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Comment by acidrock23 on August 27, 2011 at 6:42pm

How was your BG during the run? If your BG is dragging, maybe try scaling back basal 10% to see if you feel stronger that way? My ratios fluctuate sometimes. We did 12 today too and it went pretty well for me although my hamstring seems a bit tight tonight.

Another thing that comes to mind would be to eat more, not so much right before you run as like a couple of days before you run? I eat and drink a lot the week before the race but "taper" the food right before to avoid GI "complications" during the run itself. MrsAcidRock gets "Fitness" magazine that had a sample pre race diet day suggestion that came to 513G of carbs for a 140 lb woman! I don't eat that much but maybe splurge on some food? My race is 100911 and I started buying extra groceries, Propel, etc. Today and am also working to squeeze in a few extra servings of veggies too.

Comment by Brian on August 27, 2011 at 3:15pm

Training is starting to wear on me... I'm feeling pretty fatigued and I've lost weight. I have hardly any body fat to pull reserve energy from. I ran 12 today and was starting to wonder if I'm going to be able to do the full 26. This is definitely getting to be more challenging. I think not be on a pump makes this especially difficult. I ate my usually oatmeal for breakfast which was fine. I took a gel about 6 miles in when I was feeling low energy. Ended up finishing high... balancing it all out for the long haul is going to be tough. Wish me luck!

Comment by Mike on August 26, 2011 at 1:49am

Never do something during a race you haven't done before in training - it can be disastrous.
I took a gel before the race and then another after 4 miles....

Comment by acidrock23 on August 25, 2011 at 10:53am

I think Brian is a MDI guy, which makes it more challenging? I was always leery of cutting MDI basals as much.

Comment by Jerry Nairn on August 25, 2011 at 10:04am

Brian,
Like Mike said, you need to get your basal rate correct overnight. Mine varies from when I go to bed to when I get up in the morning, and then between lunch and breakfast. It isn't a constant.
Then after a day with a lot of training, especially if it is later in the day, I will set a temporary basal lower than normal for a few hours when I go to bed.
It's the same idea as the snack before bed. Less insulin instead of more food.

Comment by Mike on August 25, 2011 at 5:39am

Night time lows - The pump seems to have done the trick for me too. My doctor had me program 3 different basal ratesfor the night so I don't go low and don't wake up high. It;s only been a short time but it seems to be working.

Comment by acidrock23 on August 25, 2011 at 4:07am

Have a great race Mike! I wouldn't worry about losing too much time. I usually just walk when I test as I can get my meter out of my pocket and walk. I've read some books about running that suggest that a walk break can freshen your legs and that's been my experience.

Re your questions Brian, I don't use GU as they seem to take a while to work but Mike's idea of taking it early might help w/ that. Instead I just bring jelly beans, 100% sugar and use them as needed. I usually eat something beforehand, like a piece of toast and eggs, nothing huge, but I take maybe 1/3-1/2 of the usual bolus amount and eat, then go for the run in an hour, testing again before I blast off. I also bring Gatorade. I used to bring stronger (45G of GA powder...) but thought that my BG was running up so now I'm using 15G which is pretty close to "normal".

I agree night time lows suck. I had them all the time, pretty consistently, until I got my pump but all you can do about that is adjust I think? The snack is a useful suggestion but there are wierd metabolic phenomena that seem to go on between Dawn Phenomenon and the Somoyigi (sp?) effect. I actually have a slight bump in basal insulin rate in my pump.

Comment by Mike on August 25, 2011 at 2:05am

I'll be running my first race with a pump tomorrow - a half marathon in my local park.
I'm a little nervous since I don't want to lose time checking BS during the race.

Comment by Mike on August 25, 2011 at 2:02am

@Brian. My advice is to start checking your BS every 3 miles on a few long runs. that way you'll have some kind of idea of what is going on.

Also, you should take your first GU earlier. I usually have one after 2-3 miles because of my BS. but most of the runners I know take their first after 40 minutes. and then another every 30-40 minutes.

Night time lows - used to be one of my biggest problems. try going to sleep a little higher or eating some fatty carb (longer to digest).

Comment by Brian on August 25, 2011 at 1:25am

Up again at 2am because of low BG. I've been having bad night sweats lately. They seem to be happening more often since I've been training for my marathon. Anyone else have this happen? It's extremely unpleasant...

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