{"id":1320,"date":"2015-04-24T23:25:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T03:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2015-04-25T00:24:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T04:24:21","slug":"cycling-mayhem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surfacefine.com\/?p=1320","title":{"rendered":"Cycling Mayhem!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Training update:<\/p>\n

1st training ride. \u00a0Thought it was supposed to be 9 miles. \u00a0Ended up being 27.5 MILES. \u00a0Rode in snow. \u00a01\/2 bolus for breakfast. \u00a0Reduced basal rate 30%. \u00a0Had lows the entire time. \u00a0Ate all my glucose and then some of 2 other riders glucose (oops). \u00a0Dexcom and pump were beeping like crazy. \u00a0Great lunch at Dinosaur Barbecue. \u00a0BGs went back up. \u00a0Crashed back down on ride back to Manhattan. \u00a0Ugh. \u00a0Need to learn. \u00a0My normal exercise protocols are different for cycling.<\/p>\n

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Eating other people’s glucose supplies.<\/p><\/div>\n

2nd major training ride last Saturday. \u00a0Left home at 7:45am. \u00a0Crossed Manhattan. \u00a0Almost collided with a woman carrying about 30 mylar monkey balloons across the street. \u00a0Yep. \u00a08am Monkey balloons. \u00a0Laughed a lot. \u00a0Met ride trainer at Intrepid. \u00a0Rode up West Side. \u00a0Met 2 other riders near George Washington Bridge. \u00a0A few terrifying moments. \u00a0Only girl in group. \u00a05 of us total. Slowest rider (again). \u00a0Gorgeous day. \u00a0River Road was closed. \u00a0Rode 9W up Jersey. \u00a0Got yelled at A LOT for running red lights. \u00a0Was in my own\u00a0zone…? \u00a0Started off with 60% basal rate reduction. \u00a0Switched to 70% reduction after about an hour and half. BG remained between 85 and 110 the ENTIRE time. \u00a0Thought we were turning around in Alpine NJ. \u00a0Saw sign for Alpine. \u00a0We kept going. \u00a0Stopped at the NJ\/NY state border. \u00a0Rode back. \u00a0Stopped at bike shop\/snack stop on Jersey side of GWB. \u00a0Had 2 GU Gels by the time of the bike shop break. \u00a0Switched to 80% reduction. \u00a0Left shop. \u00a0Last one out of parking lot. \u00a0My front tire clipped back tire of ride trainer. \u00a0Ride trainer didn’t even feel it and kept riding. \u00a0I dropped like a stone in the street. \u00a0A stone wrapped around a bike. \u00a0Audience: About 30 people having snacks outside bike shop. \u00a0Ugh. \u00a0Got home 1:30pm. \u00a0One more GU Gel on the way home. \u00a0No bolus for GUs. Highest BG? 117. \u00a045 MILES door-to-door! \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gravel removed from leg. \u00a0FIRST\u00a0fall is over! \u00a0Yay!!! \u00a0Still have my teeth! \u00a0Woo hoo!<\/p>\n

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The leg that didn’t slide on gravel just banged the bike. Ouch.<\/p><\/div>\n

My hand has been swollen since the very first ride. \u00a0Got this awesome Xray this week and its just a bad sprain between the thumb and index finger (I struggle with the brakes). \u00a0Brace and some physical therapy (you know during my free time while I fight for CGM coverage). \u00a0I ADORE this Xray as my Medic Alert is right there. \u00a0Safety First!<\/p>\n

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7am train tomorrow to Westbury, Long Island. \u00a0I need a bike permit for the train. \u00a0Who knew? \u00a0Amazing. \u00a0Heard the route is hilly. \u00a0God help me.<\/p>\n

Also a HUGE thank you for all the support on this journey. \u00a0I am getting closer to my goal to ride<\/a>. \u00a0It’s inspiring to read the messages (cheer goes a LONG way).<\/p>\n

Barely slept last night. \u00a0Challenging day. \u00a0MUST get some shut eye tonight. \u00a0Getting late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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