I have officially started with my training . The marathon date is October 11 and it will take place in our beautiful capital city of our province British Columbia , Victoria . The 18 week schedule is on the kitchen counter, so I wil be reminded daily and do some planning with my pump and insulin delivery accordingly .
Today a 7 k hike ; put my pump on temp. basal for 1 1/2 hour , my sensor readings telling me numbers staying stable . Did a finger poke , when I came home …result good : 5.8 ( x 18 ) …one hour later sensor shows 2 arrows up , finger poke 8.5 ( x 18 ) and delivered a correction bolus …the joys and fustrations of exercising .
The Victoria 1/2 will be my 4 th half , have done 1 full M and almost completed another full …got as far as 22 miles at my favourite place : Disney World , Florida and have done several shorter distances as an insulin pumper .
Canadian Olympic rower Chris Jarvis , type 1 and I will be part of the Team Diabetes team .What a wonderful thought, that he just may " carry " me across the finish line …not literally ofcourse .
Anyone else who likes to join or learn more about Team Diabetes , please visit www.teamdiabetes.ca or contact rebecca.taylor@diabetes.ca. See you at the finish line !!
good luck! I was going to start training for the PF Changs Rock N Roll marathon in Phoenix in January this week but I tore some stuff in my knee last week at diabetes camp playing soccer and now I can’t =(.
Hope it goes well!
Thanks Brooke for your wishes. And too bad , that you have a set back , with hurting your knee . Wise to have that healed well before you will do any real pounding on asphalt . Do you volunteer at Diabetes camp ??
Hubby and I were in Phoenix last year and went to a basketball game with our Victoria, Canada Steve Nash …I kept waving the Canadian flag, however he did not notice …regardless …we have good memories .
well, we get paid but not much. So yes, volunteer. This was my 6th summer working there. I went there as a camper too when I was a kid.
oh, yeah Steve Nash. He is cool, i’ve met him before =) haha.
Nel,
All I can say about you is that you are awesome!
Thank you Robyn, I hope to do well in my training ; am not here to go faster than in the Disney World half …it keeps me motivated to put one step in front of the other ( and out of having to do chores I am not crazy about , ha, ha ??)
Good luck with your training! I’m working on running a half marathon that’s January 10th. I"m having some issues keeping my BG in a decent range, some days I go ridiculously high after a run, and the next day I drop nice and low. It’s a frustrating process learning how my body is going to work with diabetes (I’ve only been diagnosed for 7 weeks) But I’d love to keep hearing updates on how it goes for you. How much of it are you going to run vs. walk?
I"ve done a few short distance runs, 5ks, but this is my first half marathon but i feel so cool saying that I"m training for a half marathon!!
Hi Nel:
Great Luck on your training…and please don’t hurt anything. 
If you need motivation, I’m sure Gord and Penny would be Happy to chase you. 
Hopefully you are able to keep your sugars in and near the Good range.
Hi Mattie P.,
I started out a bit higher and only had to do 4 k ; my new sensor needed calibrating while I was on the road , sat down in the grass , finger poked and was happy to get up easily …I stll had to go well over 1 K , ate 1 glucose Dex 4 and decided to put my basal on my " hot " day schedule …it was getting warm .Usually for a short stint , well under 1 hour I do not put my pump on temp. basal …sensor shows a flat line at about 4.8 ( x18 ) . I met a fellow , type 1 on multiple injections , in Disney World Jan . 2009 , who managed to do the Goofy challenge …this equals to 1/2 M on Sat. and a full M on Sunday …I was so impressed …I think he was also recently diagnosed , most likely in the honeymoon period , but did mention ,he may contemplate pump therapy .
Yes, it is cool to be able to say , that you will be a marathoner !! WOWY …and then you are hooked There are different discussions available about exercise on TU , so I suggest for you to visit them .Exercise can lower BG up to 24 -30 hours. I managed to do the half in Disney in 3 hours , 11 min. , for me my fastest time …Disney is strict…: you have to keep the pace , if you don’t keep the pace you will be taken off the course .Another Magical Moment , ha, ha . Be well .
Dear Terrie,
Your well wishes are very much appreciated . For today: Gord in the dentist chair, while I am sweating ( or is it nicer to say " glowing " ?) it out …dear 86 pound Rottie Penny on the carpet in the living room , life is GOOD
Today an excellent training day …7 k ( or was it a bit less ??) . I started out , after breakfast and doggie walk at 10 am …home at 11 . Set temp basal at 8.30 hours at 50 percent for 3 hours, cancelled at 10.55 hours , Sensor showed 9 ( x18 ) …ate 2 glucose pills during the last 25 minutes. Finger poke at 11.00 hours 4.1 ( x 18 ) , sensor 5.0 ( x18) arrow down …dropped a bit and now at ( 11.35 hours ) 4.9 ( x18 ) …so far I am a happy " camper " …
I have week 5 behind me …today 9 k …I started out a bit late …it got as hot as H… right here in paradise , ha, ha …bg numbers relatively well , however my first part of about 5 k a bit of a challenge, even with using temp basal …3 Dex4 pills solved it for me and a handful of raisins …this hot weather really likes to bring my BG down…sensor numbers close to finger poke numbers …all in all , feel good and am glowing ( sweating !!)
July 30 , 2009 …a bit behind in training because of several reasons in no particular order
1 ) had a most interesting birthday bash , July 25 : a fund raiser for the Canadian Diabetes Association , Diabetes Summer Surge ; please visit my post .
2 ) too blimming hot here …35 C and I am too lazy to get up by 6 am
3 ) smoke evidence in the air …too many fires in the area
4 ) just learned, that I have bursitis in my right hip …am not fretten , cause there is NO pain ; will see the GP soon for X-Ray result. I googled hip bursitis and it states , that athletes usually suffer from that …I chuckled about reading the word " athlete " ; never considered myself one : yes a fund raiser for the CDA , no to athlete .
10 more weeks of training : Sunday Aug. 2…had highs since last night …the only good things about that : did not have to temp. basal it at least one hour before I took off…did not have a low either while doing the 12 k ( found a empty beer can though …good for my fund raising addition ) …did all the stuff a person with " unusual HI and pumping " may do , except starting a NEW bottle of insulin and chuck " old " one : looks like I should have done sooner : sensor is showing some improvement in numbers …still a heat wave here …need to use FRIO pack for insulin !!..never too old to learn ???
Have not kept up to date too well here…and now it is only 2 days , 22 hours away …it looks like it will be a very useable day in Victoria .Received an e-mail yesterday from the daughter of a friend ( lives almost 600 k from my home ) : she and her child were getting the runners packages together ( fund raiser for her daughter’s graduation class ) and came upon my name …this blows me away and good to know I am registered .10,000 runners and walkers !
Training was not the best this time …I will hear myself say often : I CAN . My bib number is 9452 …lucky number ?? Hubby is part of the Cheering Team …he will do well .
Hi Nel! I was out there cheering at the RVM today, and I “think” I saw you! Congratulations on a great achievement. You are an inspiration!
It was more like 12,000 runners and walkers and what a beautiful sunny day in our capital with lots of Cheerers, including Nadine ,and a gal I met at a wedding , Yves , the cyclist , who did Halifax to Victoria this summer and wife Lee . Call it " socializing " I put my pump on temp basal @ 45 percent @ 6 am ish for a 7.30 start .Pretty stable sensor readings , till they went lower and at least 6 Dex pills consumed , besides little pieces of Glucerna bar at intervals of 25 minutes and lowered the temp to 25 percent approx 1 hour prior to finishing . My time did not hit the papers as a new record, however I crossed smiling and upright . What more to wish for ? I had been coached by Chris Jarvis , Can. Olympic Rower besides marathoner and MM pumper at our Sat nifght pre- race dinner to 1 ) discontinue temp basal at the finish line 2 ) give a small bolus , I did .2 u ( experiment !) , to avoid Highs after exercise …sensor stayed flat at about 4.7( x 18 ) for hours on . Maybe I erred in over bolussing for my Lunch …I stayed flat till about 9 pm …that’s where I became concerned, since I did not want to hit the sack with a number 5.5 ( x18 ) fingerpoke . And ate a whole banana , no bolus and did another temp basal ( lower than 100 percent and I cannot recall the exact percentage ) and fell asleep .BIG mistake when sensor warned me of a 10 ( x 18 ) fingerpoke around 12 ( x18 ) …not a happy camper . basicly I was very happy to receive Chris’s suggestion and I will do it again one day , with the exception of eating a whole banana and falling asleep .I was very grateful to being able to walk with a gal( Team D. , type 1 ) from Calgary , who kept an eye out for me …time flew by …3 hours, 21 min and 47 seconds later . Chris did the full M in less time, I did the half …that tells you something 
. A great experience …great camaradery ( sp?) and we raised $ 45,000.00 towards the cure, services, , including Kids and Family Camp and advocacy …HURAH
At the 10 K mark and I was smiling so much for this photo op by my Hubby , that I did not even hear the motor bike approaching making room for a wheelchair athlete.My partner Team D person had already move to the left on the road.