Racing Diabetic » Training http://www.racingdiabetic.com Living, eating, racing, traveling as a diabetic Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:44:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 en hourly 1 Diabetic Rain http://www.racingdiabetic.com/rain/ http://www.racingdiabetic.com/rain/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:23:28 +0000 Racing Diabetic http://www.racingdiabetic.com/?p=142 Shucks,Training schedule

I was hoping to go out and training today for the race however the rain is coming in strong over Central Park which is going to cancel my plan – at least I got to ride my bike for 40 minutes today on my way to work.

Today was the 12 x 400m Fast session….

]]> http://www.racingdiabetic.com/rain/feed/ 0 Diabetic Sport Drink http://www.racingdiabetic.com/diabetic-sport-drink/ http://www.racingdiabetic.com/diabetic-sport-drink/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 14:00:18 +0000 Racing Diabetic http://www.racingdiabetic.com/?p=130 As the summer starts to get going in New York City (finally – it was a long winter) the heat and humidity start to play an even bigger role while I try to keep my diabetes in best control when training. A couple of things I have noticed:

  • Temperature- The heat and humidity in the city causes my metabolism to rise and dehydration to set in quicker. To prevent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) it’s important to stay hydrated. I am trying different sugar-free sports drinks at the moment.
  • Stress Signals- I have noticed that when running even medium distances, the tired feeling I get from running are very similar to when I get low. I get shaky, sweaty, weak and sometimes a somewhat spotty vision. It gets confusing and makes me think my blood sugar is low.

What I try to do is test my blood sugar before I head out, drink two glasses of water and then go for my workout. The bigger challenge I am working on is figuring out what to do when I return. Sure I can drink water, but usually that doesn’t cut it and I end up low – usually about 2 hours after my workout. Lowering my insulin intake, eating a high carb snack and drinking a sports drink are my current remedy, which seem to sometimes work.

See this article from the Joslin Diabetes Camp that is helpful.

Any of you experience challenges or have thoughts on how to handle it?

]]> http://www.racingdiabetic.com/diabetic-sport-drink/feed/ 0 May 26 – Interval http://www.racingdiabetic.com/interval/ http://www.racingdiabetic.com/interval/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 00:47:11 +0000 Racing Diabetic http://blog.racingdiabetic.com/?p=102 Today was my first day of official training for the New York Half-Marathon. While I have been preparing in modest over the last few weeks (does stopping my kick-boxing routine count?) today was the official start with my training program. Today was interval training:

Workout: 1 mile jog, then 12 x 400m fast, with 200m jog recoveries, then 1 mile jog

Activity Type: Running
Time: 53m 33s
Distance: 5.48mi
Elevation Gain: 1,560ft
Calories: 605

See a map of my run

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