crew and members of TORC on a ride in North Raleigh early today. Weather was AWESOME, and Marcy met me early to get a little extra time in before the group ride.

I set my basal rate to a normal 55% reduction at 7:00 in prep for a 8:00 ride start with Marcy. Meeting rest of group at 9:00.

We got started a little late, and then the group got started late so you can see in the pump log how I juggled the basal settings to keep me on track.

Ride was fun, and trail was a lot nicer than I remember it. TORC has been doing a great job on the local trails. I was surprised to see how little climbing we did over the 3+ hours. I would have guessed we would have done more. I guess they where shorter, steeper, and more technical than they felt. :)

Energy Expenditure 2144 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 26791 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 95 bpm
Average Heart Rate 146 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 187 bpm
Ascent 974 ft

Basal rate went back to normal when I got back to the car at 11:22.

I don't normally get to finish rides before noon! :)

Set basal rate to 20% reduction for 6 hours when I went to bed, as is customary.

Daily Total: 40.29 Ride Hours: 02:42

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 11.35u
Corr: 5.30u
Basal: 23.64u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 203g

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Nice weather, and green light for a ride this AM!

Set the pump down to 45% of normal at 08:16. Didn't get out of the Wellness Center parking lot on the Top Fuel until 09:53, but it all worked out.

Nice ride, and the Fuel felt great. Game day here in Chapel Hill, so traffic was a little crazy. Luckily the trails weren't too wet, so I could enjoy some singletrack along with my hill repeat work.

Energy Expenditure 1719 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 22296 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 94 bpm
Average Heart Rate 137 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 173 bpm
Ascent 1675 ft

Stayed in a good training range, and the normal fueling and hydration plan.

Saw this growing along the way. Does ANYONE have ANY IDEA what the heck this thing is?



Set my basal rate back to normal at 11:55 as I was heading back to the car.

When I went to bed, I programmed the normal 20% reduction for 6 hours post ride basal rate.

Daily Total: 41.99 Ride Hours: 02:12

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 7.85u
Corr: 8.70u
Basal: 25.44u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 132g

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Off from work today to take care of a bunch of errands and stuff in the morning.

After I got those done I set my basal rate down to a normal 55% reduction ride level at 12:10. At 13:13 I was out and riding on my Madone. Thought it would be a good chance to get some nice base road miles in.

Wasn't a bad ride, but the temp kept dropping as the afternoon wore on.

As is usual, a normal carb intake and hydration schedule was followed. 40G of carbs via a PowerBar Gel and 16oz of water per hour.

Was back at the Wellness Center at 15:30. Pump back to normal basal rate level.

Energy Expenditure 1666 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 20216 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 116 bpm
Average Heart Rate 152 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 186 bpm
Ascent 1363 ft

When I got back to the car, I noticed I had received a call from George Wayson who is the director of the UNC Wellness Center. His wife had a major bike malfunction, and was looking for some advice as she has a triathlon to do on the 19th.

My answer was to leave them with my Madone. Good thing she rides a 54 too! :)

Daily Total: 42.25 Ride Hours: 01:47

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 13.10u
Corr: 3.05u
Basal: 26.10u

Recorded Daily Carb Intake: 208g

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Another nutty day in the life! After a late getting home from work today, I got prepared to head out for a ride on the Kona single speed for a little bit. Figured it would be a pretty short ride just around campus, but my training partner Marcy totally hooked me up with some lights to use!

I set my basal rate down to a 55% reduction at 18:32, and headed over to the Wellness Center 20 minutes later. On the way, I got a phone call and passed Marcy who was driving home. She met me at the WC to hand me her lights so I could hit the trails tonight. I was AMPED!! THANKS MARCY!!



I also got the change to drool over the IF computer Harlan left her. Man, this thing is wicked cool. :)

Rolled out on the bike at 19:39. Had a fun ride, and the rain actually held off. Sweet!


Didn't take in too much water or carbs on the ride as I was just tearing it up and having a great time!



Energy Expenditure 1248 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 15695 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 96 bpm
Average Heart Rate 146 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 179 bpm
Ascent 869 ft

One the way out of the trail I remembered to stop and take a pic (although blurry) of this mobile Kidney Care truck I see EVERYDAY while riding the local trail system.

Look at the first disease on the list on the right. A billboard reminder. Kinda like the Geico insurance caveman adds.

I know I keep hinting at some great news, but everything should be squared away by Monday. So I will post on the forums then.

Out!

Daily Total: 38.42 Ride Hours: 00:00

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 9.50u
Corr: 3.55u
Basal: 25.37u

Daily Carb Intake: 165g


I had the opportunity to travel to Fort Bragg in Fayettville, NC to give two presentations at Womack Army Medical Center.

Seems the US Army allows soldiers who are diagnosed while in service to STAY in service (even in combat roles) if they can prove a certain level of control. Basically they are placed on temporary duty for a few months while they demonstrate an A1C of less than 7.



I felt really bad about that, as I was treated to a trip to the flight line for an Air Cav unit right afterwards. This experience was almost worth being Type 1 for 5 years. Seriously.

The second session (although smaller) went much, much better. I adjusted my presentation to more target the group that was there, and I think it was better received.

I want to thank everyone who hosted us down at Bragg, especially Julie Nance who set the whole day (including the flight line visit). She is awesome and has a great program down there. I hope to be able to go back and do some other events with them.

And, of course, I want to thank the men and women in uniform who and train so hard, and lay it all on the line for all of us.

Daily Total: 40.41 Race Hours: 05:58

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 11.75u
Corr: 4.15u
Basal: 24.51u

Recorded Daily Carb Intake: 209g

Today was the TORC MTB Festival and 6 Hour Curse at The Crab mountain bike race. Was an awesome day, and a pretty good race.

Check out the details (still being added) here: 6 Hour Curse at The Crab



Was cool getting a chance to meet Harlan Price at dinner last night, and to hang a little bit today before the event. Best thing about the weekend by a LONG shot, was that my boys got to come and see me race for the first time. It was pretty special.

Daily Total: 41.88 Ride Hours: 02:12

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 10.85u
Corr: 5.10u
Basal: 25.93u

Daily Carb Intake: 163g

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Still feeling a little beat down tired, but went for a ride today after a LONG day in the office anyway. I lowered my basal rate to the typical 55% reduction at 17:18 in preparation for the ride start an hour later.

Ride was just ok. I am just tired. It took some effort to stay focused and up to speed, and, of course, my ipod went dead about half way in.

Still managed a quality 2+ hour ride on the Kona 29er SS. Intake of 2 PowerBar Gels per hour, but a little behind on the water with only 20oz taken in total.

Energy Expenditure 1449 kcal
Number of Heart Beats 18717 beats
Minimum Heart Rate 101 bpm
Average Heart Rate 141 bpm
Maximum Heart Rate 177 bpm
Ascent 1189 ft

Set the basal rate back to normal at 20:37 as I was cruising back to the car.

Earlier this week I mentioned how crazy busy the next couple of weeks were going to be. Here's the run down:

This Friday night, K and I are going to go to a friends house (who needs to stay nameless right now) to have a cookout with a handful of local riders and Independent Fabrication factory rider Harlan Price. He is in town for the TORC Mountain Bike Festival and Race for a few days.

On Saturday there is the TORC festival, and I am racing from 3pm-9pm at the endurance race being held there.

Sunday morning there is a recovery mountain bike ride with some of the people in town for the Festival.

On Monday I am traveling to Ft Bragg in Fayetteville to speak at two sessions to diabetic soldiers and their families. I am both psyched and nervous about this presentation. The members of the armed forces who are serving in combat roles while having Type 1 diabetes are in a situations I can't even imagine. I hope to share some of my experiences with them, and I hope that some of them apply to what the need.

Then... next weekend I am supposed to head off to Atlanta to race a 12 hour at Conyers, GA. More on that later.

Also, look for one of the announcements I have been hinting at to made early next week. It is big one, and opens the door for a great two way relationship. I am very psyched, and can't wait to let you know.

Gotta roll for now!