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Whenever I run a race, no matter what the distance, I always want to do better than before.\u00a0 I want to set a new personal record. It\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0matter how much better, as long as I shave off a little time from my previous time. It\u2019s as if the last race is always a bench mark for the next. (Had I started racing when I was in my 20\u2019s this would not be possible.)\u00a0 Although I know there is a limit on how fast I can be, and that one day I will run my fastest marathon, half or 10K, I think I will always feel this way when I compete.<\/p>\n

I have gotten much faster since I started running seriously, but not all my races have been new personal records. On Saturday I did set a new personal record when I ran my first 15K race. Since it was my first 15K, any time would have done the job. \u00a0I actually wasn\u2019t supposed to run at all (doctor’s orders) but I decided I would run it as a slow fun run. Running for the t-shirt.<\/p>\n

That may have been a good plan for someone else.<\/p>\n

When the race began I forgot the doctor and my decision.\u00a0 I just ran. I knew I should slow down but I felt strong and I sped up without noticing. I finished the race at a time I would have probably been proud of had I tried to do my best. But since I didn\u2019t push myself to the limit (unlike my last 10K<\/a>) I feel great about my accomplishment \u2013 1:08:54 <\/strong>(Personal Time).<\/p>\n

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However, there’s another result I am not as happy about- my latest blood test results which I got back last Friday. I am referring to my A1c, of course. I know that the other results are important as well, but the one I wait for is the HbA1c.<\/p>\n

I view my A1c results a little like race times, where I want the next one to always be better than the previous one. I have been much more successful with my races than with my A1c\u2019s but still feel like I failed the test when my new result isn\u2019t better than the last.<\/p>\n

This Friday I got a result which threw me a bit, 6.4%<\/strong>. The reason it threw me was because it is exactly the same as the one before<\/a>. Three months ago when I got that result I was very happy feeling the move to the pump was a great idea. This time I didn\u2019t know how I should feel. \u00a0It isn\u2019t a bad result, but I had really wanted to do better this time.<\/p>\n

Unlike in running, in diabetes management there is no personal record, it\u2019s not about any one result but about keeping your blood sugar under control for a very long time. But diabetes management is a lot like running where having specific goals and striving to improve keeps you motivated to continue training seriously from race to race and year to year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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