Ride Hours: 01:48

Insulin Delivery Summary:
Daily Total: 45.41 units
Meal: 16.70u
Corr: 3.40u
Basal: 25.31u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 266g

Much warmer today than the high of 23 yesterday (we still live in NC right?), and the sun was out.  YEAH!!  Played with the boys and K in the morning out in the snow.  The boys have been sledding like MAD, and it has been a BALL to see them playing in the rare NC snow.

I was able to squeeze a ride in from 13:40-15:45 in between sleigh rides.  :)  Due to a time rush, I only managed to set my temp basal rate to a 65% reduction about 30 minutes before the ride start.  Hence the 10% larger than normal reduction - no worries.

We still had 4 or 5" of snow on the ground in most places, and some of the route I picked required more effort than normal.  I stayed on the rain hill repeat loop, which involves no single track, but only about 1/2 mile of road.

Since we don't get much of the white stuff, I was amazed at how much different the double track was - specifically the rocky sections.  The snow just smoothed them right out.  You laugh, but I never expected that.  I figured it would have been harder, but was actually easier.  Of course, on the flip side, I did manage to miss judge the side of a bridge going over a creek.  LOL!

During the ride I consumed 1 performance bar, which made the intake about 15g of Cs every 30 minutes. Also, 16oz of Nuun enhanced water per hour.  Hard to remember to stay on the hydration when it is so cold, and since I was pretty wet after about 10 whole minutes.

All that aside... riding in the snow is a COMPLETE BLAST.  Of course the advantage of 29" tires here is painfully obvious.  The Bonty Mud X tires once again proved to be the perfect choice.  I am feeling more and more confident that these are the only tire needed on a 29er.

Max HR:		181 BPM
Avg HR:		149 BPM
Calories:		1,677 kCal

I did not set an over night post ride temp basal rate as the ride was early enough in the day.  Not sure what tomorrow brings, as schools are closed...

However I start my new training plan tomorrow, so I am looking forward to it.

Made it through the work week, and was rewarded with AMAZING phone call conversations today.

First I was able to have a meaningful conversation with Chris Newport of Endurance NEWTrition about race and recovery diets, data collection, insulin sensitivity, and other related topics.  Chris is simply amazing and will be such a huge asset for the 2010 season.  I am very, very lucky that she is taking the time to work with me.  I really feel that with her help I am going to not only improve my performance,  but be able to gain a large mass of knowledge. 

Later on I was able to hook up with my new coach.   Although I have always received TONS of help and support from top resources (thanks Steve!!!) I have never had a coach or training plan before.  With the goals I have laid out for this year, I really thought it was time to hire a professional. 

I must admit I was really nervous for the first couple of minutes, and hopefully didn't sound that bad on the other end of the phone.  It's not every day I get to speak to a 6 time world champion, and one of the fastest endurance athletes in mountain biking history. 

I think the conversation ending up going ok (at least from my perspective), and I am SO FREAKIN' FIRED up to get started!!!  Got a couple of days until then, so I will keep you in suspense.  Many more details on this to follow...


I am feeling very much humbled by the opportunities, help, and support I am receiving.   I cannot say enough how much I appreciate everyone who supports Type1Rider, sends an email, yells encouragement during a ride or race, or stops by to say hi and tell their story. 

Type1Rider owes it's success over the past 5 years to all those who share the belief in the mission.  My sincerest thanks.



Long ride in the plans for tomorrow... can't wait!!!!!

Today was MONUMENTAL day for me!  At 13:10 I received an email from Gary Fisher Brand Manager Travis Ott that started with the words:

"Welcome to the 2010 Fisher 29er Crew...."

I cannot begin to express how STOKED and honoured I am to be riding on the Fisher 29er Crew again in 2010!!  


Thank you so very much TPG, Travis, and Dave for making it all possible. 


I'm Living The Dream!! LIVIN' THE DREAM!!!!

Ride Hours: 02:12

Insulin Delivery Summary:
Daily Total: 39.07 units
Meal: 13.70u
Corr: 1.05u
Basal: 24.32u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 274g

Wow.  What a bizarre start to the week.  Whew.

Managed to get some good rides in, and actually enjoy some more North Carolina like weather.

Life is a little "complicated" right now, but that is how is goes once in a while.  Due to stress and such I have modified my basal rates a touch, especially in the early to mid afternoons.

 Managed to get a ride in tonight...  Just fire roads and greenways, but it was just great to get out and get some air.  Just breathe...

Night riding over a small bridge... bet that water is COLD!

Vertical Distance:		387.00 yd
Max HR:		179 BPM
Avg HR:		140 BPM
Calories:		1,799 kCal

 Another tough and over scheduled week coming up.  Just need to keep choppin'!!!

OUT!!!

Ride Hours: 02:52

Insulin Delivery Summary:
Daily Total: 33.45
Meal: 10.00u
Corr: 0.00u
Basal: 23.45u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 168g

A holiday Monday on hand! Dr. King was amazing, and I hope everyone takes a little time today to think about the sacrifices he made and the courage he displayed in changing the social landscape.

The weather today is just perfect. Sunny and 64 by 11:00am. I took advantage to complete some MUCH needed bike maintenance in the morning. Mounted the last two tubeless Jones Mud X tires on the Paragon, and finished building the Race X Lite road wheel for use on the trainer. How's my schedule been? Took 4 weeks to mount 3 pairs of tubeless tires. :)

Afterwards I headed over to the UNC Wellness Center at 11:30 to get about and hour of solid strength training in. I did make sure to hit the legs just as hard as normal, even though I was heading out for a ride post weights.

In between squat sets I lowered my basal rate to a 65% reduction at 12:00. I wrapped up the weights at 12:35, and walked out into the sunlight to get on the road bike. (Yes, you read that right. It POURED yesterday, so...)

I road out of the WC parking lot at 13:00 sharp - right on time. Plan was to do a nice pace for 3 hours. lay down about 50 miles or so.

Ride was nice, although I was getting a little bored at the 2.25hr mark. Traffic was low (pretty non existent) actually so that was an added benefit.



Arrived back at the parking lot just before 16:00. 51 miles. Decent. Stayed with 20oz of Nuun/Water + 30gCs per hour.

When I hit the hay later on, I did set the normal post ride over night temp basal of 80% for 6 hours.

All is well... hopefully I will get another ride in tomorrow night before the rain comes in on Wed/Thurs.

I've been out of the loop this week, and it has been a rather difficult one for friends.

One the surface the week was a challenge to begin with given the weather being cold and wet, the excruciating heavy work load, and the nervousness over some events that are scheduled to happen during these 7 days.

The hardest stuff this week was reserved for my friend Travis, his wife, and his family. I have known Travis for over 2 years now. Not only is he a positively wonderful human being, friend, and husband, but he is also a staunch supporter of the Type1Rider mission. I will not go into details, but Travis found out he has an urgent and serious medical issue. He and his wife heard the news early in the week, and moved out west to be near his family by weeks end. Everyone who came in contact with Travis during his time here in NC is heartbroken, and is praying for his recovery.

I cannot take any ownership of this item, as I had absolutely nothing to do with it, but I wanted to post it just to show the BIG LOVE we all have for him. Major props to Marcee and Jim O'Brien for making these top caps happen:

We will be rocking them on all our bikes.



I want to publicly express my deep gratitude for everything you have done for me and the Type1Rider organization while you were in NC Travis. You have afforded me a chance to live a dream, and given me another platform to raise diabetes awareness from.

I just cannot begin to thank you enough.



We will miss seeing you guys in town, but look forward to seeing you in the mountains.

JUST KEEP CHOPPIN BRUTHA!!!

Ride Hours: 01:07

Insulin Delivery Summary:
Daily Total: 44.24
Meal: 16.00u
Corr: 2.63u
Basal: 25.61u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 243g

Weather has been raining like MAD for a while - so I am being forced indoors for a spin class and some weight training at the UNC Wellness Center. 

To my surprise, a ton of other cyclists I know from outdoor group rides was also in attendance.  We are in all the same boat - almost literally.  :)

I set a 35% temp basal rate about 30 minutes before the 18:00 class start time.  BG was runnning a touch behind were is should be (78) so I took in approx 20g of Cs to bolster it.

Class was pretty cool.  As with any cycle class, it is what you make of it.  I worked hard, and had a great workout in there.  Thanks Randi!

Afterwards, I hit the weights for about 45 minutes.  I've been saying it a bunch, but the 6 weeks or so of strength training I have been doing this off season has been great.  To be truthful, I just follow one of the Men's Health workouts via the iPhone App.  Simple, easy to use, and effective. 

Still, I am looking forward to warmer and drier weather coming in later this week.  Yea!

Spent the day doing some much needed bike maintenance. The weather was warmer today, so I thought I could mount at least one or two pairs of the new Bontrager Mud X tires on my bikes.

I am going to run these on all of my bikes, and under all conditions - I just like them that much. The roll great, are light and durable, and really work in all situations. I really feel confident in them, and have run and raced them on my Single Speed for a year now.

Heard about a trick to go and pop the new tires in a clothes dryer on high heat for about 90 seconds or so to soften them up. Figured I would give it shot. It worked GREAT!! Both the front on the 355 and rear on the Arch mounted effortlessly. Got the pair done in about 30 minutes from start to finish. Was going to show the whole 10 minute process for one of them, but the vid camera battery went dead. LOL!

I also made some mods to the Superfly fit setup using the changes I have made over the months to the Paragon. Both bikes are identical in component sizes and such (same stem, tires, bars, seats, etc). Still needs a little more tweaking to get it perfect, but it is 98% spot on. I haven't ridden the new Fly much. Once I get some more saddle time on it, I will be able to get it nailed down.

The best thing was that late in the afternoon we had a family birthday party for my 2 year old.

Daily Total: 43.92 Ride Hours: 02:29

Insulin Breakdown:
Meal: 13.50u
Corr: 4.75u
Basal: 25.67u

Daily Carb Intake Bolused For: 213g

Cold, Cold, COLD day today.  There was a group led my Matt from Trek Raleigh that was going out for a 3 hr mtb cruz at 10:30, and, despite the weather, I planned on meeting them.

I lowered my basal rate to a 65% reduction at 9:45, and loaded up the car.  The more local trails are still all closed, so I was taking a 25 minute drive to a place that is ridable.  (I know I have mentioned this before but man, this has been a rough winter for riding).

I left the house a little late, and missed the ride start by about 20 minutes.    I called and left them a message that I was somewhere behind them, and I would try to intersect their planned route somewhere along the way...

SInce my gel's and gu's were frozen in the trunk of the car (yes, I left them there - my bad) I grabbed two energy bars and two water bottles enhanced with Nuun and rolled out at 10:50.  BG was a nice 124.

I don't get a chance to ride out this trail much, and I forget how nice it is.  I had a great time riding through, and ran into about 30 other riders out there (two big groups).  Just rolled through in zone 2 and enjoyed being out on a winters day.

I tried to stay on the normal hydration schedule, but it was a struggle.  Hard to remember to drink while it is sub freezing.  I know its so critical at these temps... but still tough.  Probably only took in 12oz of water per hour while I was out by myself.  I did manage to keep the nutrition coming in, and stayed on an approx 35gC per hour schedule.

Saw this while climbing a small hill.  Its sits near the top of the roller, and you basically ride strait at it.  It is in your LOS for a long while.  It would have been GREAT to roll up on this at night, no?  It actual person sized too. If it wasn't so cold, I would have expected it move with a person hiding inside of it...

Also, a little mental note on this trail.... after cruising down the hill towards the river, stay to the RIGHT at the gremlin nailed into the tree.  The RIGHT.  If you ride these trails you know what snuck up on me.  Not sure how deep or wide that ditch is after the jump, but I only made it by the width of a test strip.  I think I had a HR spike here.  It's funny (HA HA) now, but man... close....

I did manage to intersect Matt and his crew after leaving the single track and getting out on some fire roads.  These guys are fast, and I quickly had to adjust my rhythm to hang on their wheels. 

Was great to finish up chasing these guys...

My fingers and toes where frozen solid, but it was a great day out in saddle.

Vertical Distance:		540.00 yd
Max HR:		188 BPM
Avg HR:		159 BPM
Calories:		2,536 kCal

I got back to the car just short of 3 hours after the ride start, and my BG was an 82.  Not unexpected given the elevated pace I needed for the last 40 minutes.  Since I had already ridden for 2 hours, normally I would have lowered my basal rate a little bit more for the accelerated pace.  I just didn't have time to make the change.

We all went to George's house late in the afternoon to watch some Jets football, and do a little bike maintenance.  I always love working on George's stuff, as not only is he a great friend out but he makes the best pizza on EARTH.  Mark my words... you will be eating his bbq'd chicken pizza at ski resorts out west within the next 5 years.  Seriously.. I would pay $100 a slice. Yes its that good. LOL.

No temp basal rate adjustment when I went to bed.  Figured I at two slices of pie (that's Jersey Shore for pizza) and the ride was earlier in the day.

The temps start heading up tomorrow... I can't wait!!

The new year has been off to a COLD start here in North Carolina, as it has with the rest of the country. We have also had a TON of rain, and the local trails have been mostly closed for a couple of weeks as well.

I have been riding and strength training a couple of times a week since the holiday. I've had a few days off from work mixed in there as well, and that has helped a TON. Always better to go riding during the Sunlight regardless of the temp.

Strength training is going well, and I am seeing and feeling results already. I have put together a pretty decent circuit workout that I am using, and that I mix up each time I get to the Wellness Center.

Just gotta keep getting the base miles and hours in until we get a slight change in the weather. I guess I could go find my trainer..... :)

Stay WARM!!