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After Tuesday\u2019s race success I was excited to run my first serious distance since my surgery, 13.1 miles \u2013 a half marathon, this weekend. I know there isn\u2019t much difference between 11 and 13 miles, but there is something symbolic about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jessica was out of town and so I had the kids sleep at my mother\u2019s (something they always seem to want to do) so I could wake up early and run.<\/p>\n

Normally, any distance under 20 miles wouldn\u2019t make me want to prepare in any way. But, this time was different I was excited and nervous and wanted to continue the good running I\u2019ve been experiencing.\u00a0 I knew I may be a little fatigued since I was just after a race, but two days rest (no running at all) and what seemed like a not over ambitious running plan, made me feel confident I would run well.<\/p>\n

So on Thursday night, I ate a good dinner and went to bed relatively early. I felt a little wired and had a hard time falling asleep. I thought maybe my blood sugar was off so I tested my self, but it was fine (mid 90\u2019s). I finally fell asleep a little after 11:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

My alarm woke me at 4:15 a.m. I had a very hard time getting out of bed.\u00a0 I felt like I couldn\u2019t move. I attributed it to the early hour. It took me a few minutes but I did get up. I went directly to the coffee machine and made my morning cup. I checked my blood sugar and was shocked to see the results, 238. I realized why I felt so bad; I had gone low during the night.<\/p>\n

Had I not arranged to meet some friends and had my run been shorter I probably would have postponed the run by a day. But the idea of doing this all again and running for close to two hours by myself made me stick to my plan.<\/p>\n

I got ready to go and checked my blood sugar again, a half hour after I woke up, it was 232, I waited another 15 minutes and checked again right before leaving – 201.<\/p>\n

I ran a mile to the meeting point and checked again, as expected my blood sugar dropped, it was 169. While testing and thinking about my blood sugar I realized I had forgotten to set a temporary basal rate, so I set it quickly to the usual 30%.<\/p>\n

I apologized to my friends about the delay and explained that I had had a hard night and that I would have to test my blood sugar often during the run. The guys I run with don\u2019t know much about diabetes but are cool about it (some have actually learned a lot about running with diabetes because of me).<\/p>\n

I was supposed to run the first 7 miles at a comfortable pace of 8:30-8:35 pace and then take it up a notch every 3 miles, to an 8:00 minute\/mile and then a 7:45 pace.<\/p>\n

I realized early on in the run that this plan was a little unrealistic but decided to try and stick to it anyway. The first 7 miles went according to plan but I did not feel all that comfortable with the pace. I stopped after the 3rd<\/sup> mile to test again. The dropping ad continued and I was at 106, only 16 minutes after the previous test. I ate 4 GU chomps (half a bag) and continued my run. I stopped a few more times to check my blood sugar and the Chops seemed to have done the trick, keeping my blood sugar in the 130\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When it was time to speed up I did but it wasn\u2019t easy. Usually I need to hold myself back running a little faster than the assigned pace. This time I was struggling to keep it up, but succeeded in running 3 miles at a 8:00 minute\/mile.<\/p>\n

My legs felt heavy and tired, as if I were at the end of a not very successful 23-mile run. But I decided to try and stick to my plan but after a mile and a half realized I just couldn\u2019t and that trying would probably do more damage than good.<\/p>\n

I ran the rest of the distance at a slow pace, suffering, but determined to clock the miles. I got home happy I had finished the run. Surprisingly, I wasn\u2019t upset or annoyed it hadn\u2019t gone as planned. It was just another reminder that running with diabetes is complicated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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